Giving A Teen Valuable Life Lessons On Debt With Credit Cards
When you were a teen, you might have noticed how magical a credit card seemed. More and more parents give teens a credit card for emergency purposes than there are emergencies ever. You can help them learn about credit cards by letting them use a credit card that you monitor.
Credit cards are a very big responsibility no matter who you are. A teen that sees it as free money is more likely to make a bad mistake when using credit for the first time. Letting a teen make a mistake is one of the ways that they can learn not to continue to make those mistakes.
Depending on your situation at home with your finances, making the decision to give a teen a credit card can be very dangerous. If the parents can afford a few blunders, it may be wise to let the teens make some mistakes so they can learn to better manage their spending habits. If you do not have a very large income to afford a blemish on your credit, then it is probably wise not to let a teen have a credit card unless it is absolutely necessary.
Many credit card companies will allow for you to attach another person to the account under any name at no extra cost. This can be very risky, especially if you give the rights for a non mature person to make mature purchases upwards of large quantities of money. There can be much tension between those teens and their parents once such a mistake has occurred.
You can have extended conversations with your teens to make sure they understand the importance of their actions when using the card. If you feel that you should punish them for making a mistake, let them know beforehand so they can think about what they do before they end up doing it.
You can give your teen options, such as an allowance for credit that they must repay, or understandable purchases that they may make every once in a while with advance knowledge of the charge before it is made. This can help build trust between the teens and parents.
Closing Comments
You can have a great teenager at home but at the mall on their own, they may feel the need to show off. This can be a bad thing if they have a credit card. Luckily, you can decide if you wish to let your teens have a credit card or not.
Credit cards are a very big responsibility no matter who you are. A teen that sees it as free money is more likely to make a bad mistake when using credit for the first time. Letting a teen make a mistake is one of the ways that they can learn not to continue to make those mistakes.
Depending on your situation at home with your finances, making the decision to give a teen a credit card can be very dangerous. If the parents can afford a few blunders, it may be wise to let the teens make some mistakes so they can learn to better manage their spending habits. If you do not have a very large income to afford a blemish on your credit, then it is probably wise not to let a teen have a credit card unless it is absolutely necessary.
Many credit card companies will allow for you to attach another person to the account under any name at no extra cost. This can be very risky, especially if you give the rights for a non mature person to make mature purchases upwards of large quantities of money. There can be much tension between those teens and their parents once such a mistake has occurred.
You can have extended conversations with your teens to make sure they understand the importance of their actions when using the card. If you feel that you should punish them for making a mistake, let them know beforehand so they can think about what they do before they end up doing it.
You can give your teen options, such as an allowance for credit that they must repay, or understandable purchases that they may make every once in a while with advance knowledge of the charge before it is made. This can help build trust between the teens and parents.
Closing Comments
You can have a great teenager at home but at the mall on their own, they may feel the need to show off. This can be a bad thing if they have a credit card. Luckily, you can decide if you wish to let your teens have a credit card or not.
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