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How do students manage credit cards?

If you are a college or high school student, or if you have a child in those age groups, how do you handle credit cards? Channel 9 and the St. Louis Beacon want to hear the real stories about students and credit cards -- the success stories, the hard lesson stories, the pitfalls, and any experiences with the card!

Please share your credit card story with our Public Insight Network.

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First Name *

Last Name *

Street Address

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If you are a student, please tell us your age, or if you are a parent, tell us the age and year in school of the students in your household, and what school you/they attend?

Do you or the student(s) in your household have a credit card? Why or why not?

How did you or the student apply for the credit card --through parents, a bank or on campus through a credit card company? Why did you choose this way?

Do you or the student(s) have prior experience with handling money? Please tell us what's worked out well -- and what hasn't.

As a student, or parent, what kinds of discussions have you had together about how credit cards could be used -- emergencies, books, school supplies, food?

If you or your child got into financial trouble, how would that be handled?

What else should we know, and who else should we talk to, about this topic?

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Please feel free to pass this along to anyone you know who might want to share their insights. Here's a link to make it easy: http://tinyurl.com/creditcards1

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