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The American Family's Financial Turmoil 

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.

Go to www.Giveme20.com to teach your kids the true meaning of money.

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

Are your kids financially fit? Take this money quiz for parents at: www.schwabmoneywise.com/kids/activities/money-quiz.php.

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

The Card Game: The Deal With Overdrafts

www.feedthepig.org/about
This website will remind you to feed your piggy bank using fun tools, a quiz, tons of tips and other resources.

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.

FFL - Foundation for Financial Literacy

Investing for success (English)
Investing for success (Spanish)
 
Practical Money Skills for Life - A free resource designed to help educators, parents, and students practice better money management for life.

What my Score?
http://www.whatsmyscore.org

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

Texas Jump Start - Financial smarts for students

http://www.parentware.org/
The help you need to teach your children the value of a dollar
 
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.

FDIC Consumer Protection
Here are some bank products and services you need to know and ask about.

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.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Community Affairs

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

www.dallasfed.org/ca/wealth/index.cfm
Overview of personal wealth-building strategies

Articles

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