A great bell ringer to see how many answers your students come up with before you reveal the answers (memories of the Family Feud).

From US News and World Report survey:

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Looking for an engaging credit score activity (#1 on Google when you search for “engaging credit score activity”)?

Here are our two favorites that work well together:

• Estimating a FICO Score 
  • Use an online FICO credit score estimator to compare the credit scores of three hypothetical college students and offer them advice on improving their credit.
• Calculating the Cost of Bad Credit
  • Use an online loan calculator to determine the total interest paid and the monthly payment for an auto loan and a mortgage for individuals with varying credit scores

About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.

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