From Get Rich Slowly: Collection Financial Literacy Resources

A Collection of Financial Literacy Resources

April was National Financial Literacy Month. Get Rich Slowly did its part by featuring a video series that explored saving and investing. Here are links to each part in the series:

(Links available at Get Rich Slowly)

1. Introduction
2. The power of compounding
   
3. Providers and users of capital

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Get Rich Slowly articles
This site regularly features articles about basic personal finance skills. Some of the best from the past year include:

• 7 ways to take charge of your finances — Seven simple but effective steps you can take to seize control of your money instead of letting your money control you.
• The most important money tip — Spend less than you earn!

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Other web sites
There are other excellent financial literacy resources around the web.

• CNNMoney has an outstanding overview of basic personal finance topics called Money 101. Each of the 23 topics includes several pages of information, and many of the subjects include an interactive calculator or tool.
• The Federal government has a website called MyMoney.gov, which is “dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education.”
• The Federal government also provides the Federal Citizen Information Center, which offers free (or cheap) publications on a variety of topics including personal finance.

***Get Rich Slowly is a site that is nominated for Best Business Blog.  It is very informative and fun to read.  The link above will take you to the site.  These are excerpts and the full article can be read there.