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Financial Literacy

TaxSmart

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Relevant Sites

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Aberdeen Proven Ground
Actuarial Foundation
Adventures in Education
America Saves
ASEC
Ask the Money Coach
Center for Applied Linguistics
Community Capital Resources
Corporation For Economic Development
Choose to Save
Citigroup
Click to Empower
Consumer Federation of America
Consumer Jungle
Education Fund
Extension
Fannie Mae
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve
Florida Council on Economic Education
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Fool Proof
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Goodwill Big Bend
Great Lakes Financial Education
HigherOne
Institute for Financial Literacy
Investor Education
Investor Protection
Jump$tart
Larry Ferlazzo
Mapping Your Future
Mind Your Finances
Money Lessons For Life
Money Talks
My Money
Navigating Your Future
North American Securities Administrators Association
National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
Public Broadcasting System
Practical Money Skills
Prevent Loan Scams
Smart About Money
Thinkport
Wallet Pop
University of Illinois
Westerra Credit Union
What’s my Credit Score?

Articles

Banking
Bankruptcy
Budgeting
Buying A Car
College
Credit
Debt
Divorce
Health Insurance
Hiring A Financial Planner

Homeownership
Immigrants
Investing
Job Loss
Jobs and Careers
Marriage
Military
Retirement
Savings
Scams or Fraud
Spanish Articles
Taxes


Teacher/Tutor
Tutor Tips
Reading Instruction/Research
ESL
Family Literacy
Health Literacy
Corrections
Learning Disabilities
Workplace
Equipped for the Future - Classroom Activities
Math
Multiple Intelligences
Technology
International Resources
Financial Literacy
Career Pathways
Resources

Online Training Curricula and Programs:

The ABC's of Credit
This resource provides the user with an in-depth overview of credit cards and it emphasizes the importance of understanding how credit can impact an individual’s life.  The site is very user-friendly and provides an interactive training experience.

Alison Financial Literacy
Provides free access to over a dozen online training courses, including a financial literacy module.

Bad Credit Hotel
This is an interactive experience which takes the user on a journey through the Bad Credit Hotel.  Individuals can play the Bad Credit game or read the curriculum.

Banking on Our Future
This free program focuses on the language of money and attempts to empower individuals through increasing financial literacy rates.

Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS)
A non-profit organization which provides a free literacy curriculum focusing on financial literacy

Education Cents
Education Cents allows individuals to register for free online, financial literacy courses.  These courses range from the psychology of money to saving & investing.

Mind Your Finances
This resource offers users a free financial literacy training program which includes interactive elements.

Money Smart
Money Smart provides a free financial literacy curriculum which is includes audio/visual elements.  The curriculum focuses on banking, credit, homeownership, and loans.

Hands On Banking
This is a free financial literacy training course which consists of basics of banking services, money management tools and tips, protect yourself financially, using credit to your advantage, planning your future, buying a home, starting a small business, managing a small business, and growing a small business. 

Fannie Mae
This curriculum is designed for individuals interested in homeownership.

Money Skill
This is a free financial literacy program (offered in text and audio format) which includes retirement, employment, housing, and transportation.

Financial Avenue
This resource allows individuals to register for free, online training courses which discusses budgeting, contracts, credit, credit history, identity theft, insurance, starting a business, and financial education.

Financial Literacy Curricula:

Building Wealth Curriculum
Consumer Action Handbook

Four Cornerstones
Your Money: A Guide to Managing Your Credit and Debt

Activities, Handouts and Worksheets:

Budgeting
Debt Management
Miscellaneous

Instructor Aids:

A Penny Saved
NYSE Game
Checks and Electronic Payments
Once Upon a Dime
The ABCs of Credit Card Finance—Teacher’s Guide
The Story of Foreign Trade and Exchange
The Story of Inflation
The Story of Monetary Policy
The Story of Money
The Story of the Federal Reserve System
Too Much, Too Little
Wishes and Rainbows

Webinars

Enriching Your Financial Literacy
January 27, 2011

Making Financial Literacy Relevant in Hard Times
March 13, 2012


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