Additional WBA Resources
To encourage more bankers to teach adults financial skills, WBA has joined the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Money Smart Alliance Program. The free Money Smart curriculum is available from the FDIC in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese. Click here to order.
Checking Network USA is an educational program designed to provide all unbanked consumers access to financial services through financial education and practical application. Checking Network USA works in conjunction with FDIC's Money Smart program. (Checking Network USA was formerly GetChecking™.)
Financial Literacy Resources on the Internet
360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
The 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy Web site offers information to help consumers make sound financial decisions at every stage of their lives, from childhood to retirement. Created by The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy also offers the Feed the Pig informational program for 25-34 year olds, as well as a Feed the Pig for Tweens curriculum for 4th-, 5th- and 6th-graders.
ABA Education Foundation
The ABA Education Foundation facilitiates the Teach Children to Save program, as well as Get Smart About Credit for young adults.
Annual Credit Report
Basic Banking Skills for Children and Adults
Budgeting Worksheets
CBM Credit Education Foundation, Inc.
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Citi Office of Financial Capability
Council for Economic Education
Cyberchase
Cyberchase is an award-winning PBS animated television series that teaches kids aged 8–12 math and problem-solving concepts and helps build an appreciation of math as a tool children can use every day. The Cyberchase site also has a Parents & Teachers section offering lessons, activities, helpful tips and support from math experts.
Economics Wisconsin
Educational Communications Board
EverFi
EverFi™ is the nation’s leading financial education software company. EverFi uses the latest in new media technology – including 3D gaming, animations, and other features – to bring the financial world to life in a highly-interactive experience for high school students.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve Education
Federal Trade Commission: Money Matters
Financial Literacy for Kids
List of resources for teachers and parents who teach children of all ages about finances.
Kids.gov
Provides links to government sites for kids. By clicking on "Money," youngsters can find information about taxes, coins, saving and investing.
Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
Junior Achievement
More than 30 Wisconsin banks participate in Junior Achievement each year. Learn more by calling 800/334-2026.
Make a Difference Wisconsin
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
Mint.com
Money Management International
Money Skill
Money Smart Wisconsin
MyMoney.gov
National Endowment for Financial Education
National Institute of Financial and Economic Literacy
Practical Money Skills for Life
A program from VISA, Practical Money Skills for Life has detailed lesson plans for young children, children, teens, college students and students with special needs; games, including Financial Football; and much more.
Schwab MoneyWise
Start Smart: Money Management for Teens
Take Charge America
Offers financial education, credit counseling and debt management programs.
Teen's Guide to Economics and Saving Money
Links to resources on teen employment, saving for college, teen budgeting tips and much more.
The Stock Market Game
Students in fourth through 12th grade learn the fundamentals of economics, business and stock research.
TheMint.org
U.S. Mint
UW Extension Dane County
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions and the Governor's Council on Financial Literacy