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Index

Students Personal Finance Internet Library
After Graduation, Planning for Retirement
Many Are Not Planning Properly
Senior Citizens
Something for Everyone
Budgeting
Free Budgeting Software
Financial Planning

Investment Internet Library
Help with Financial Problems
Consumerism
Government Help
College Course Notes
Free Internet Books on Personal Finance

Finance Organizations
For Teachers

After Graduation - Planning for Retirement
Financial Literacy 101: Useful Tools for Recent Grads

Savings Fitness: A Guide to Your Money and Your Financial Future
Pathways to Getting Ahead helps young adults accumulate asset and make policy choices.
Investment Knowledge Quiz
Investment Internet Library
Pensions & Investments NEW
Get Rich Slow
helps women plan for retirement.
SEC Just for Teachers
The Cost of Waiting
Traditional vs Roth IRA
How much life insurance do you need?  an insurance company view.

Are You Saving Enough for retirement?
Nest Egg Score from AG Edwards will show how you are doing.
Estimated Retirement Income Needs Pacific Life has another score.
Life Expectancy Quiz
Estimate Your Social Security Benefits 
Retirement Planning from Florida State University is for people in early-, mid- or late-career.
The Retire Early Home Page
Get Your Financial Life on Track is an interesting free e-book.
Surviving the Economic Crisis
What Women Need to Know About Retirement
Many Are Not Planning Properly
New Index
shows many households "at risk" for retirement.
How secure are retirement nest eggs?
i402(k)'s are still coming up short

Senior Citizens
BenefitsCheckUp help seniors with limited income find programs to help pay for prescription drugs, energy assistance, food stamps..
First Gov Senior Citizens' Resources
Minimum Required Pension/SS Distributions

Reverse Mortgages
4 ways retirees can battle inflation from MSN
Estate Planning shows why it's important to prepare and provides helpful details for estate planning.
Living Trust Offers from the FTC shows the details of living trusts and how to protect from estate planning scams.

 

Something for Everyone
Personal Finance Made Simple is an interesting e-book
The Dave Ramsey Show
Personal Finance Columnist and Author Gail Marks Jarvis
Kelley Blue Book for New and Used Cat Prices
10 Bad Habits that Lead to Debt Disaster from MSN Money
BankRate.com has
News, tips and advice to compare mortgage rates, home equity loans, CDs, car loans, credit cards and money market accounts ...
Young Investor
from Fleet Bank for kids, teens, their parents and teachers
Save Wealth.com. is for beginners.

Practical Money Skills for Life from VISA is comprehensive.
Consumer Jungle  
360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
Investment Fraud

Motely Fool
The Universal Currency Converter
GuideStar will allow you to study a nonprofit asking for donations. It requires a registration.  Look page 7 of Form 990 for high salaries and page 23 or so for the salaries of the Board of Directors.
Ask The Tax Pro Blog Spot from Robert D Flach, THE WANDERING TAX PRO, a 35+ year veteran tax professional
The Flach Report Blog Spot TAX PLANNING/ PREPARATION HELP/INFORMATION FOR SCHEDULE C FILERS FROM VETERAN TAX PRO ROBERT D FLACH

Budgeting
How To Set Up A Family Budget
5 Steps to Successful Budgeting could add a step.
5 Free Financial Software Alternatives To Quicken

Free Budgeting Software
Click on disk  for free budgeting softwarefrom AluxScott Accounts.
After using it, you should upgrade, it's worth the money.
Home Budget Calculator from Dinkytown is free, fast & easy but upgrades are Expensive.
AceMoney Lite - Free Personal Finance Manager

Financial Planning
Money 101 from CNN
CCH Student Financial Planning Toolkit
is for the mathematical.

 

For Those in Need of Immediate Financial Assistance

  • Help is just a phone call away. HOPE NOW is an alliance of counselors, servicers, investors, and other mortgage market participants whose aim is to help homeowners stay in their homes.  HOPE NOW connects Americans facing mortgage delinquency and foreclosure with a credit counselor through a toll-free 24-hour hotline, 1-888-995-HOPE, available in multiple languages.

Additional Resources

  • Visit MyMoney.gov - the U.S. government's website 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.
        
  • Visit Money Smart - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recognizes the importance of financial education, particularly for people with little or no banking experience. That's why they created Money Smart, a training program to help adults outside the financial mainstream enhance their money skills and create positive banking relationships.

Government Help
Legal Services Corporation
provides low-income access to civil legal aid.

From National Association of Consume Advocates

How to Solve Your Consumer Problem
Fact Sheet on Wrecked and Damaged Cars
Catalogue of Deceptive Practices: Car Cases
The Double Dirty Dozen Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices

From National Consumer Law Center
The Truth About Credit Reports & Credit Repair Companies
English, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese
Don't Pay to Borrow Your Own Money: The Risks and Costs of Tax Refund Anticipation Loans
English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese
High-Cost Home Loans: Don't Be a Target (Available in
English, Chinese, Spanish
Cashing Checks and Opening Bank Accounts: How to Save Money and Avoid Theft
English, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese
Beware of Dishonest Immigrant Consultants Available in
Chinese, English, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese
Stop Phone Slamming Available in
English, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese
Shopping for Money Wire Transfer Services
English, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese
Borrower Beware: The High Cost of Small Loans, Pawn Brokers and Rent-to-Own Stores
English, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese

College course Notes

Personal Finance Presentations/Lectures, Dr. Barbara O'Neill, CFP® of Rutgers University
Free Internet Books on Personal Finance
Guidebook to Help Late Savers Prepare for Retirement Dr. Barbara O'Neill

Finance Organizations
National Endowment for Financial Education
ssss National Institute for Consumer Education

National Consumer Law Center 
Federal Reserve Personal Financial Education Resources

For Teachers
Money Instructor