Links and Resources
Janet Bodnar of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine writes a helpful weekly column online that answers questions parents and children are having about money. The column is incisive, conversational, and best of all, it's easy to understand — she is a mother of three children after all. A two-part entry relevant to this program and well worth reading: "Teaching Kids the Value of Giving" and "The Value of Giving, Part II."
Nathan Dungan's organization dedicated to helping people of all ages develop and maintain healthy financial habits. The site features Share-Save-Spend™ Financial Sanity resources is to help youth and adults understand the relationship between money, values, and habits in today's hyper-consumer culture.
The Center for American Progress issues a monthly snapshot of trends in the American economy. November's snapshot shows continued increases in family debt and decreases in personal savings.
This site from Raymond James Financial and the Pinch Group offers concise descriptions of the global history of socially-responsible investing, approaches to SRI and current debates about the practice.
The American RadioWorks documentary examines what's fueling the bankruptcy boom in the United States.
This public education program has over 100 online financial calculators for a wide array of financial planning issues, including credit, home mortgage and budgeting.
This interactive online program includes games and simulations to help teenagers learn about financial management.
Jump$tart is dedicated to teaching young adults the fundamentals of financial literacy.
Don't Buy It: Get Media Smart! is a media literacy Web site for young people that encourages users to think critically about media and become smart consumers.
The National Institute on Media and the Family, an education and advocacy organization, provides information on the impact of media on children and families.
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Dungan is a financial educator and president of Share-Save-Spend, an organization that helps people develop healthy financial habits.
