Financial Education
For Kids:
- Don't Buy It
- PBS Kids created this site to teach kids about spending wisely and avoiding advertising tricks. It is filled with
fun games and quizzes that can help kids learn about everything from cereal box prizes to magazine cover tricks.
- Kid’s Bank
- A fun interactive site created by Sovereign Bank that aims to teach children about the fundamentals of money and banking.
Concepts are explained in a language that will appeal to younger children, while older children will enjoy the historical
facts and games.
For Students:
- Dow Jones Interactive Learning Center
- Loaded with history and trivia, this site allows students to learn about the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the
original companies of the Dow.
- MoneyInstructor.com
- Designed for students, teachers and parents, this website provides lesson plans and interactive activities for topics
such as making change, check writing, creating a budget, and investing.
- It All Adds Up
- Uses interactive games and modules to teach students about credit management, buying a car, paying for college, budgeting,
and saving and investing.
- Young Money
- Early adulthood can be a particularly trying time for maintaining financial stability. This companion site to Young
Money magazine is full of news, advice, tools and resources to help students and recent graduates keep everything balanced.
For Adults:
- Free Advice – Legal Advice Site for Consumers
- FreeAdvice.com is intended to offer the most useful, comprehensive, balanced legal information for the public. The
topic of financial law, which covers savings, investments and more, is covered here.
- MoneyWise Publications
- Provides detailed publications on a number of topics in several languages. Examples include: Saving to Build Wealth,
Building and Keeping Good Credit, and You Can Bank On It: Banking Basics.
- SmartAboutMoney
- This site, from the National Endowment for Financial Education, includes a resource library with information on financial
planning, credit & debt, saving, investing and retirement. They also offer a list of 10 steps consumers can take to start
getting smarter about money.
For Seniors:
- MoneyWise Publications
- Provides detailed publications on a number of topics in several languages. A few publications deal specifically with
financial concerns of Older Americans. See: Just Say NO! To Senior Scams and Recognizing Con Games That Target Seniors.
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