Financial Literacy 101
Financial literacy, or financial wellness, is understanding how to manage personal finances and money. Knowing how it works and how to budget, invest, borrow can help students make better financial decisions.
We believe the following financial literacy information to be of value to helps students understand basic personal finance concepts, learn about student loans, how to repay those loans after college, as well as other helpful tools to practice good financial habits. Our goal is to provide students with the tools and resources to help build their knowledge, to help understand their finances, and to help develop their money management skills.
Online Resources:
- 12-Step Guide to Financial Success (Mapping Your Future)
- 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
- Budgeting and Financial Literacy for College Students (Purdue Global)
- Ca$h Course: A Student’s Guide to Money (SoFi)
- FDIC Money Smart
- Federal vs. Private Loans
- Federal Student Loan Repayment
- Financial Literacy Basics
- How to File Bankruptcy on Student Loans (MoneyGeek)
- Loan Payment Calculator
- Loan Simulator
- Know Before You Owe: Credit cards
- My Money
- Needs and Wants for Your Personal Budget
- Practical Money Skills
- Preparing for College: Student Budgeting
- Savings Fitness
- Student Credit Card Advice & Resources (MoneyGeek)
- Student Loan Forgiveness
- Student Loan Lifeline (SoFi)
- Teaching the Power of Compound Interest
- The Value of Compound Interest: Calculator & Guide
- Ultimate Guide to Paying Down Student Loan Debt (MoneyGeek)
