FIU Libraries: Financial Literacy Resources: English

What is Financial Literacy

According to Investopedia.com financial literacy is the possession of knowledge and understanding of financial matters. Financial literacy is mainly used in connection with personal finance matters. Financial literacy often entails the knowledge of properly making decisions pertaining to certain personal finance areas like real estate, insurance, investing, saving (especially for college), tax planning and retirement. ...

Use the tools in this guide to help you manage your financial matters.

Can you ace this financial literacy quiz?

Financial Literacy Month

April is Financial Literacy Month
Find a 30-step path to financial wellness.

Poverty Risk

Calculate Your Economic Risk
Article from NYT using longitudinal data to measure poverty risk.
Poverty Risk Calculator
Find out what your risk of poverty might be in the future with this calculator.

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Sarah J. Hammill
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Financial Literacy in Public Libraries: A Guide for Building Collections: Introduction
This is a guide for librarians but includes tools that can be used by all.

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
From the American Institute of CPAs - resources on financial literacy.
Personal Financial Center / Investopedia
Articles on a variety of personal finance topics, including budgeting, retirement, credit, and more.
CrashCourse
CashCourse is a real-life guide to taking charge of your money. The personal finance tools help you build real-life-ready financial skills.
Your Life, Your Money
From PBS, hear compelling, real-life stories of young people facing and overcoming intense economic challenges.
Institute for Financial Literacy
A non-profit organization that promotes effective financial education and counseling. Provides financial education, counseling and information to consumers.
Practical Money Skills for Life
A variety of budget calculators to help you track your expenses.
Spendster
Check out the tools tab in Spendster to assess your lifestyle and whether you need to rethink how you spend money.
Annuity.org
Find information on budgeting your money, credit scores, loans, and more.
Feed the Pig
Don't forget to feed your piggy bank! Find tools, quizzes and tips and resources to improve your personal financial situation.
Smart about Money
Smart About Money or SAM, is a program of the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) a nonprofit national foundation. It provides articles, resources, calculators and tips to help you manage your money.
Consumer Information / Federal Trade Commission
Sections include Money & Credit, Homes & Mortgages, Health & Fitness, Jobs & Making Money, Privacy & Identity, and more.
Get Rich Slowly
Personal finance that makes cents.
Personal Finance / Bloomberg.com
Financial news and advice.
Personal Finance / Motley Fool
Sections include saving & spending, credit & debt, home & real estate, death & taxes, and mint personal finance.
Personal Finance / CNN Money
Includes a series of lessons about financial literacy plus links to news reports and guides to finances.
Personal Finance Blogs
A variety of blogs on Pinterest that deal with personal finance.

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