When I went to college, I didn't know anything about __________ matters.
financial
I didn't have very much money. I wasn't working, so I didn't have a regular __________.
income
I started buying things on _____________.
credit
That way I could buy whatever I wanted without paying right away. Soon I was $25,000 in _____________.
debt
When my parents found the bill, they were very upset. They offered to give me the ___________ I needed to pay it.
funds
They didn't want to ___________ me, but told me I needed to be more responsible.
embarrass
I finally repaid them, but it took a long time. Now I work for a bank and give talks to college students about managing their money. I try to ___________the problems they can have if they owe a lot of money when they are in school.
expose
I explained that what I did was not a good ____________ to follow.
model
The students in the ______________ are always interested in the topic.
audience
They don't know that owing so much money can _________ their future happiness.
threaten
