Financial Literacy Video
Books and E-books
1001 Financial Words You Need to KnowISBN: 9780195170504
Financial Literacy Education by Call Number: HG179 .F4628 2016ISBN: 9781498738538Publication Date: 2016
Financial Literacy for Millennials by Call Number: HG179 .S5384 2016ISBN: 9781440834028Publication Date: 2016
Get a Financial Life by Call Number: HG179.K592017ISBN: 9781476782386Publication Date: 2017-03-21
Appropriate Use of Electronic Resources
Please see our Appropriate Use of Electronic Resources (last revised Aug. 2013).
Financial Literacy Government Websites
- Consumer Financial Protection BureauPaying for college information
- Get the Facts: The SEC's Roadmap to Savings and InvestingThis site provides step by step worksheets on how to save and invest money. It also has calculators and other tools to help forecast future savings goals.
- LOSFA: Louisiana Office of Student Financial AssistanceThe Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) is a state agency and the administrative arm of the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission and the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority.
- My Credit Union.govThis site offers financial literacy tools and other resources. It provides information about credit unions and the benefits of membership.
- My Money. govThis site was created by the Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission.
- NSLDS: Federal Student AidFAFSA related website: Office of the United States Department of Education.
- Ready. Save. Grow.This site allows users to to buy and redeem securities directly from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in paper or electronic form.
Student Loans
- 360 Degrees of Financial LiteracyThis site contains information on how to pay back student loans, create a budget, and develop basic money management skills for now and the future.
- FAFSA.gov (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)This is the government's site with access to to filling out the the Student Federal Aid forms for FREE.
- Student Aid.ed.govThe Department of Education site that informs students of the various types of aid available and their eligibility.
- Student Loan Borrower AssistanceThe National Consumer Law Center’s Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project is a resource for borrowers, their families, and advocates representing student loan borrowers.
- Student LoansThis site contains information about various student loans and TEACH grants. Students can also learn more about Public Service Loan Forgiveness programs. (PSLF)
Personal Finance for the College Student
- National Endowment for Financial Education"Based on one of NEFE’s most popular publications, this workshop helps young people learn how to take control of their money instead of letting their money take control of them."
- Smart about MoneyFree online courses on how to create an emergency savings account, a housing account, and a transportation account. Great advice and lessons throughout website.
