Other Helpful Resources

Agencies and Organizations

MyMoney.gov

Supported by the U.S. Financial Literacy and Education CommissionU.S. Department of Treasury, this is a federal government website that provides various governmental resources on personal finance. Free teaching resources for teachers at different levels and parents cover budgeting, taxes, retirement benefits, investment, and military families.

FTC Federal Trade Commission

The FTC site covers consumer complaints, credit & loans, debt collection, Do Not Call registry, free credit reports, identity theft, internet fraud & safety, money matters, and privacy & data security.

New Mexico Attorney General

The NM Attorney General's website contains information on where you may report consumer issues.

USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

The USDA organization aims to improve households' health, social, environmental, and financial well-being.

eXtension(e-Extension)

A national Extension site, eXtension is designed to collaborate efforts among professionals in different universities/agencies. Its location on personal finance covers hot topics, including consumer credit, estate planning, health finance, and retirement planning. You may leave questions for experts to answer!

National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)

A national foundation wholly dedicated to improving the financial well-being of all Americans, NEFE provides financial education programs to different age groups, which include High School Financial Planning Program (HSFPP), Smart about Money, Cash Course, Decumulation, and Spendster.

Federal Citizen Information Center

Publications USA Gov has topics that include money, health, housing, food, small business, education, and education. Available in Spanish. Consumer Action Handbook plus complaint procedures are available here as well.

Health Information

National Network of Libraries of Medicine gathers health resources, which are presented in different languages, e.g., Spanish, Arabic, Cambodian / Khmer, and Russian.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

The HUD website provides information on buying a home, avoiding foreclosure, obtaining rental assistance, finding a housing counselor, energy efficiency, and filing a fair housing discrimination complaint. Information is available in Spanish.

Healthy Homes

A program under HUD, the Health Homes site, has information on ways to make your house safe. Information is available in Spanish.

Other Links

Shopping?

Various sites for coupons, discounts, free trials, etc.: Pricegrabber.com, Yahoo's Shopping, coupons.com, smartsource.com, retailmenot.com, keycode.com, coupondivas.com, reuseitnetwork.org, freesharing.org, spoofee.com, heyitsfree.net, mysavings.com, sharingisgiving.org.

Invest Native Project

Financial education curriculum may be found within Invest Native Project and resources available for trainers and tribal leaders.

It's My Life- Money

PBS's interactive site on money - teen-proof!

Consumer Jungle

A financial education plan for independent living for teachers and students can be found at Consumer Jungle.

New Mexico Kids

NM Kids include children-related resources such as childcare providers, parenting, and child safety.

College Daycare Finder

College Daycare Finder is a guidebook for college students searching for quality childcare options.

E-Bullying

Cyberbully411: The definition, regulations, solutions, actions, stories, depression. Etc.

Emergency Preparedness

NEFE's program focuses on financial and wealth preparation in dealing with Preparing for Natural Disasters.

New Mexico Aging and Long-term Services Department

Resources from N.M. Aging includes elderly-focused consumer issues, aging protective services, other resourceful links, and Indian elder affairs.

Money As You Grow

Retirement Planning

MoneyGeek

MakingCents

MyMoneyCoach

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    Learn how to save money and make smart financial choices

TheSimpleDollar

Credit

Scam Prevention/Identity Theft

Financial Calculators

Mortgage, loan, retirement, auto, credit cards, life insurance, savings... These are great websites to calculate almost anything about personal finances.

Money and College

Home Purchase

Healthcare Cost