Student Credit Cards 101Written by Jeremy Zongker
Almost all students have and use student credit cards. Some of students use them wisely and build for them an early credit history but others accumulate lots of debts that would have to be paid off once student life is over. Students that have a credit card should learn how to take charge and manage their own finances as soon as possible, because time between teen years and adulthood is very short. So, sooner a student starts managing his own financial matters sooner he will develop useful financial skills. Student credit cards are no longer a privilege for wealthy students but now are considered a social entitlement.A student can very easily obtain a student credit card. Offers for student credit cards are everywhere students are: in campuses, at social functions, in their mail boxes, in bookstores, etc. That is because credit companies consider students to be good customers. First of all they are loyal; once a student obtains a credit card, he is likely to keep this particular card for years to come and instead of getting other new cards they upgrade it every time they fill need to do it. Nowadays, conditions to obtain a student credit card are very weak, so more and more students have access to them even though they don’t have a steady source of income. And this is a second reason why credit card companies offer more and more credit cards to students: they usually can’t repay their debts in time. And this is what credit cards companies rely on; they make lots of money from late payment penalties, interest fees on unpaid credit card balances, annual fees and more. So, students that don’t repay their credit card balances in full each month are best customers. Every college freshman wants to have at least one credit card because it will help him very much during his college years; student will be able to rent a car, buy books or concert tickets, provide himself help with medical or other emergencies and more. Apart from financial help during college years, student credit cards offer other types of help by building a credit history. Credit history is record of all that happens in your financial situation throughout years. Credit scoring is a system based on all that happens to your accounts: late payments, bill paying history, number and type of accounts, outstanding debts and more. If credit history and scoring are good student will more easily obtain a house or a car loan, certain types of financial jobs, insurance premiums and more other benefits. So, student must pay his bills in full or in time, in order to benefit later of their first years of credit history.
| | What is Life Insurance?Written by John Mussi
Life Insurance is an insurance policy that provides an agreed amount of cover over an agreed term, so that should you die during policy term, a lump sum is paid out. Life insurance is considered as cornerstone of financial planning. It is a cost effective way to provide for your family after you are gone. Many of us will at some stage in our lives have need for life insurance. Life insurance is an agreement between you and an insurer and under terms of a life insurance contract, insurer promises to pay a certain sum to a designated beneficiary when you die, in exchange for your premium payments. This may give you peace of mind that, should you die during policy term, your family would have some financial security. The most common reason for buying life insurance is to replace income lost when you die. For example, say that you work, and that your income is used to support yourself and your family. When you die and your income stops life insurance proceeds can be used to continue to support family members you've left behind. If you have dependants or your income is needed to maintain your family's standard of living you may need life insurance. If you died your family could use money to pay off some outstanding bills or perhaps towards a mortgage. There may also be extra costs to deal with that were not there before; such as cost of extra childcare. To decide if you need life insurance you will need to consider whether your family could cope financially without you and for how long.
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