mr. page. the amount of money available to be borrowed by an individual
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What is Credit & Debt?
Mr. Page
Credit
The amount of money available to be borrowed by an individual.
Debt
An amount of money borrowed by one party from another.
Advantages of Credit
1. Can greatly expand your purchasing potential
2. Raises your standard of living 3. Emergency funds 4. Convenient 5. Safer
Advantages of Credit
Can greatly expand your purchasing potential
Advantages of Credit
Can enhance your standard of living
Advantages of Credit
Emergency product (not to be a replacement for emergency savings!)
Advantages of Credit
Convenient
Advantages of Credit
Safer
Disadvantages of Credit & Debt
1. It MAY cost more then cash purchases.
2. Finance charges (total dollar amount of all interest and fees)
3. You tie up future income (debt/income ratio)
4. Can lead to overspending 5. Tie up future freedom!
Disadvantages of Credit & Debt It may cost more
then cash purchases.
Disadvantages of Credit & Debt Finance charges
(total dollar amount of all interest and fees)
Disadvantages of Credit & Debt Tie up future
freedom and future income (Debt to income ratio)
Disadvantages of Credit & Debt Can lead to
overspending
5 C’s of Credit
Character: a person’s honesty and reliability determined by their history of repaying bills on time. (reflected in your credit score)
Capital: an evaluation of a person’s net worth (assets-liabilities)
Capacity: the income a person has available to repay the loan determined by job longevity/income and having few other loans
Collateral: property which can be seized if a person does not repay the loan
Conditions: refers to the general state of the economy
5 C’s of Credit
Character: a person’s honesty and reliability determined by their history of repaying bills on time. Reflected in your
credit score.
5 C’s of Credit
Capital: an evaluation of a person’s net worth Assets-liabilities
5 C’s of Credit
Capacity: the income a person has available to repay the loan determined by job longevity/income and having few other loans
5 C’s of Credit
Collateral: property which can be seized if a person does not repay the loan
5 C’s of Credit
Conditions: refers to the general state of the economy