Resource Links by Category– Personal Finance

LifeSmarts covers many important personal finance topics including your first job, insurance, banking, credit and more. These resources complement classroom curriculum and serve as study guides for LifeSmarts teams.

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Coach's Guide

Coach’s Guide— Information for Instructors

Tell Me the Question

Personal Finance– “Jeopardy”-style game

Pinterest

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External Links

U.S. Federal Agencies
https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies
National Consumers League
https://www.nclnet.org/

FTC Consumer Information
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Consumer Federation of America
https://consumerfed.org/

Consumer.gov
https://www.consumer.gov/

The Balance
https://www.thebalance.com/

Nerd Wallet
https://www.nerdwallet.com/?trk=nw_gn_4.0

AARP
https://www.aarp.org/

U.S. Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/

U.S. Small Business Association Funding Programs
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs

Internal Revenue Service – Deductions
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/deductions

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
https://www.investor.gov/

Social Security
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/index.html

Federal Student Aid
https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

Totally Money
https://www.totallymoney.com/guides/

Claim Your Future — Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
https://www.claimyourfuture.com/

FDIC Money Smart
https://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/

Wells Fargo Hands on Banking
https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/hands-on-banking/

Care 4 Your Future- Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE)
https://care4yourfuture.org/curriculum

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Financial Literacy Update
https://www.occ.gov/publications-and-resources/publications/community-affairs/index-community-affairs-publications.html#5

FinMango
https://finmango.org/

America Saves
https://americasaves.org/

High School Financial Planning Program
https://www.hsfpp.org/

EverFi
https://everfi.com/courses/k-12/financial-literacy-high-school/

Take Charge Today: Curriculum from University of Arizona
https://takechargetoday.arizona.edu/

Financial Fitness for Life – Council for Economic Education
https://store.councilforeconed.org/

Debt Slapped: Student Loans
http://www.debtslapped.org/

Financial Beginnings
https://www.financialbeginnings.org/

MoneySkill
http://www.moneyskill.org/MoneySKILL/About

NextGen Personal Finance
https://www.ngpf.org/

Consumer Jungle
http://www.consumerjungle.org/

Khan Academy Personal Finance
https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/personal-finance

Ted Talks: Finance
https://www.ted.com/topics/finance

Financial Lessons: Utah’s Finance in the Classroom
http://www.financeintheclassroom.org/

Financial Lessons and Games: Visa’s Practical Money Skills
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/

Digital Fidelity Five Money Musts Game
https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digital/five-money-musts#/home

Zogo
http://zogofinance.com/

JumpStart Clearinghouse
https://jumpstartclearinghouse.org/

AFSA Education Foundation MoneySKILL
https://afsaef.org/

Investopedia
https://www.investopedia.com/

Pockets Change
http://www.pocketschange.com/

The Centsables
https://www.centsables.com/

American Bankers Association
https://www.aba.com/

How to make a family budget:
https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/saving-and-budgeting/articles/how-to-make-a-family-budget

https://www.mint.com/budgeting-3/how-to-create-a-budget-step-by-step

Full lessons on Budgeting for educators—Visa
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/foreducators/

Budgeting calculators—Visa
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/calculators/

Tips to Keep Your Online Bank Account Secure
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/tips-online-bank-account-secure/

Answer to Banking Questions—Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
http://www.helpwithmybank.gov/

PayDay Loan Consumer Information– Consumer Federation of America
http://www.paydayloaninfo.org/

Smart About Money Online Courses — USAA Educational Foundation
http://www.smartaboutmoney.org

Access to Banking Services, Credit and Credit Cards lessons, etc.—Visa
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/foreducators/lesson_plans/teens.php

Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/

Consumer credit resources and tools– Federal Reserve System
http://federalreserve.gov/consumerinfo/consumercredit.htm

Comparison of Costs and features– CardTrack.com
http://cardtrak.com/

Credit.org
http://www.credit.org/

National Foundation for Credit Counseling
https://www.nfcc.org/

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
http://www.federalreserve.gov

Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/cex/

Consumer.gov, your money
https://www.consumer.gov/section/managing-your-money

Credit Union National Association (CUNA)
https://www.cuna.org/

Federal Reserve Bank of New York Resources
https://www.newyorkfed.org/outreach-and-education/ny-fed-content-for-educators

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Economic Education
https://www.stlouisfed.org/

National Endowment for Financial Education
http://www.nefe.org/

Child Labor Coalition
http://www.stopchildlabor.org

US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Occupational Outlook Handbook
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/

US Department of Labor, Youth Rules! Web site
http://www.youthrules.dol.gov/

Occupational Safety and health Administration, Teen Workers
https://www.osha.gov/youngworkers/