Financial Management Websites
Credit Reports and Scores:
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To obtain your free annual credit report every 12 months from each of the three major
credit reporting bureaus. This is the “official” government sanctioned site for a free
report. Note that ordering your credit score does cost money.
www.annualcreditreport.com
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Information, fact sheets, and calculators of credit scoring and credit management,
purchase a credit score: www.myfico.com
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Budget and credit management tools, free credit report and score: www.quizzle.com
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Create a budget, track spending, order a free credit score: www.mint.com
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Budgeting, savings, and credit management tracking, order a free credit score:
www.creditkarma.com
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Free credit report and score, credit comparison calculators: www.credit.com
Financial Fact Sheets and Calculators:
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Fact sheets, financial calculators, free apps, and more on money, housing, jobs, health
and school: www.thebeehive.org
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Financial fact sheets, budgeting worksheets, and calculators addressing issues across
the lifespan from the U.S. Financial Literacy & Education Commission:
www.mymoney.gov
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Debt repayment calculators and other budgeting tools from the Utah State University:
www.powerpay.org
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Financial fact sheets, newsletters, and calculators for the National Endowment for
Financial Education: www.smartaboutmoney.org
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Financial calculators, fact sheets on financial management: www.choosetosave.org
Budgeting and Financial Management Apps:
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Mint.com for iOS for a quick look at account balances updated in real-time, as long as
you're connected to the Internet. Automatically categorizes transactions, alerts you when
you've gone over budget, and more.
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Goodbudget for iOS is a personal finance app for budget planning and managing
money. Can sync budget across multiple phones and on the web.
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ExpenseTracker2.0 for iOS is for managing finances, including income and recurring
expenses. Provides a financial summary, expense wheel, and overall financial health.
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Mvelopes for IOS lets you assign spending limits to various expense categories and
capture receipt images. Allows you to transfer budget amounts in between categories.
Online Financial Management Tools, Videos, and More:
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Get weekly savings tips, podcasts, and reminders: www.feedthepig.org
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Send yourself reminder text messages on your cell phone: www.ohdontforget.com
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Checklists and information to help identify spending leaks, plus order free credit card
sleeves to control spending: stopthinksave.org
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Have some fun playing online games around budgeting and credit:
http://financialentertainment.org/
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Activities and videos on children and money from Sesame Street:
www.sesamestreet.org/parents/topicsandactivities/topics/saveshare
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Listen to everyday people talk about spending mistakes: www.spendster.org/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):
Consumers can submit complaints, ask questions, find fact sheets, and more on this Federal
Government website: www.consumerfinance.gov
UW-Extension Websites and Resources:
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Fact sheets and worksheets designed to help people make sound financial choices in
tough times: fyi.uwex.edu/toughtimes
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Wisconsin Homeownership Preservation Education curriculum to help homeowners
understand what they can if they’re facing a foreclosure and how to prevent their
situation from getting to that point: fyi.uwex.edu/whpe
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Financial Coaching is a unique tool for increasing individuals’ financial literacy, distinct
from counseling, advising, or teaching. This website is a resource for those interested in
learning more about coaching, and a forum for those who are already practicing
coaching in their communities: fyi.uwex.edu/financialcoaching
Find links to these websites and more at:
fyi.uwex.edu/financialcapability
Websites are provided for educational and informational purposes only, and does not imply an endorsement.
Compiled by Peggy Olive, UW-Extension/Madison. Updated 11/2014.