Additional Resources for
Life Skills: Personal Finance Skills
Use these resources to supplement our Life Skills: Personal Finance Skills curriculum.
PowerPoint Presentations
These PowerPoint presentations were developed by CIMC to accompany our Life Skills: Personal Finance Skills curriculum. To view a presentation online, select the link below. To download a file to your hard drive, right-click the link. If you do not have Microsoft PowerPoint, you can download a free PowerPoint viewer that will allow you to use these presentations in the classroom.
- Unit 1: Managing Money (English) (Spanish)
- Unit 2: Understanding Banking (English) (Spanish)
- Unit 3: Using Credit Wisely (English) (Spanish)
- Unit 4: Understanding Taxes and Insurance (English) (Spanish)
Other Resources
Other resources were developed by government agencies, universities, and private organizations. They are not a required part of the curriculum, but we think you will find something useful to your program. All are PDF files unless otherwise noted.
Credit and Debt Management
- Credit and ATM Cards: What To Do If They're Lost or Stolen
- Bankruptcy Basics
- Building a Better Credit Record
- Choosing and Using Credit Cards
- Dealing with Debt: How Your Bank Can Help
- Shop: The Card You Pick Can Save You Money
- Knee Deep in Debt
- Payday Loans = Costly Cash
- Protect Yourself Against Predatory Lending
- Compare Annual Percentage Rates
- Understand Credit Fees
- Understand Grace Periods
- Managing Your Debts: How to Regain Financial Health
- Choosing the Best Credit Card
- Choosing the Best Interest Rate
- Deciding How Many Credit Cards You Need
Consumer Rights and Legal Issues
- How to Resolve Your Consumer Complaint
- Consumer Choices: How to Complain and Get Results
- Solving Consumer Problems
- Tip-Offs to Rip-Offs: A Mini Guide to Telephone Scams
- The Real Deal: Playing the Buying Game
- How to Right a Wrong
- Consumer Choice: Product Warranties and Service Contracts
- ID Theft: When Bad Things Happen To Your Good Name
- Survivor's Handbook: Making Funeral Plans and Obtaining Benefits When There is a Death in the Family
Money Management and Spending Plans
- 52 Topics Related to Wealth Building
- 66 Ways to Save Money
- Using a Check Register to Track Your Expenses
- Taking Charge in Challenging Times
- Electronic Banking
- Canadian Consumer Handbook
- 2003 Consumer Action Handbook
- Money Mechanics: Health Insurance
- Adjusting to Financial Problems
- Sharpening Survival Skills
- Insuring Your Home
- My Monthly Spending Plan: A Guide to Help You Manage Money
- Live Within Your Means
- Financial Focus: Personal Checking Accounts
- Spending Choices
- Basic Money Management: Leader's Guide
- Your Spending Plan
- How to Keep Money in Your Pocket
- How To Make Your Money Go Further
- Divorce Matters: Separating Your Finances
- Manage Money Successfully
- Twenty-Five Ways to Live on Less
- Financial Tips for Uncertain Times
- Money Mechanics: Spending Plans
- Spending Plans Worksheet
- Planning to Stay Ahead
Investing and Financial Planning
- Financial Planning Throughout Your Lifetime: Stages and Tasks
- Investment Basics: Getting Started Saving and Investing
- Building Wealth: A Beginner's Guide to Securing Your Financial Future
- Savings Fitness: A Guide to Your Money and Your Financial Future
Dealing With Income Loss
- Managing Between Jobs
- Accepting Your Feelings
- Deciding if Bankruptcy is an Option for You
- Bartering
- Deciding Which Bills to Pay First
- Helping Children Cope
- How You Can Help When Mom or Dad is Unemployed
- Keeping a Roof Overhead
- Looking for a Job
- Making the Most of What You Have
- Meeting Your Insurance Needs
- Deciding if Teens Should Work
- Identifying Sources of Support and Friendship
- Setting Spending Priorities
- Starting Your Own Business
- Strategies for Spending Less
- Controlling Stress
- Talking With Creditors
- Bouncing Back When Your Income Drops
- When Your Income Drops: Fact Sheets
- Don't Panic - Take Control
- Control Stress
- Take Stock of Family Resources
- Take Stock of Community Resources
- Set Priorities for Spending
- Plan to Pay Creditors and Protect Family Welfare
- Keep a Roof Overhead
- Meeting Insurance Needs
- Sharpen Your Survival Skills
- Getting Through Tough Times
- Bartering
- Communicating Under Pressure
- Community Agencies That Can Help
- Controlling Stress
- Deciding if Teens Should Work
- Deciding Which Bills to Pay First
- Helping Children Cope
- How You Can Help Mom or Dad
- Identifying Sources of Support and Friendship
- Meeting Your Insurance Needs
- Keeping a Roof Overhead
- Looking for a Job
- Making the Most of What You Have
- Setting Spending Priorities
- Starting Your Own Business
- Strategies for Spending Less
- Stretching Your Food Dollar
- Talking With Creditors
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Updated 02.20.07