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$e publications.Take MoneyWi$e interactive classes online. Consumer Action and Capital One, long-time partners in the MoneyWi$e financial literacy project, have created an online interactive course to help you manage your money.
Less driving may mean insurance savings. As the price of gasoline tops $4 a gallon nationwide, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has released a consumer alert based on its analysis showing that consumers who are driving less could save an average of 5%- 15% on their automobile insurance rates—about $47 to $142.
Financial education for the armed forces. Outreach staff members Mikael Wagner and Linda Williams are featured in a video segment about Consumer Action’s MoneyWi$e partnership with Capital One and how important financial literacy is to military families.
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Five Recent Publications
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Keeping Your Home People who plan, budget and save for successful homeownership have a much better chance of keeping a roof over their heads and building wealth as property values increase over the years. This brochure covers the financial responsibilities of homeownership and how to manage them, how to maintain and protect your property, and how to build and preserve your home equity.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Successful Homeownership Leader's Guide Protect your Greatest Investment Buying a home is a major achievement. But successful homeownership does not begin and end when the closing documents are signed. This Leader’s Guide provides information and background to help you teach prospective, new and established homeowners what they need to know to be successful at homeownership.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Successful Homeownership - Seminar Lesson Plan & Class Activities This PDF packet provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. The 20-page packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Successful Homeownership - Powerpoint Training Slides The Successful Homeownership Powerpoint training file is available for download in the "Download File" section.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
No pierda su casa Consejos para tener éxito como dueños de casa Las personas que planifican, hacen un presupuesto y ahorran para tener éxito como dueñas de casa tiene muchas más posibilidades de mantener su hogar e incrementar su patrimonio a media que el valor de su propiedad aumente con los años. Este folleto explica las responsabilidades financieras de los propietarios de una vivienda y cómo administrar estas responsabilidades, cómo mantener y proteger su hogar, y cómo aumentar y conservar el valor líquido de su vivienda.
News
Friday, November 21, 2008
Unemployed? More help for you.
Friday, November 21, 2008
U.S. agrees to buy student loans to ease borrowing.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Easing of pension rules sought.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Desempleado pero...… ¡no derrotado!.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Fannie y Freddie suspendieron embargos.