Getting Your First Credit Card (Consumer Books for College Students) [Paperback]

Larry Burkett (Author), Ed Strauss (Author)

Book Description

Series: Consumer Books for College Students | Publication Date: January 2000

Getting Your First Credit Card talks candidly about the benefits and the dangers of credit cards, arming young people to battle financial temptation.

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About the Author

Larry Burkett is founder and president of Christian Financial Concepts, a non-profit ministry that teaches biblical principles of finance and trains others to counsel and teach, using these principles. He hosts two radio programs, heard on 1,100 radio outlets, and has written more than forty books, which include the best sellers The Coming Economic Earthquake, Debt-Free Living, Women Leaving the Workplace, and The Financial Parenting Workbook. He lives with his family in Gainesville, Georgia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Moody Pr (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802409792
• ISBN-13: 978-0802409799
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,028,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money, November 30, 2001

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Raymond Wong (Milpitas, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Getting Your First Credit Card (Consumer Books for College Students) (Paperback)

This book by Larry Burkett of whom I have the utmost respect (I reguarly listen to his radio show on finances), seemed to me very, very shallow. The book measures just 6.5" X 4". It has less than 43 pages of actual information if you include the glossary (which has a total of 13 words). On average, each page addresses 2 topics. The information is generally sound, but little explaination is given as to why one should do such and such. The subject of finances is for teenagers, but if your teenager is going to college, he won't be impressed by this book. But what really got me going was the [price] retail price! I would price it more like [cheaper price]. Having said all of the above I would like to still encourage readers to continue to buy and read books by Mr. Burkett. You will never go wrong with any of his advise. I bought his book "Money Matters for Teens" at [price] (still a little pricy in my opinion) which seems great at first glance.