Jacobs Library: Wellness Guide: Financial Wellness

Financial Wellness Resources

A Critically Compassionate Approach to Financial Literacy

A Young Adult's Guide to Personal Finance

Student Debt

Cash and Credit Information for Teens

Personal Finance

The Real College Debt Crisis

More Than Money

The Opposite of Spoiled

Dealing with Debt & Financial Stress

Big Money Thinks Small

The Financial Diaries

Financial Wellness Streaming Media

Financial Wellness Resources

Cryptoassets by Jack Tatar; Chris Burniske
Call Number: HG1710 .B86 2018

ISBN: 9781260026672

Publication Date: 2017
Big Money Thinks Small by Joel Tillinghast
Call Number: HG4515 .T55 2017

ISBN: 9780231175708

Publication Date: 2017
The Financial Diaries by Jonathan Morduch; Rachel Schneider
Call Number: HG179 .M6196 2017

ISBN: 9780691172989

Publication Date: 2017
Student Debt by Melinda K. Lewis
Call Number: LB2340.2 .E48 2017

ISBN: 9781440844874

Publication Date: 2017
Personal Finance by Barbara Friedberg (Editor)
Call Number: HG179 .P3747 2015

ISBN: 9781440830310

Publication Date: 2015
The Real College Debt Crisis by William Elliott; Melinda Lewis
Call Number: LB2340.2 .E47 2015

ISBN: 9781440836466

Publication Date: 2015

How to Make Your Money Last by Jane Bryant Quinn
ISBN: 9781476743783

Publication Date: 2016
Get What's Yours by Laurence J. Kotlikoff; Philip Moeller; Paul Solman
ISBN: 9781476772318

Publication Date: 2015
The Opposite of Spoiled by Ron Lieber
ISBN: 9780062247032

Publication Date: 2015
The Thin Green Line by Paul Sullivan
ISBN: 9781451687262

Publication Date: 2015
Money Fight Club by Anne Caborn; Lindsay Cook
ISBN: 9780857193346

Publication Date: 2014

Taking Credit Understanding Loans, Credit Cards, and Other Debts
Publication Date: 2008

Some people have a hard time qualifying for a loan, while others can walk into a bank empty-handed and leave with thousands of dollars in credit. The same goes for credit cards-although most consumers carry several, for an unfortunate few they are out of reach. But no matter how easy or difficult it is to borrow money, one thing is certain: paying it back is the real challenge. This program helps high school and college-level viewers understand the basics of financial credit systems, the best ways to obtain and manage credit, and how credit decisions can influence one's future. Focusing on credit cards, car loans, student loans, and mortgages, the program offers lighthearted dramatizations that illustrate good and bad borrowing and spending habits and highlight discipline as the key to a great credit rating and sustained financial health. Students will also encounter the four C's of lending-capacity, credit, capital, and collateral.
Checks and balances basics of banking
Publication Date: 2003

Because teenagers have sources of income too, it's increasingly important for every young adult to master basic banking skills. That's where Checks and Balances comes in. This informative, practical, and entertaining video covers the fundamentals of checking and bank accounts, such as filling out a check correctly, maintaining a checkbook register, and reconciling a bank statement. In addition, the video presents various banking techniques, including ATM transactions, debit cards, and online banking. Viewers will learn what factors to consider when choosing a bank, as well as how to identify different types of checking accounts. Correlates to the National Standards of Life Skills for Life Work.
Credit Card Cautions
Publication Date: 2000

One of today's rites of passage, from teenager to young adult, is the credit card. Armed with a brand-new credit card, many older teens and young adults gain immediate buying power, but not always knowledge of how to use credit responsibly. This program guides viewers through a maze of introductory rates, finance charges, credit reports, credit repair, card safety, and purchase decisions. First-person stories from credit card users and abusers as well as a credit counseling expert help viewers understand how credit cards actually work.

Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Relates to saving, investing, taxes, insurance, major purchases including homes, education, health, travel & more.
Money
Personal and family finance magazine with articles providing guidance on making, investing, spending, and saving money.

MyMoney.Gov
Find information about earning, borrowing, saving, investing, spending, and protecting your money. Other popular pages include financial tools and money quizzes. This website is a product of the Congressionally chartered Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a U.S. government agency that makes sure banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat you fairly."
National Credit Union Administration: Financial Literacy & Education Resource Center
"Under the Federal Credit Union Act, credit unions were organized for the purpose of promoting thrift among its members and creating a source of credit for provident or productive purposes. The NCUA works to reinforce credit union efforts, raise consumer awareness and increase access to credit union services."

Periodicals

Money
Personal and family finance magazine with articles providing guidance on making, investing, spending, and saving money.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Relates to saving, investing, taxes, insurance, major purchases including homes, education, health, travel & more.