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www.moneyasyougrow.org - Provides 20 essential, age-appropriate financial lessons with corresponding activities that children need to know as they grow from 3 to 18+ years

31 Steps to a Financial Tune-up

www.tykoon.com

This link will teach your kids to earn, save, donate and spend money wisely with your control.

www.valueyourmoney.org -  This site provides useful materials for a wide range of ages.

Money as You Grow - an interesting site that encourages families to talk about money for children through college.

Ready.Save.Grow - this is a public campaign that provides useful information about saving

NEFE, National Endowment for Financial Education

This is a good source for articles to help you teach children about money.

Working Financial Literacy in With the Three R’s from The New York Times.

www.fdic.gov/about/learn/learning/index.html
Learning Bank is set up to teach and entertain children, teachers and parents.

Here is a great site for information and a quiz for your students about money: http://www.wdfi.org/ymm/.

www.valueyourmoney.org

Get Out of Debt - Reader's Digest

"Ways to Save" - Reader's Digest

Smart About Money

www.themint.org
Provides tips and tools you need to help your child learn about money management.

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
Offers general information for managing personal finances from childhood through to Retirement

Operation Respect
Based on Don't Laugh at Me. Promotes a safe, compassonate, and respectful setting for all children.
 
Practical Money Skills for Life - A free resource designed to help educators, parents, and students practice better money management for life.

InvestorEducation.org - Weekly updates from the Alliance for Investor Education.

Texas Jump Start - Financial smarts for students
 
http://www.safeborrowing.com/
The place to stop before you shop for a mortgage loan

Unbiased Information on Saving & Investing

For a wide range of financial articles - read

Free Credit Report

Financial Security in Later Life, consumer links

Financial Literacy Check List - read

HandsOnBanking.org
Provides money skills you need for life.

Mind Your Finances
A resource for personal financial advice, useful tools and educational materials.

MyMoney.gov
Understand more about your money: how to save it, invest it, and manage it to meet your personal goals. Spanish version here.

www.moneymatterstome.co.uk
Money Matters to Me: A practical guide to family finance

msmoney.com - Learn how to start taking control of your money, career, and life.

Federal Trade Commission - For the Consumer

 

Articles

Money Savvy Kids, Money Savvy Adults

Point,
Click, and Save: Mashup Mom's Guide to Saving and Making Money Online

by Rachel Singer Gordon provides easy to understand advice and resources for saving money.

Eight Ways to Craft a Rich Legacy for Your Kids

Your First Year of Retirement - Do You Know how Much You'll be Able to Spend? read

Help Students Establish Responsible Credit Habits

Tips for Teaching Kids About Financial Independence - read article or PDF

Simple quiz for April's Financial Literacy Month - read

ID Theft & Online Investors - read

Investor Education Headlines This Week
Playing Nest Egg Catch Up - read

Saving & Investing: When, Why & How - read

New "One-Stop" Online Aid for Investors
Help for Investors - read

The Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement - read

Financial Ignorance Has a High Price for Women - read