Financial literacy is key to understanding how to earn, save, borrow, and protect your money wisely and is essential to developing short-term and long-term financial habits that lead to greater financial well-being.
Financial Literacy Resources
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Build My Credit
You can use strategies learned from the FDIC to help build your credit. Learn options, what they are, and what to watch out for.
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Compare Costs & Benefits of Training or Education
Thinking about your future earnings potential, job security, and market demand of the career or job you are planning to pursue. Use this resource to research your career online.
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Create a Monthly Spending & Saving Plan
This tool helps you make a monthly spending and saving plan (similar to a budget). Input your income and expenses and check the comparison table to empower how you make choices and can make changes if needed.
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Estimate What I Can Afford for Housing
This online tool handles the calculations for you and guides you through what you can afford to pay for housing.
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Learn the Parts of a Check
With all the different ways to pay bills and send money, not everyone is familiar with writing checks. This tool can help you become familiar with the parts of a check in case you need to write one, or you receive one.
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Manage a Checking Account
Use the strategies here to help you manage your checking account. Learn the rules of accounts, track deposits and withdrawals, review statements, and more.
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Manage Credit Cards Effectively
Learn how to keep costs down and avoid damage to your credit. Learn strategies like paying off your balance in full each month, avoiding late fees, and more.
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Read a Pay Statement
If you work at a job where you receive a pay statement, this tool can help you learn what is on it and help you monitor for accuracy.
Games!
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Credit Clash
Play the game that challenges you to battle your way to the perfect credit score.
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Financial Football
Are you up for the challenge? This fast-paced, interactive game engages and teaches money management skills.
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How Money Smart Are You?
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) offers a suite of 14 games and related resources about everyday financial topics.
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Misadventures in Money Management
Play the game presented by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that provides an interactive graphic novel to avoid financial landmines.
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Money Magic
Play the game that teaches the tricks of creating and keeping up with a personal budget.
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PAYBACK
Can you make it through college without drawing debt? Play PAYBACK and find out.
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SPENT
Play the game that challenges you to see if you can make it through the month with limited resources.
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STAX
STAX is an investment game that allows players to build and grow wealth. This engaging, interactive game packs 20 years of investing into a few minutes. Trade during turbulent times and make bank during profitable periods.
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The Uber Game
Can you survive the gig economy? The Uber Game lets players take on the role of a full-time Uber driver with two kids. And it’s not as easy as it seems!