Financial Literacy

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a U.S. government agency that makes sure banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat you fairly. They have a variety of free resources available in multiple languages.

💲 CFPB information in English
💲 CFPB info in Spanish

Apps

Nerd Wallet 
► Budgeting and tracking, articles and education, loan and credit card comparisons, financial calculators
► Great for setting and tracking financial goals 

Stash 
► Investing app with articles and education
► Great for making affordable and regular investments (Note: Understand the realities and risks of “day trading”)

Wallet Hub 
► Loan and credit card comparisons, articles and education, financial calculators
► Great for monitoring and building credit

Personal Finance Courses

Alison: Personal Finance
• Free courses
• Certificates available
• Great for beginners 

Coursera: Personal & Family Financial Planning  
• Most courses are free or very low cost
• Certificates available
• Courses taught by college professors and represent coursework from accredited colleges

Websites

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
♦ Financial education
♦  Also offered in Spanish

Annual Credit Report
♦  Access to free credit reports
♦  Great for understanding, monitoring, and correcting/disputing credit reports 

Clever Girl Finance 
♦  Financial education
♦  Free courses, blog, podcast, worksheets
♦  Geared towards women

Dinkytown.net
♦  Financial calculators

Discover Scorecard
♦  Free monthly credit scores
♦  Does not lower your credit score
♦  Tips for building and repairing credit

GreenPath Financial Wellness (via Bay Federal Credit Union) 
♦  Financial Education
♦  Financial counseling, worksheets and guides, calculators 
♦  Also offered in Spanish

Investopedia 
♦  Education, stock market simulation game, articles, market tickers

Money 
♦  Articles and education, credit card and loan comparisons, other financial tools
♦  Julia Glum blog on Money.com 

Money Under 30 
♦  Articles and education, blog, podcast, financial tools and calculators
♦  Geared towards people in their 20’s and 30’s 

Take Charge America 
♦  Financial education
♦  Credit counseling

Booklists

The library has books on a variety of topics related to financial literacy in both English and Spanish. Just watch the covers go by until you see one you like.