A Simple Video Explanation of Compound Interest

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br/><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaZcSoP8RsvZvNFxX77Tnu0ydyX9Kw-4WbOeggox554u2Esitc53PpFWmnnYMPj6MECw_PmX4mPGxaQAuC-VVeKHxXE7l2qBiGvdsq3maujduToVhBOHq1gvknuQhQl3q6_7STboPVPs/s1600/business-18162_150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaZcSoP8RsvZvNFxX77Tnu0ydyX9Kw-4WbOeggox554u2Esitc53PpFWmnnYMPj6MECw_PmX4mPGxaQAuC-VVeKHxXE7l2qBiGvdsq3maujduToVhBOHq1gvknuQhQl3q6_7STboPVPs/s1600/business-18162_150.jpg" /></a></div><br/>Compound interest can be a wonderful thing if you're saving money. Or it can be a curse if you're trying to pay-off a debt. Either way, it's a concept I have seen students try to understand. The <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video/saving-money-compound-interest" target="_blank">Common Craft video</a> below (<a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/05/a-simple-video-explanation-of-compound.html" target="_blank">click here</a> if you're reading this in email or RSS) does a nice job of explaining the concept in a way that middle school and high school students can understand.<br/><br/><iframe allowtransparency="true" class="wistia_embed" frameborder="0" height="316" name="wistia_embed" scrolling="no" src="http://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/f06337e7a0?controlsVisibleOnLoad=true&fullscreenButton=false&version=v1&videoHeight=316&videoWidth=560&volumeControl=true" width="560"></iframe><br/><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><i>This post originally appeared on <a href="http://freetech4teachers.com/">Free Technology for Teachers</a><br/></i>.<br/><br/>Come learn with me at the <a href="http://practicaledtech.com/2013/04/08/come-to-the-practical-ed-tech-summer-camp/">Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp</a>.<br/><br /></div><div class="feedflare"><br/><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=Eh4qHgTKeMI:e1uB9nH7UsI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=Eh4qHgTKeMI:e1uB9nH7UsI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?i=Eh4qHgTKeMI:e1uB9nH7UsI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=Eh4qHgTKeMI:e1uB9nH7UsI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=Eh4qHgTKeMI:e1uB9nH7UsI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=Eh4qHgTKeMI:e1uB9nH7UsI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?i=Eh4qHgTKeMI:e1uB9nH7UsI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=Eh4qHgTKeMI:e1uB9nH7UsI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?i=Eh4qHgTKeMI:e1uB9nH7UsI:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=Eh4qHgTKeMI:e1uB9nH7UsI:I9og5sOYxJI"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?a=Eh4qHgTKeMI:e1uB9nH7UsI:bcOpcFrp8Mo"><img border="0" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/freetech4teachers/cGEY?d=bcOpcFrp8Mo"></img></a><br/></div><img height="1" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/freetech4teachers/cGEY/~4/Eh4qHgTKeMI" width="1"/><br/><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/freetech4teachers/cGEY/~3/Eh4qHgTKeMI/a-simple-video-explanation-of-compound.html" rel="nofollow">Free Technology for Teachers</a>

A Simple Video Explanation of Compound Interest

Compound interest can be a wonderful thing if you're saving money. Or it can be a curse if you're trying to pay-off a debt. Either w...

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