Money Management

Interested in learning about saving, budgeting, or making a financial plan? Check out the resources below to begin learning about smart money management and how you can make the most of your personal finance decisions.

Financial Wellness

It all starts with a budget! Use these tools to help identify areas where you could cut back spending and save towards future goals.

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University of North Georgia

Fixed vs. Minimum Credit Card Payments

This calculator will show you how much faster you can pay off your debt if you make fixed monthly payments rather than the minimum payments.

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Financial Calculator

Use Credit Cards Wisely

Provides tips on how to use credit cards and what to avoid.

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Mapping Your Future

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Reality Check

Fill in the choices on this JumpStart model to see if you can afford your dream life. You might be surprised at how much that life will cost.

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Your Financial Future

This site provides easy to understand financial information and tips to help you create a budget, track your saving and spending, and understand the impact of taxes which are central to any effective financial plan.

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360 Degrees of Financial Literacy

Understanding Taxes

Whether you're "on assignment" or just browsing the web, this set of 38 Understanding Taxes student lessons has something for everyone.

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IRS.gov

Virtual Stock Market

This Virtual Stock Market Game can be used both in the classroom to help students learn about the stock market and personal finance, or individually to practice trading real stocks at real prices, without risking real money.

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TD Bank

Paycheck Taxes

Why are there so many different federal and state tax withholdings and why are they sometimes different from paycheck to paycheck? Here’s a breakdown of the different paycheck taxes and why they sometimes change.

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H&R Block

Military Saves

This resource uses the principles of behavioral economics and social marketing to change savings behavior and motivate action.

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Consumer Federation of America

America Saves

America Saves motivates, encourages, and supports low- to moderate-income households to save money, reduce debt, and build wealth. This campaign uses the principles of behavioral economics and social marketing to change behavior.

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Consumer Federation of America

OppU

Learn the essentials of financial literacy with fun, practical, and easy-to-understand courses. The OppU course curriculum is aligned with national standards for financial education, and best of all, it’s free!

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OppU

Loan Payment Calculator

Use this calculator to compute monthly loan payment estimates and the annual salary you will need to manage your loans.

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FinAid

Start Budgeting

Use the video and steps provided to set up your personal budget plan.

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Mapping Your Future

What to Know About Payday Loans

If you need cash fast to deal with an emergency, bills, or rent, a payday loan might be tempting. But these are expensive loans, and they can trap you in debt.

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Federal Trade Commission

CashCourse

CashCourse teaches financial skills that make sense in the real world. And with the knowledge to handle new financial decisions and challenges, students have more freedom to focus on achieving their goals.

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CashCourse

Make a Financial Plan

Planning ahead will turn your dollars into something you can drive, live or retire in down the track. Start yours today with this free tool.

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360 Degrees of Financial Literacy

Sergeant Debt Videos

Watch these personal finance videos by Sergeant Debt, the InCharge Debt Drill Sergeant. Here, you’ll learn key tips to budgeting, saving and paying off your debt.

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InCharge Debt Solutions

Tricks to Improve Your Credit Score

Credit scores. If you've ever rented an apartment, bought a car or applied for a loan, you know what it is. It tells lenders how financially reliable you are and how good you are at paying off your debts. But it's so much more than that, too.

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NPR

How to Make Sense of Your Pay Stub

Anyone who receives a paycheck from an employer should understand the information included on their pay stub and review it regularly.

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Investopedia

Good Credit: Build It and Keep It

A fact sheet that explains what a credit history is, how to get your credit report, how to establish good credit, and where to complain if you have a problem.

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Consumer Action

How To Be Financially Free

Written by a high school student passionate about financial literacy, this book covers the basic ins and outs of money and personal finance, equipping other kids with the tools they need for a successful future.

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Joseph Lansberg , teen entrepreneur

Investing

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Virtual Stock Market

This Virtual Stock Market Game can be used both in the classroom to help students learn about the stock market and personal finance, or individually to practice trading real stocks at real prices, without risking real money.

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Mutual Fund Basics

A mutual fund pools the money of many investors to purchase securities. The fund's manager buys securities to pursue a stated investment strategy.

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360 Degrees of Financial Literacy

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Compound Interest Calculator

Determine how much your money can grow using the power of compound interest.

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Investor.gov

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Bitcoin and Crypto

Even if you have no intention of jumping on the crypto train, it’s worth knowing more about it — if only to understand how a 2013 dog meme joke evolved into the sixth largest new digital currency.

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Portfolio Visualizer

This portfolio backtesting tool allows you to construct one or more portfolios based on the selected mutual funds, ETFs, and stocks.

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Portfolio Visualizer

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Companies by Market Cap

This is the list of the world's largest companies by market capitalization. Companies that are not publicly traded are excluded. The ranking and the market cap data shown on this page are updated daily.

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Companies Market Cap

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Research Platform for Long Term Investors

Stock screener with over 50 performance and fundamental criteria.

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Macrotrends

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Build Your Stax

A virtual Investing game from Next Gen Personal Finance.

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NGPF

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Investing 101: How to Get Started

So you've got some money to invest! Now, what are you going to do with it?

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Cashay

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Working with Investment Advisers

If you’re busy with your job or other responsibilities, or feel you don’t know enough about investing, you may need some help.

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360 Degrees of Financial Literacy

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Investment Calculator

The Investment Calculator uses two investment strategies that typically produce two different retirement scenarios: Aggressive investing and conservative investing.

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The Investment Calculator

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Alpha Spread

Alpha Spread is a stock valuation platform that uses proven and science-based valuation methods to automatically estimate the intrinsic value of stocks.

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Alpha Spread

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CAGR Calculator

CAGR Calculator is free online tool to calculate compound annual growth rate for your investment over a time period.

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CAGR Calculator

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Stock Screener

Stock screener for investors and traders, financial visualizations.

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Finviz

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Stock Analysis Tool

Accurate information on 6000+ stocks, including all the companies in the S&P500 index. See stock prices, news, financials, forecasts, charts and more.

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Stock Analysis