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Handling Money
Links about your personal financial health.
•••• Full of pertinent information, user friendly, and/or aimed at teens
••• Quite a bit of relevant information
•• Good relevant information for some users
• Relevant for particular topics, not for everyone.
LINK: http://www.school-for-champions.com/finances/basics.htm
CREDIT SCORE
••••MyFICO
Check out why credit scores are important and what a FICO score is
LINK: http://www.myfico.com/CreditEducation/WhatsInYourScore.aspx
This great site also provides information on how to prevent identity theft!
LINK: http://www.myfico.com/Downloads/Files/myFICO_IDTheft_Booklet.pdf
••••Buzzle.com
Find out what credit scores mean and what counts to keep your credit score healthy
LINK: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/credit-score-ranges-and-what-they-mean2010.html
••••Good financial cents
When your personal information gets in the wrong hands it can affect you in many ways. One of them is by damaging your credit score. Find out how to prevent this!
LINK: http://www.goodfinancialcents.com/how-identity-theft-destroys-your-credit-score/
••••TRANSUNION
You can check your credit score on this site. Remember that you want to check it for free! Make sure that you do not select any of the options that require a fee.
LINK: http://www.transunion.com/corporate/home.page
•••Free credit report
Yes, you’ve seen their ads. Just make sure that you don’t need to pay for them…
•• Income Related to Education:
This is a brief guide to how much money is earned by average high school dropouts compared to high school graduates, high school graduates with training, and college graduates.
LINK: http://www.school-for-champions.com/finances/income_education.htm
•••• My Money:
'My Money' is the U.S. government's website dedicated to the basics about financial education, including how to save, invest, and manage your money better. 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.
LINK: http://www.mymoney.gov/
••• Consumer Action:
Consumer Action offers a broad selection of financial literacy resources, providing information on how to select a checking account to investingand managing debt.
LINK: http://www.consumer-action.org/
••• Credit Cards - What You Need To Know:
Most people use credit cards but do they know the terms of the agreement they have with their card issuer. This brochure is designed to help readers understand the different types of cards available; sort through offers to choose the card that's right for them; understand credit card terms and conditions, and avoid fees and penalty rates.
LINK: http://www.consumer-action.org/english/articles
/credit_cards_what_you_need_to_know/
•••• Money Smart - A Financial Education Program:
The Money Smart Computer-Based Instruction (CBI) is a friendly and easy to use learning tool that teaches the 10 modules of the Money Smart curriculum through a computer.
LINK: http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/mscbi/mscbi.html
•••• Money Smart for teens:
Money Smart for Young Adults curriculum helps youth ages 12-20 learn thebasics of handling their money and finances, including how to create positive relationships with financial institutions.
LINK: http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/young.html
••• Paying your Taxes:
Taxes to the government take a bite out of your paycheck, but they keep the country running. Know what kinds of taxes you'll owe, and how to get money back if you pay too much (many people do!).
LINK: http://www.school-for-champions.com/finances/taxes.html
•••Rent assistance
LINK: http://www.kshousingcorp.org/programs/tbra.shtml
•••United Way: One time
LINK: http://www.211kansas.org/211findhelp/Program/Search.aspx
•••LEAP program (SRS)
LINK: http://www.srs.ks.gov/services/Pages/LIEAP.aspx
••• Salvation Army
•••Kansas Gas Service
LINK: http://www.kansasgasservice.com/en/CustomerCare/AssistanceAgencies.aspx
•••Kansas City Power and LIght