 | Social
Security Administrator's "Retirement Planner" - use the
online calculators, find out eligibility issues, check your retirement options and check
out the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
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 | DFI KidsPage - Produced by the Wisconsin
Department of Financial Institutions, this site teaches kids about the history of money,
savings options, investing and more.
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 | FleetKids
- This fun, colorful site uses games to introduce children to a variety of mathematics,
financial and social concepts, including setting goals, saving and budgeting, balancing
needs and wants and learning to work with terms to develop solutions.
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 | KidsBank
- Fun cartoon characters teach children in elementary through middle school the basics of
saving, interest and checking accounts.
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 | Facts
About Money - The U.S. Treasury Page for Kids, featuring a cat named Trez,
provides a variety of government information and links. Find information and links.
Find information about savings bonds, U.S. history and the Federal Reserve.
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 | Student Credit - This site provides
information on several student credit cards, as well as definitions of credit card terms,
how to determine how much credit you can afford, and how to build good credit.
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 | Jump$tart
Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy - See the "12 principles that
every young person should know," search the resource clearinghouse, read the latest
news from financial literacy studies and learn more about Wisconsin's Jump$tart Coalition.
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 | Banking on Kids - This WBA-affiliated
program helps financial institutions teach kids the value of saving by opening banks
within elementary schools. Learn how to get involved with this inexpensive,
real-world experience.
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 | Capitate Your Kids - "Capitate"
when applied to kids, means giving them a fixed sum to let them take care of their own
needs. Author John Whitcomb, M.D., provides information on "The Sink or Swim
Money Program," a book he wrote about this approach to teaching teens money
management skills.
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 | Choose
to Save - Choose from more than 100 online financial calculators for a wide
variety of financial planning issues.
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 | Kidstock - Kids and parents can learn
about savings accounts, stocks, dividend reinvestment programs, bonds, mutual funds and
other ways to invest.
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 | Practical Money Skills for Life -
Produced by Visa, this site is divided into information on budgeting, saving and investing
for teachers, students, parents and consumers.
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