Finance - SLS 1106 - Dale Mabry Campus - LibGuides at Hillsborough Community College

Personal finance eBook

This book is available as online eBook as well as a hard copy in the library.

Financial Literacy Starter Kit
Call Number: REF HG179 .F56 2017
How to make and stick to a budget -- How to manage debt -- What to know about checking accounts -- Tips for paying back student loans -- Starting a 401(k) -- Understanding health insurance plans -- Understanding renters' insurance -- What to know about auto insurance.

Search personal finance topics in HCC Libraries

Search Tips

Type 1-2 keywords that describe what type of finance resource topic you want to search
Put parenthesis around a keyword search term that is two or more words long
Click "Search"
Search results may include books as well as eBooks, articles, videos, etc.

Examples:

finance OR "personal finance"
finance AND "buying a home"
"renting versus buying"
"buying versus renting"
"money management"

Tips and examples work for both the Search box and the databases on this page.

Library databases for finance research

The databases linked below provide access to professional finance journal articles, newspaper articles, and magazine articles. To access these resources, you must be logged into HCC Libraries Online.

To get started, try the keywords suggested in the Search Tips box on this page.

Academic OneFile (Gale) Good database to start with - provides a Subject Guide Search to help narrow your topic.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) A scholarly, multi-disciplinary database, with full-text articles from thousands of periodicals, many of them peer-reviewed journals.
America's News (Newsbank) Click on the NewsBank logo at the top of the page for a listing of subject areas. Choose Business & Economics > Consumer Issues > Cost of Living. Another area to review is Personal Finances and Financial Literacy.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) Use search terms such as "buying a car"; "cost of living"; finance, personal.
Consumer Reports.org (EBSCO) Search here for such things as renter's or home owner's insurance, financial planning articles, personal finance, paying for home repairs. This database provides both buyer's guides and articles on consumer oriented topics.
General OneFile (Gale) A huge database of articles from newspapers, news wire services general interest magazines, refereed academic journals, business publications, technology periodicals, and specialty titles in law, health care and computers.

Finance websites

No login required.

Creating your budget Learn how to keep track of your income and expenses, save for your goals, and adjust your budget as your life changes.
FInance 101 FDIC Consumer News: Finance 101
MyMoney.gov This website is a product of the Congressionally chartered Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission, which is made up of more than 20 Federal entities that are coordinating and collaborating to strengthen financial capability and increase access to financial services for all Americans.
Smart About Money A wide range of financial topics from the National Endowment for Financial Education.
Cost of Living - Numbeo Easily compare the cost of living between two cities.

Play the Poverty Simulation game!

What if you don't have much money? How would you get by?

Play Spent - A Poverty Simulation Game
Try the online game, Spent, to get a feel for the kinds of choices that we have to make when our income is not sufficient.
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This game was developed for use in Durham, North Carolina. You may disregard the fundraising message at the end!

SLS 1106 - Dale Mabry Campus: Finance