Library: English | Money Management 1-2-3: ONE: Getting a Strong Start

The “Money Management 1-2-3: Be Smart About Money All Your Life” series focuses on basic money management skills at the beginner, intermediate and advanced level. Part one, Getting a Strong Start, addresses how to manage your income, use credit wisely and live within your means. Topics include understanding your pay stub, filing your tax returns, creating a budget, setting up bank accounts, establishing and building good credit and managing student loans.

Library: English | Choosing a Prepaid Card - PowerPoint Training Slides

The Choosing a Prepaid Card PowerPoint training file is available for download in the “Download File” section.

Library: English | Choosing a Prepaid Card - Seminar Lesson Plan and Class Activities

This 24-page packet, only available as a PDF download, contains a detailed curriculum for teaching how to choose, use and manage a prepaid card wisely, and two classroom activities that provide an opportunity for participants to apply what they’ve learned.

Library: English | Choosing a Prepaid Card: A Backgrounder

The “Choosing a Prepaid Card” training manual provides the answers to many of the questions that a consumer shopping for a reloadable prepaid card might have, from “Where can I find a list of the card’s fees?” to “Whom do I contact if I have a problem with my card?”

Library: English | A Consumer’s Guide to Choosing a Prepaid Card

A prepaid card that charges low fees, comes with desirable features and offers strong consumer protections can be a good choice for many consumers. This publication will help you learn how to compare your options and choose the best prepaid card for your needs.

Library: English | The Right Overdraft Protection Plan: A wise choice

Spending more money than is in your checking account can be a costly mistake. This fact sheet presents the consequences of overdrawing your account, the high cost of “courtesy” overdraft coverage, the better overdraft protection plans that exist and tips for avoiding overdrafts altogether.

Library: English | Checking and Savings Accounts - PowerPoint Training Slides

This downloadable PowerPoint presentation is designed to be used in conjunction with the “Checking and Savings Accounts” lesson plan. The slides provide a visual component to the training that will help to engage learners and improve retention.

Library: English | Checking and Savings Accounts - Seminar Lesson Plan and Class Activities

This downloadable packet guides community educators through a two-hour presentation on selecting, opening, using and managing checking and savings accounts. In addition to the lesson plan (to be used in conjunction with the downloadable PowerPoint presentation), the packet includes exercises, resources and a class evaluation form.

Library: English | An Employee’s Guide to Payroll Cards

This four-page guide is designed to help employees who work for companies that offer a payroll card to determine whether that is their best option, understand how the cards work and how to avoid fees, and know their rights.

Library: English | Questions & Answers about Bank Accounts

This backgrounder answers many questions about checking and savings accounts in much greater detail than the companion brochure. Written in Q&A format, the guide includes in-depth information on more than a dozen banking topics, from selecting a bank account, using an ATM and understanding overdraft protection to overcoming barriers to getting an account and how to use online and mobile banking services.