Jun 11, 2019

QoD: Which one of the following headlines DID NOT appear in the past month?

Choices: 

  • Teens help Snap's stock to surge 
  • High school English teacher paid thousands to Citibank for credit card protection he never wanted 
  • High school senior earns millions trading bitcoin; will donate money to build stock trading floor at high school 
  • Teen bakes thousands of cupcakes to take his family to Disney World 

Answer: 

  • High school senior earns millions trading bitcoin; will use proceeds to build new science building at high school 
    • While bitcoin has recently traded at close $8,000, that's still about 60% below it's high of $20,000

Here's links to the other headlines which DID appear:

  • Teens help Snap's stock to surge (PYMTS)
  • High school English teacher paid thousands to Citibank for credit card protection he never wanted (LA Times)
  • Teen bakes thousands of cupcakes to take his family to Disney World (Today.com)

Questions:

  • How are teens helping Snap's stock price?
  • What could the high school teacher have done to avoid paying these unwanted fees?
  • Did you get any ideas about how to manage bake sales from the teen who sold all those cupcakes? 

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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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