Careers and Professional Skills (Brandon Campus): Personal Finance

Real People. Real Issues. Get Your Financial Life on Track. Includes videos, calculators, a glossary, quizzes, and other tools and resources.

Learn about budgeting, saving, credit, debt, identity theft, etc

Personal financial literacy advice ranging from information about credit cards to education to insurance and more.

A wide range of financial topics from the National Endowment for Financial Education.

Explore the financial literacy life stages. Includes a loan calculator, mortgage calculator, savings calculators, student budgets, etc.

"Whether you’re planning for an upcoming move or just curious about the cost of living in other cities, the PayScale Cost of Living Calculator is the place to begin your research (or daydreaming). Just enter your salary and job title as well as your current location and the city where you’re considering a move. Not only will we show you the cost of living difference, but we’ll let you know how much you need to make in the new location to maintain your current standard of living."

See how relocating (or staying where you are) might affect your standard of living. You can compare living-cost indexes and salary differentials between your current and future locations.

Try the online game Spent to get a feel for the kinds of choices that we have to make without sufficient income. This game was developed with Durham, North Carolina in mind

From Marketplace.org: "Could you live off of $438.67 a week? That's the poverty threshold for a family of four, according to U.S. Census data for 2011." Try the simulator and see how you do!

From United Way: "Take a Walk In My Shoes to experience real life examples of the difficult budget decisions some of us have to make each month. Even when you are working hard, the world can throw you some curveballs that can change your life in an instant."