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.
Question-of-the-Day Calendars
October 2022 — Calendar
October 2022 — Answers
October 2021– Calendar
October 2021– Answers
October 2020– Calendar
October 2020– Answers
October 2019– Calendar
October 2019– Answers
October 2018– Calendar
October 2018– Answers
Weekly Contest Vocabulary
2022 – 2022 Vocabulary of the Week — Vocabulary
Weekly Content Vocabulary Quiz
Week 5–Coming soon!
Week 6–Coming soon!
Week 7–Coming soon!
Week 8–Coming soon!
LifeSmarts in a Box Teaching Tookkit
LifeSmarts in a Box– Downloadable Files
Interactive Games
October 2022 Personal Finance Wordles
LifeSmarts Kahoots Collection– Also search on the “Discover” tab at Kahoot for MORE LifeSmarts Kahoots
Flippity Games 2022 –Flash Cards, List, Practice, Matching and more!
Flippity Games 2021– Flash Cards, List, Practice, Matching and more!
Flippity Games 2020– Flash Cards, List, Practice, Matching and more!
LifeSmarts 2021 -2022 Quizlet Folder– LifeSmarts Quizlets by LifeSmarts, Coaches, and Students
LifeSmarts 2020-2021 Quizlet Folder– LifeSmarts Quizlets by LifeSmarts, Coaches, and Students
Coach's Guide
Coach’s Guide– Information for Instructors
Tell Me the Question
Personal Finance– “Jeopardy”-style game
LifeSmarts Pinterest– LifeSmarts Pinterest Boards
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
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/
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Katrina’s Classroom – Teaching Money Skills for Life
https://www.frbatlanta.org/education/katrinas-classroom.aspx
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Lesson Plans
https://www.frbatlanta.org/education/lessons.aspx
Citi Basic Banking Services
https://www.citigroup.com/citi/citizen/community/curriculum/pdf/it/cd_bbs.pdf
Money Talks
http://moneytalks.ucanr.edu/index.cfm
Money Talks Should I Be Working
http://moneytalks.ucanr.edu/Money_Talks/Should_I_be_Working/
Money Talks Should I Be Listening
http://moneytalks.ucanr.edu/Money_Talks/Should_I_be_Listening/
Money Talks Should I Be Banking
http://moneytalks.ucanr.edu/Money_Talks/Should_I_be_Banking/
Money Talks Should I be Charging
http://moneytalks.ucanr.edu/Money_Talks/Should_I_be_Charging/
Money Talks Teen Videos
http://moneytalks.ucanr.edu/Multimedia/
Take Charge Today: Curriculum from University of Arizona
https://takechargetoday.arizona.edu/
Financial Fitness for Life – Council for Economic Education
https://store.councilforeconed.org/
Council for Economic Education: Financing Your Future DVD
http://financingyourfuture.councilforeconed.org/
The Basics of Saving and Investing – Investor Education 2020
http://investorprotection.org/teach-investing/?fa=basics
Debt Slapped: Student Loans
http://www.debtslapped.org/
Council for Economic Education: Risky Business DVD
http://www.riskybusiness.councilforeconed.org/about/
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/
Financial Lessons: Federal Reserve of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/education/teachers/lesson-plans
$martPath
https://economicscenter.org/teaching-resources/classroom-lessons.aspx
Digital Fidelity Five Money Musts Game
https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digital/five-money-musts#/home
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/
Home Budget Calculator—Springboard
https://credit.org/calculators/budgeting-calculators/
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
Managing Your Money tips for High School students—PBS
http://www.pbs.org/your-life-your-money/tools_resources.php
Full lessons on Budgeting for educators—Visa
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/foreducators/
Budgeting calculators—Visa
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/calculators/
Tips to Safe Online Banking– Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
https://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2000/fil0063.pdf
Tips to Keep Your Online Bank Account Secure
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/tips-online-bank-account-secure/
Banking Securely Online–US-Cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/Banking_Securely_Online07102006.pdf
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/
Federal Trade Commission – Money and Credit
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/topics/money-credit
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/
Occupational Safety and health Administration, Young Workers
https://www.osha.gov/Publications/young_workers.html