Manage Your Money
Learning about finances is important, because we use money on a daily basis. Fortunately, money management doesn't have to be difficult. Whether you need tips on how best to save or spend your money or need information about credit cards and credit ratings, SLGFA can help:
Other money management resources:
- The Mapping Your Future® website helps you learn how to manage your money with tips for everything from starting a budget to balancing your checkbook.
- Buy it or not? Cash, check, or credit? Get answers to these questions at The Mint: It Makes Perfect Cents website. There are lots of games, surveys, and cool quizzes like "What Kind of Spender Are You?" to help you get started on the road to financial success.
- At Fed101: The Federal Reserve Today, you can find out where a check or dollar bill goes once it leaves your hand, or you can examine a virtual bank to see if it meets the Federal Reserve's requirements.
- Practical Money Skills for Life has plenty of cool games like Financial Football. It also has facts and tips to help you learn even more about how to save, spend, and invest your money.
- Debt Free U - Financial Literacy Resources is another site where you can find free financial literacy information like self-assessment tools and fun quizzes that can test your knowledge about managing debt.
- Take advantage of Consumer Jungle's tools and tips, including worksheets on vehicle comparison shopping, financing a car loan, insurance basics, and much more.
- The Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) offers MyMoney.gov with interactive features about personal financial decisions. The site also is available in Spanish.