Personal Finance Websites & NEFE Resources

Personal Finance Websites & NEFE Resources Karen Richel Latah County Extension Educator

http://www.nefe.org/

CashCourse ® Financial Education for Every Stage in College Life Available to Non-profit Colleges and Universities Abbreviated Versions available at www.cashcourse.org/lite or www.cashcourse.org/prep

Spendster Social Media Outlet for Students to Share Spending Habits with Others Also includes Polls, Tips and Resources www.spendster.org

Other NEFE Resources http://www.financialworkshopkits.org/nefe-tools.aspx • Economic Survival Tips • Life Values Quiz • My Retirement Paycheck • NEFE Financial Education Evaluation Toolkit • NEFE High School Financial Planning Program • Retirement TLC • Smart About Money

Other Personal Finance Websites and Resources

http://jumpstart.org/ • http://www.nolo.com/

http://www.nolo.com/

http://jumpstart.org/reality-check.html

http://www.handsonbanking.org/en/

http://www.handsonbanking.com/htdocs/en/t/ http://www.handsonbanking.com/htdocs/en/y/

www.practicalmoneyskills.com • http://www.nolo.com/

http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/trainingcamp/ff/play/

http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/index.html

http://www.360financialliteracy.org/

http://www.nolo.com/

https://www.citicards.com/cards/wv/html/cm/student/index.htmlhttps://www.citicards.com/cards/wv/html/cm/student/index.html

http://www.theabcsofcredit.com/#/Home-01-00/

Saving and Investing • SaveandInvest.org http://www.saveandinvest.org/ • FINRA http://www.finrafoundation.org/resources/education/learning/ • Feed the Pig http://www.feedthepig.org/ • America Saves http://www.americasaves.org/ • Motley Fool http://www.fool.com/

Financial Games • Lemonade Stand http://www.primarygames.com/socstudies/lemonade/start.htm • Stock Market Game http://www.smgww.org/

http://financeintheclassroom.org/passport/

Financial Simulations • University of Idaho Prosperity Quest http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/sl/simulations.html • D2D Financial Entertainment http://financialentertainment.org/ • NM State University Learning Games Lab http://www.learninggameslab.org/

Using Virtual World Technology to Educate Students to be Financially Capable Learning in the Virtual – Applying Skills in Real Life Is This A Financially Savvy Choice? • Learning experience takes place in an immersive simulation on the University of Idaho virtual campus of Idahonia in Second Life®. • Users participate in: • Making real world choices in a virtual setting • Gaining experience through virtual trial and error • Exploring career options • Relating how levels of education influence career options • Understanding the impacts of daily financial choices . How Well Do You Know Your Financial Institution? Everyone Takes A Financial Journey… University Of Idaho Virtual Campus Team …Are You Making Good Choices? Virtual Worlds Are Versatile • Both traditional and informal virtual classroom spaces for small to large groups • Content delivery using slides, video, and/or streaming desktop over internet • Easily accessible, cost effective experiential learning through simulation Where Would Your Financial Capability Goddess Guide You? Creators Karen Richel • K.D. Hatheway-Dial •Lori Wahl C. Brian Cleveley • Joey Peutz Virtual Worlds Reduce Limitations • Use as an educational and training tool in private and public sectors • Connects students and communities across Idaho, the nation, and the world • Can access Second Life® from any broadband connection

Financial Calculators • Dinkytown http://www.dinkytown.net/ • Bankrate http://www.bankrate.com/calculators.aspx • Yahoo Finance http://finance.yahoo.com/calculator/index/ • Cost of Living Calculator • BestPlaces http://www.bestplaces.net/col/ • Many, Many More

Questions??? Karen Richel Extension Educator University of Idaho Latah County Extension 220 E. 5th Street, Room 336 Moscow, ID 83843 krichel@uidaho.edu (208) 883-2241 $

Personal Finance Websites & NEFE Resources