MoneyWi$e
MoneyWi$e, a national financial literacy partnership of Consumer Action and Capital One, is the first program of its kind to combine free, multilingual financial education materials, curricula and teaching aids with regional meetings and roundtables to train community-based organization staff so that consumers at all income levels and walks of life can be reached. Please click on Publications tab above to access the full collection of MoneyWi$e publications.Five Recent Publications
Friday, February 08, 2013
Good Credit - Build it and keep it (English) A fact sheet that explains what a credit history is, how to get your credit report, how to establish good credit and where to complain if you have a problem.
Friday, February 08, 2013
Saving to Build Wealth - Make money work for you (English) This brochure provides information about the importance of saving, setting short- and long-term goals to promote saving, opening a savings account and ways to make your money grow faster, including certificates of deposit (CDs), individual retirement accounts (IRAs), U.S. Savings Bonds and college savings accounts.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Saving to Build Wealth - Make Money Work For You (Hmong) Daim ntawv no yog los qhia vim li cas tseem ceeb heev rau yus khaws nyiaj, npaj homphiaj me thiab homphiaj loj los pab yus khaws nyiaj, qhib ib lub txhab nyiaj tau paj me thiab tej kev uas yuav pab tau koj cov nyiaj ntau ntxiv thiab ceev dua, nrog qhia txog rau cov txhab ciaj nyiaj tau paj, nyiaj laus rau yus tus kheej, nyiaj qiv ntawm nomtswv thiab nyiaj khaws rau menyuam mus kawm ntawv qib siab.
This brochure provides information about the importance of saving, setting short- and long-term goals to promote saving, opening a savings account and ways to make your money grow faster, including certificates of deposit (CDs), individual retirement accounts (IRAs), U.S. Savings Bonds and college savings accounts.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Teens & Money - Talking to teens about money (Korean) 24페이로 구성된 이 소책자는 일, 예산, 구매에 있어서 필요한 것과 원하는 것 구분, 은행 이용, 개인 수표 사용, 저축, 신용 카드, 신용 보고서, 운전과 휴대폰 등의 여러가지 주제에 대해 설명하고 있으며 부모들을 위해 만들어 졌지만 청소년들에게도 도움이 될 수 있습니다. 이 소책자는 또한 주간 지출 분석, 월급 명세서, 비교구매를 통한 절약, 개인 수표 사용 등에 대한 예와 삽화를 싣고 있으며 부모들과 자녀들에게 도움을 줄 수 있는 웹 사이트들에 대해서도 안내히고 있습니다.
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.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Teens & Money - Talking to teens about money (Chinese) 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.
News
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Credit card limits and saving while you’re young.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Credit-rating agencies poised to avoid overhaul.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Student debt and the crushing of the American dream.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Requiring employers to provide retirement income estimates.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Is $1,721.75 the bill you'd expect for treating a cut?.

