Helpful Links

BUDGETING:

  • Geezeo
    Free online financial tools to help you reach your goals and help make your finances a little less painful every day.
  • MSN Money
    Use this basic savings calculator to determine the future worth of your nest egg.
  • Mind Your Finances
    Use this savings goal calculator to find out what it will take to help reach your savings goals.

COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY:

  • SavingForCollege.com
    Useful resource to help better understand how to meet the challenge of paying higher education costs.
  • Federal Student Aid
    Find out if you are eligible federal financial assistance including grants, loans and work-study programs.
  • Billshare
    Divide and track shared expenses with your roomates.
  • Bookfinder.com
    Compare prices on new and used textbooks for sale and save money.
  • CollegeBoard
    Calculate how much college will cost by the time you or your child are ready to enroll.
  • FinAid
    Calculators to help you figure out how much school will cost, how much you need to save and how much aid you’ll need.

CREDIT:

  • The Internet Crime Complaint Center
    Refer criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cyber crime.
  • Federal Trade Commission
    One-stop national resource to help you deter, detect and defend against identity theft.
  • AnnualCreditReport.com
    Request a free annual credit report from each of the  consumer credit reporting companies.
  • The Federal Reserve Board
    Tips for understanding credit cards that can save you money on interest and fees.
  • CreditCards.com
    Find out how long it will take you to pay off your credit card and see how much you’ll pay out in interest.
  • Credit Karma
    A way to get a truly free credit score with no hidden costs or obligations.
  • Debt in Focus
    A free and anonymous service to help bring your debt into focus.
  • E-Wisdom.com
    This credit card optimizer will help determine the best distribution of your credit card debt.
  • Family Credit Management
    Use this credit card pay-off calculator to see what it will take to pay off your credit card balance.
  • myFICO
    Prepare you for your next auto loan, home loan or plan for retirement and set savings goals.

 HOUSING

AUTO

  • Edmunds
    Website that provides true market value pricing, unbiased car reviews, ratings and expert advice.
  • MSN Money
    Simple rules and straight-forward advice on how to navigate buying your first new car.
  • Mind Your Finances
    Use this calculator to find out whether leasing or buying your car is a better choice for you.
  • WalletPop
    Calculate the size of vehicle loan you will need based on your down payment, vehicle purchase price and terms.

 OTHERS

  • Love Your Money.org
    Love Your Money is a website and online course designed to provide college students with the tools they need to manage their money, understand the financial markets and save and invest wisely.
  • Money Mix
    They hit all the topics with relevant blogs, videos postings and links
  • The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
    The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is the independent federal agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, backed of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, operates the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) insuring the savings of 80 million account holders in all federal credit unions and many state-chartered credit unions.
  • Balance
    Balance is designed to provide you with the most comprehensive and professional assistance with all aspects of personal finanace.