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 2023 – Calendar
October 2023 – Answers
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
2023 – 2024 Vocabulary of the Week – Vocabulary
Weekly Content Vocabulary Quiz
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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/
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
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/