Basic Money Management

Articles:

Common $ense - A column on personal finance by Daun Martin, Family Resource Management Educator

Financial Literacy

Handling Holiday Spending!

Links:

Choose to Save (check out the Ballpark E$timate—a short worksheet that helps you identify how much you need to save for a comfortable retirement). The University of Wyoming is a member of the American Savings Education Council (creator of Choose to Save).

CONSUMER ACTION HANDBOOK The Consumer Action Handbook is one of the most informative and popular consumer resources produced by the federal government.  This free guide from the Federal Citizen Information Center helps citizens find the best and most direct sources for assistance with their consumer problems and questions. Designed to help consumers before and after they make a purchase, the Handbook features great tips on car repair, purchase and leasing, shopping from home, consumer and investment frauds, home improvement and financing, choosing and using credit cards wisely, protecting privacy, making health care decisions, choosing an education plan, and much more. A searchable version of the Handbook (in English and Spanish) is available online at http://www.ConsumerAction.gov.   

For single copies, send your name and address to:  Handbook, Pueblo, Colorado  81009; go online to http://www.ConsumerAction.gov and click on "Order Handbook;" or call toll-free, 1(888) 8 PUEBLO.  That's 1 (888) 878-3256, weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time and ask for the Handbook.

Managing Your Money - an online study-at-home course designed by Ohio State University Extension for use by county Extension agents with their clientele.

MyMoney.gov - The Federal Government's website dedicated to helping Americans

FINANCIAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION (FPA) - FPA provides brochures on timely personal finance topics to help individuals and families make smart decisions about their financial future. All brochures offer information on a variety of topics ranging from how to deal with a sudden job loss to planning for higher education. To access these brochures, go to:


 

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