Student credit cards, things to consider
and to be inundated with offers for student credit cards. This is no petty annoyance. Credit card companies target college campuses, courting students with freebies and attractive promotional offers that might not be so attractive six months down the line. They're wildly successful: A study done in New York state found that the average student left school with four credit cards and over three thousand dollars in debt. How can you protect your own daughter or son from falling into the same trap? * Teach them to be suspicious of appeals to their vanity.