Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)Alfabetización financiera personal |
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| Grade: | 6th Grade |
| Standard: | 6.14.A |
| Description: | compare the features and costs of a checking account and a debit card offered by different local financial institutions; |
| Standard: | 6.14.B |
| Description: | distinguish between debit cards and credit cards; |
| Standard: | 6.14.C |
| Description: | balance a check register that includes deposits, withdrawals, and transfers; |
| Standard: | 6.14.D* |
| Description: | explain why it is important to establish a positive credit history; |
| Standard: | 6.14.E |
| Description: | describe the information in a credit report and how long it is retained; |
| Standard: | 6.14.F |
| Description: | describe the value of credit reports to borrowers and to lenders; |
| Standard: | 6.14.G |
| Description: | explain various methods to pay for college, including through savings, grants, scholarships, student loans, and work-study; and |
| Standard: | 6.14.H |
| Description: | compare the annual salary of several occupations requiring various levels of post-secondary education or vocational training and calculate the effects of the different annual salaries on lifetime income. |
