Money

One of the keys to a sound financial strategy is spending less than you take in, and then finding a way to put your excess to work. A money management approach involves creating budgets to understand and make decisions about where your money is going. It also involves knowing where you may be able to put your excess cash to work.

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Surprise! You’ve Got Money!

Here’s a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.

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Your Cash Flow Statement

A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.

The Cost of Procrastination

Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.

The Half Million Dollar Baby

The true cost of raising a child may be far more than you expect.

Once Upon a Goal

Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.

• Articles

  Budget Check Up: Tax Time Is the Right Time

  Tax preparation may be the perfect time to give the household budget a check-up.

  How Does Your Credit Score Compare?

  Have you ever wondered how your credit score compares to the rest of the country? Take a look and see.

  The Lowdown on Those Free Credit Scores

  What’s the deal with your yearly free credit report?

  Making Sense of U.S. Household Net Worth

  A look inside the U.S. government's statistics on household net worth.

  Countering Counterfeit Currency

  Combating counterfeiting remains core to preserving the integrity of the nation’s money.

  A Penny Saved is Two Pennies Earned

  Here are some simple and inexpensive energy-saving tips that may help you save money.

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• Calculators

  Historical Inflation

  This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.

  What Is My Current Cash Flow?

  Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.

  Doubling Your Money

  This calculator demonstrates the power of compound interest.

  Paying Off a Credit Card

  Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.

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• Presentations

  Your Cash Flow Statement

  A presentation about managing money: using it, saving it, and even getting credit.

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• Videos

  Keeping Up with the Joneses

  Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?

  Once Upon a Goal

  Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.

  Saving for College 101

  Here’s a crash course on saving for college.

  What Our Kids Can Teach us About Saving Money

  Would you guess that Millennials are effectively saving for retirement? Well, they are.

  No Cash, No Checks, No Problem

  Peer-to-peer payment apps are one of the newest ways to send money.

  The Cost of Procrastination

  Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.

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