Credit card video: The basics
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MAN 1: APR is…
WOMAN 1: Um, uh, oh…
WOMAN 2: U, something rate appreciative….um, I don’t know. [laughs]
MAN 2: APR is, uh, Annual Percentage Rate, so it’s the amount of uh, percentage of interest you pay per year.
What are interest rates?
MAN 1: Interest rates are the…[laughs]
MAN 3: Uh, they’re, uh….[laughs]
WOMAN 2: It’s the percentage that you’re paying on top of the money that they’re loaning you.
MAN 1: It’s where they, I guess, they make their profits; how they make their money, by offering you that service.
What happens if you miss a payment?
MAN 1: I know, ‘cause I’ve missed many payments.
MAN 2: If you miss a credit card payment, your rates will probably go up.
MAN 4: Uh, late fees, and if it goes too long, it will show up on your credit report.
How much will a pizza cost if you take 4 years to pay it off?
WOMAN 3: Er, probably like fifty bucks.
MAN 1: A lot more, uh, than what you originally paid for.
MAN 2: Let me work it out for a second.
MAN 1: It could take four years to pay off a pizza? Geez...
MAN 5: A lot more than it’s worth.
MAN 2: 227 dollars.
MAN 1: I mean maybe you shouldn’t be buying pizza with your credit card if it takes you four years to pay that off.
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College students discuss their understanding of basic credit card terms - APR, Interest Rate, what happens if you miss a payment and how long it would take to pay off a purchase.
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