Money

One of the keys to a sound financial strategy is spending less than you take in, and then finding a way to put your excess to work. A money management approach involves creating budgets to understand and make decisions about where your money is going. It also involves knowing where you may be able to put your excess cash to work.

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Keeping Up with the Joneses

Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?

Featured Presentation

Your Cash Flow Statement

A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.

Saving for College 101

Here’s a crash course on saving for college.

The Lowdown on Those Free Credit Scores

What’s the deal with your yearly free credit report?

The Cost of Procrastination

Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.

• Articles

  A Penny Saved is Two Pennies Earned

  Here are some simple and inexpensive energy-saving tips that may help you save money.

  How to Read Your Credit Report

  Solve a mystery while learning how important your credit report is with this story-driven interactive.

  The Half Million Dollar Baby

  The true cost of raising a child may be far more than you expect.

  The Economic Journey of Your Morning Coffee

  Few contemplate the complex journey that brought their coffee from farm to kitchen table.

  Data Thieves from Outer Space

  Learn about the dangers of internet fraud with this highly educational and fun “pulp” comic.

  Life and Death of a Twenty Dollar Bill

  How long does a $20 bill last?

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• Calculators

  Historical Inflation

  This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.

  What Is My Current Cash Flow?

  Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.

  Paying Off a Credit Card

  Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.

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• Presentations

  Your Cash Flow Statement

  A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.

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• Videos

  The Power of Compound Interest

  Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.

  Saving for College 101

  Here’s a crash course on saving for college.

  Surprise! You’ve Got Money!

  Here’s a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.

  Once Upon a Goal

  Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.

  The Latte Lie and Other Myths

  Check out this video to begin separating fact from fiction.

  The Cost of Procrastination

  Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.

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