Financial Literacy

Personal financial literacy is the ability to understand and analyze your finances and your financial opportunities enabling you to participate more fully in the decisions and make informed choices. 

Recommended Resources

Personal Finance

CashCourse – Online personal finance tools to help build real-life ready financial skills

Calculators

• Savings Growth Projection
• Loan Repayment Estimator
• Other Calculators

Credit Reports

AnnualCreditReport.com – Source to request a free credit report

Money Management

MyMoney.gov – The U.S. government’s site for financial education

Debt Management

NFCC.org – Information on setting up debt repayment plans

Identity Theft

• OptOutPrescreen.com – Opt out of pre-screened credit offers
• Consumer.gov/idtheft – Federal Trade Commission’s official site on dealing with identity theft
• PrivacyRights.org – Information on preventing identity theft

Credit Cards

BankRate.com – Information on credits cards, mortgages, and how to manage credit