Managing Your Money
Money never goes out of style -- bumming off your parents does. Knowing
how to manage your money is a skill that will benefit you throughout
life. From deciding whether to spend or save your allowance to figuring
out how to read your paycheck, it's never too early to start learning
about finances.
The Mapping Your Future Web
site helps you learn how to
manage your money with
tips for everything from
starting a
budget to
balancing your checkbook.
Buy it or not? Cash, check or credit? Do you ever ask yourself these
questions? Well, you can get some answers to those questions at
The Mint: It Makes Perfect Cents
Web site. There are lots of fun games, surveys and cool quizzes like
"What Kind of Spender Are You?" that help you get started on the
road to financial success.
At
Fed101: The Federal Reserve Today, you can find out where a
check or
dollar bill goes once it leaves your hand, or you can
examine a virtual bank to see if it meets the Federal Reserve's
requirements.
As if saving money wasn't already fun,
Practical Money Skills
for Life has plenty of cool games like
Financial Football. It also has lots of facts and tips to help you
learn even more about how to save, spend and invest your money.
Debt Free U - Financial Literacy Resources
is another site where you can find free financial literacy information
like self-assessment tools and fun quizzes that can test your knowledge
about managing debt.
Students and teachers can also take advantage of
Consumer Jungle's
tools and tips. There students can find worksheets on vehicle comparison
shopping, financing a car loan, insurance basics, and much more.
The Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) recently launched
MyMoney.gov with
enhanced interactive features and utility to provide more resources to
borrowers seeking information about their personal financial decisions.
The site is also available in Spanish and creates an online point of
access to financial information from the 21 Federal agencies,
departments and buries that comprise the FLEC.