Congress has designated April
as Financial Literacy Month to raise public awareness
about the importance of financial education. It’s
a good time to review your personal finances. Learn
how to assess your financial well-being and take the
steps to improve it. Here is a list of personal financial
education resources available online to get you started.
American
Bankers Association Consumer Connection
Information on budget planning, credit do's and don'ts,
and good saving habits. Includes interactive tools,
such as financial calculators and credit and saving
quizzes.
American
Council of Life Insurers
Provides information on life insurance, annuities,
long-term care insurance, disability income insurance
and retirement savings.
Your
Pathway to Vehicle Financing
Helps consumers learn how to finance a vehicle.
In English and Spanish.
America
Saves
A nationwide campaign to help people save and build
wealth. “Savers” enroll in the campaign
and open savings accounts to meet goals such as home
ownership, school tuition, retirement or debt repayment.
American
Savings Education Council
Offers several savings resources and interactive tools,
such as quizzes and worksheets for adults and children.
The
Beehive
Information on money and credit management, retirement,
predatory lending, taxes, retirement planning, paying
for health care and college—and more. In English
and Spanish.
Choose
to Save. ®
Includes numerous calculators for budgeting, saving,
paycheck planning, credit cards, paying for college,
businesses, buying a car, purchasing a home, home
equity loans, retirement planning, stocks, mutual
funds, IRAs and life insurance.
Consumer
Credit Counseling Services ™
Online confidential credit counseling in English and
Spanish.
U.S.
Department of the Treasury
Financial education information and a directory of
government resources in English and Spanish.
Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Variety of financial resources in English and Spanish,
including Money Smart, an adult financial education
program.
Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas Personal Financial Education
Financial education articles and resources, including
Building Wealth:
A Beginner’s Guide to Securing Your Financial
Future, and There's
a Lot to Learn About Money (both in English and
Spanish).
Federal
Reserve Education
A comprehensive web site offering personal financial
education resources and links.
Federal
Trade Commission
Provides tips on auto loans, credit, investments and
avoiding scams.
Financial
Education Research Center
The Chicago Fed's online resource for researchers,
educators and program directors to promote financial
education.
My
Money
The federal government’s web site offering resources
on budgeting and taxes, credit, financial planning,
home ownership, paying for education, privacy, fraud,
scams, responding to life events, retirement planning,
saving and investing, and starting a small business.
Who
We Are: NEFE High School Financial Planning Program
The National Endowment for Financial Education's program
for teachers and students that includes games, interactive
exercises and simulations on basic financial principles.
Student guide in Spanish.
DebtAdvice.org
The National Foundation for Credit Counseling's site
offers credit counseling, debt management plans, money
management education, and home ownership and counseling
services.
Save
for Your Future™
Tools and booklets in Spanish and English on savings
and retirement.
WIFE.org
(Women's Institute for Financial Education
Tips on investment and savings, budgeting, retirement
planning, family finances and tax strategies.
American
Bankers Association Consumer Connection
Money in Motion financial literacy program for students
in grades 7–12.
MoneySKILL
The American Financial Services Association's interactive
course for high school students includes two real-life
simulations that help create a personal financial
plan from the time a student is financially independent
of parents to the intended age of retirement.
Learn
(Bureau of the Public Debt)
Offers students comprehensive information on bonds.
Also provides teachers with access to "Money
Math: Lessons for Life," a four-lesson curriculum
for middle school students that teaches math concepts
using real-life examples from personal finance.
Federal
Reserve Education: Teacher Resources
Provides teachers, students and parents numerous interactive
tools and resources for primary and secondary grade
levels.
Jump$tart:
Financial Smarts for Students
A clearinghouse of sources for K–12 personal
financial education materials.
Junior
Achievement
Programs and resources for K–12 students to
promote understanding of business ethics and economics.
JA
Student Center
Offers "Money Might," a game that helps
hone financial skills and "Count on It!,"
which helps students gain knowledge on successful
money management.
Moneyopolis
Online game for 6–8 grade students that helps
enhance mathematical skills and teaches how to manage
money.
It
All Adds Up
Online games and simulations to help teenagers learn
about buying a car, paying for college, budgeting,
saving and investing.
