Financial Literacy
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. We all want our students to be financially literate when they step into the world of higher education including understanding financial aid, loans, debt, costs and managing a budget.
- California Debt Relief
California Debt Relief.org's mission is to connect people in debt to experienced relief specialists who can help remove stress, reduce debts and save money. - CashCourse
CashCourse® provides financial education resources for colleges and universities. It is online, it is free, it is noncommercial, and it is brought to you by The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE) – the only nonprofit foundation dedicated to improving the well-being of all Americans. - Educational Credit Management Corporation: Financial Awareness Basics
An excellent online tool, resource and financial calculator, the interactive Web site helps users discover ways to pay for college costs, learn how to make informed financial decisions and maintain a healthy balance between academics and campus life. - Get Rich Slowly
Get Rich Slowly was recently named the most inspired financial blog by Money magazine and is devoted to personal finance. The author shares stories about debt elimination, saving money and practical investing. Readers will also find links to personal finance tools, articles, book reviews and software. - U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission
MyMoney.gov is dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are planning to buy a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401k, the resources on MyMoney.gov can help you do it better. Throughout the site, you will find important information from 20 federal agencies government wide. - 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
360 Degrees of Financial Literacy is a national volunteer effort of the nation's Certified Public Accountants to help Americans understand their personal finances and develop money management skills. It focuses on financial education as a lifelong endeavor-from children learning about the value of money to adults reaching a secure retirement.
