Money Management and Budgeting
Below you will find links to various resources available concerning money management, budgeting, and other financial matters:
FDIC's Money Smart - A Financial Education Program
Money Smart is a comprehensive financial education curriculum designed to help low- and moderate-income individuals outside the financial mainstream enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships.
The Money Smart curriculum for consumers is available free of charge in four versions.
- An instructor-led curriculum for adults on CD-ROM available in nine languages and print versions for the visually impaired (learn more)
- An instructor-led curriculum for young adults between the ages of 12-20 on CD-ROM, Money Smart for Young Adults (learn more)
- A self-paced Computer-Based Instruction (CBI) format online for ages 13 and over in English and Spanish (learn more)
- A portable audio (MP3) version, Money Smart Podcast Network (learn more)
NCUA’s MyCreditUnion.gov and Pocket Cents provide consumers with timely and practical tips to assist them on their path to financial security.
Federal Reserve’s Take Charge of Your Financial Future
MyMoney.gov – The U.S. Government’s website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education.
FDIC Consumer News "Managing Your Money in Good Times and Bad"
Coping with Debt (FTC)