Believe It or Not!. WHAT DOES LOL Stand for? What does OMG stand for? What does APR stand for?
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Believe It or Not!
WHAT DOES LOL Stand for?
What does OMG stand for?What does APR stand for?
APR
UnderstandDon't Know
Only 36% of people in the UK know that APR relates to the to repayments made to Lenders.
36%
64%
APR
UnderstandDon't Know
WONGA.COM
If you borrowed £100 pounds off wonga.com and you didn’t pay it back. At its APR cost of 4214% how long would it take to accumulate a debt the same size as the US (world largest debt at $14 trillion)
A. 1 YearB. 7 YearsC. 15 Years
Borrow £100 and make no repayments
After 1 year Owe £4,200After 2 years Owe £180,000After 3 years Owe £7,500,000 (£7 million)After 4 years Owe £315,000,000 (£315 million)
After 5 years Owe £13,000,000,000 (£13 billion)
After 6 years Owe £557,000,000,000 (£557 billion)
After 7 years Owe £23,500,000,000,000 (£23.5 trillion)
B. 7 YEARS
How many people are currently unemployed in London?
A. 1/5B. 1/10C. 1/15
HOW MUCH DEBT PUBLIC DEBT DOES THE UK HAVE?
http://www.economist.com/content/global_debt_clock
A) £1.02832088 trillion UK£B) £400 Billion C) £700 Million
A) £1.02832088 Trillion
How much does it cost a day to bring up a child from birth top 21?
A. £4.58B.£15.89C.£27.50
C) The average cost of raising a child from birth to the age of 21 is £27.50 a day.
According to London's Poverty profile what is the percentage of Londoners in poverty?
A. 28%B.20%C.35%
Housing costs are a critical factor in explaining why London has the highest poverty rates of all England's regions. Taking account of housing costs, the poverty rate in London is 28%, compared to 22% in the rest of England, and the gap has grown in the last decade.
Reducing food waste is a major issue. We throw away 8.3 million tonnes of food from our homes every year in the UK.
On average how much does it cost a family?
A.£10 A MONTHB.£25 A MONTHC. £50 A MONTH
Wasting food costs the average family with children £680 a year, or £50 a month, and this has serious environmental implications too.
How much is spent each day in the UK just using plastic cards?
A.786, 890, 647B.1, 278, 000, 000C.1, 000,086,007
A. Every 30 minutes B. Every 10 minutes C. Every 4 Minutes
How often in the UK does someone declare themselves bankrupt?
How often in the UK does someone declare themselves bankrupt?
C. Every 4 Minutes
How much a year does a worker get on national minimum wage?
A. 15,283.30B. 10,920.00C. 12, 646.40
3. 12, 646.40
Launched by London Citizens in 2001- The Living Wage is a number. An hourly rate, set independently, every year (by the GLA in London). It is calculated according to cost of living and gives the minimum pay rate required for a worker to provide their family with the essentials of life.
In London the current rate is £8.30 per hour
How much money has the London living wage put back into the pockets of working Londoners?
A. £5 Million
B. £45 Million
C. £70 Million
Launched by London Citizens in 2001, the campaign has won over £70 million of Living Wages, lifting over 10,000 families out of working poverty.
BUT STILL: Nearly 50% of young adults are paid less than the London Living Wage.
Money EducationNot knowing your Money.....
475,000 families miss out on unclaimed benefit
Only 35% consider a purchase before they use their credit card
Average household debt is £8,042
97% believe that Money education should be in schools
Key Points
100,000 support financial education in schools
Must be considered for Parliamentary debate
Already has strong MP support
To date the Money Mentors program has reached 4,500 students in colleges based all around London and there has been 54 graduates from the Money Mentor Academy. If every student and graduate has then gone on to teach just one other person in their community, that means over 10,000 Londoners may have improved their financial literacy because of Money Mentors!