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    Understanding Credit
    Understanding Credit
    Understanding Credit
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    Understanding Credit

    By Carla Mooney

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    It is easy to spend money when you have a credit card or a loan. But it is also easy to spend or borrow more than you can afford. How can you use credit responsibly? How can you avoid going into debt? Read this book to understand how credit works.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781541509108
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    Carla Mooney

    Carla Mooney is an award-winning children’s author. She has written more than 70 books for children and young adults, including many for Nomad Press, such as Climate in Crisis: Changing Coastlines, Severe Storms, and Damaging Drought and The Physics of Fun. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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