Some of the following Consumer Action publications are available in bulk for non-profit or government agencies to distribute for educational purposes. Further info can be found on the How To Order Publications page.
Library: English | Micro Business Basics - Seminar Lesson Plan (English) . To help participants learn basic information about the creation and financial management of a micro business.
PDF packet provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. The 16-page packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets.
Category: Money Management on Jul 22, 2010
Library: English | Micro Business - Build a solid foundation (English) . Micro businesses are very small companies run by their owners with few employees. They are often home-based, with annual sales under $250,000 and few assets, but they can qualify for loans to help them grow into large regional, national or franchise businesses. Category: Money Management on Jun 11, 2010
Library: English | Teens & Money - Talking to teens about money (English) . This 24-page booklet is designed primarily for parents but may also be useful for older teens. It covers many topics, including working, budgeting, figuring out if a purchase is a "need" or a "want," banking, writing checks, savings, credit cards, credit reports, driving and cell phones. The booklet contains illustrations and examples of a weekly spending evaluation, a paycheck stub, how comparison shopping can save money and how to write a check. It also contains a list of helpful web sites for parents and kids. Category: Money Management on May 25, 2010
Library: English | Families and Credit Cards - Training Guide . This Training Guide is designed to help you help parents provide their children with a better understanding of how to use credit wisely and steer clear of credit trouble.
Category: Credit Cards on May 13, 2010
Library: English | Families and Credit Cards - Powerpoint Presentation . This 22 slide presentation will help trainers with access to PowerPoint projectors when they hold a training on the Families and Credit Cards project. You can download the Power Point slides from the Download field below. Category: Credit Cards on May 13, 2010
Library: English | Credit Cards - What You Need To Know - Training Guide . This 36-page training guide contains step-by-step guidance to conducting a two hour training, classroom activities and take-home worksheets. Each order for the Training Manual (see above) will be accompanied with a copy of the Training Guide. You may make as many copies of the Training Guide as you wish. Category: Credit Cards on May 13, 2010
Library: English | Personal Bankruptcy - Your financial fresh start (English) . Bankruptcy laws were passed in order to give people a fresh start, and to give debt-burdened consumers an organized, systematic way of paying back creditors. This publication outlines new rules for filing personal bankruptcy that became effective in October 2005. Category: Money Management on May 10, 2010