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The pretenders have left town and the field has been whittled down to 8 NGPF resources. What patterns can we discern from the Elite 8 of NGPF:
Game Report: #1 PAYBACK vs. #8 Community Credit
Don't think that PAYBACK is resting on their laurels after their squashing of Overdraft Fees by almost 200 points last week. They still have a serious chip on their shoulder after being overlooked by an award-granting organizations this spring for "Educational Game of the Year." They plan to take it out on the court so don't be surprised by another rout. Rumor has it that there is a Spanish version of PAYBACK about to launch too [early April] so they clearly are not resting on their laurels. [Send us an email at info@ngpf.org to let us know you are interested in the Spanish version].
Their coach Jenny, the creative genius at McKinney behind PAYBACK, had this to say during a pre-game presser: "All of these tools are educational. But how many of them have the potential to change educational futures? drops mic The PAYBACK supporters have come out in force again and their signs clearly indicate why they love the game:
Ok, well its certainly easy to overlook Community Credit given all the accolades received by their opponent. Community Credit's supporters which number somewhere between 5 and 5,000, tell us how difficult it is to make this concept of managing credit interesting. They point to these amazing national maps in this activity that show how the individual states (and counties) are doing on various credit criteria.
Ok, images are not supposed to be included in these write-ups, but Community Credit needs all the help it can get. This map shows percentage of population in a given state making on-time payments.This activity hits the trifecta of thin files, credit reports and credit reports. All in one sitting! Just imagine how these maps will spur your students' curiosity (and questions) when you start getting down to the county level. That's more exciting then a buzzer-beater in the Final Four! And its I-N-T-E-R-A-C-T-I-V-E.
As for our intrepid prognosticator, Melissa, her comment at press time was that this game was not even worthy of a prediction. If that doesn't fire up Community Credit supporters I don't know what will!
Upcoming Games:
Bracketology by Christian:
Question of the Day: What percent of Americans have lent their credit card to other people?
Question of the Day; Who struggles more with student debt: those with balances a) under $5,000 or b) over $40,000?
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Interactive: The PNC Christmas Price Index
How Artists Get Paid From Streaming
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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