【AccordingtoastudybySallieMae84percentofundergraduatestudentshavecreditcardsandbythetimetheyareseniorstheyhaveaccumulatedUS$4100indebtontopofwhateverstudentloanstheymayhavetakenout.Creditcardsaret】
AccordingtoastudybySallieMae84percentofundergraduatestudentshavecreditcardsandbythetimetheyareseniorstheyhaveaccumulatedUS$4100indebtontopofwhateverstudentloanstheymayhavetakenout.
Creditcardsarethemostconvenientformofpaymentandtheyareaggressivelymarketedtocollegestudents.Reportedlyatypicalcollegestudentcarries4.6creditcardsandUS$3173increditcarddebt.
Creditcardsseemtobeafactoflifenotjuststudentlife.Inthelongtermusingacreditcardproperlyandpayingoffthebalancecanhelpestablishacardhistoryandincreaseyourcreditscorewhichwillcomeinhandywhenyouneedanimportantloanforahouseorcarforexample.Yourcreditscorecanaffectevenunrelatedthingslikeinsurancerates.Creditcardsalsooffermoreprotectionforusersthandebitcards(借记卡).UnderfederallawthecreditcardholderisonlyresponsibleforthefirstUS$50infraudulent(欺诈的)purchasesincasesoftheftorloss.HoweverdebitcardusersareresponsibleforthefirstUS$500.
SallieMaefoundsomegoodnewsinthefactthattwothirdsofstudentshaddiscussedcreditissueswiththeirparentsbut84percentsaidtheyneededmoreinformation.Thosewhodidn’tgetanyguidanceweremorelikelytobesurprisedwhentheyfoundouthowmuchtheyowed.
Whilecreditcardsoffertheeasiestaccesstomoneytheymakeiteasytoliveoutsideyourmeans.Lessthanafifthofstudentssurveyedpaidofftheirbalanceeverymonthandcarryingabalancebringsfinancechargessometimesataveryhighinterestrates.
SallieMaefoundthatalmost40percentofstudentschosetheirfirstcreditcardbasedondirectmailwhichisprobablywhystudentsgetcreditcardoffersinthemail.Butwhenthecreditcardoffersflowinbesurethatyoureadthefineprint.Offersoflowornointerestratescandisappearleavingyouadebtthatclimbsbeyondyourabilitytopayitoff
1.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphimply?
A.Mostoftheseniorstudentsareshockedtoseehowmuchtheyowed
B.Studentscanonlytakeoutloansfromcreditcards
C.Mostofstudents’loanscomefromcreditcards
D.Creditcardshaveabadeffectoncollegestudents
2.Theunderlinedpart“comeinhandy”inthethirdparagraphproba