MoneyWi$e
MoneyWi$e, a national financial literacy partnership of Consumer Action and Capital One, is the first program of its kind to combine free, multilingual financial education materials, curricula and teaching aids with regional meetings and roundtables to train community-based organization staff so that consumers at all income levels and walks of life can be reached. Please click on Publications tab above to access the full collection of MoneyWi$e publications.Five Recent Publications
Monday, January 25, 2010
Elder Fraud : Preventing Senior Scams - Lesson Plan This updated packet provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. The packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets. (Note: It is only available as a PDF file.)
Friday, January 22, 2010
Administración de dinero - Ejercicios para hacer en clase Este archivo en PDF contiene traducciones en español de las actividades para hacer en clase y los ejercicios para hacer en casa tomados del plan de enseñanza en inglés Money Management.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Micro Business Basics (2009) (Korean) Building a sound financial foundation 소규모 자영업체는 적은 숫자의 직원을 고용한 사업주에 의해 직접 운영되는 아주 작은 기업입니다. 이 회사들은 $250,000 이하의 연매출과 적은 자산으로 집에서 운영되는 경우가 많지만 좀더 넓은 지역을 상대하거나 프렌차이즈 사업으로 성장할 수 있도록 도움을 줄 수 있는 사업 자금 융자의 혜택을 받을 수 있습니다.
Micro businesses are very small companies run by their owners with few employees. They are often home-based, with annual sales under $250,000 and few assets, but they can qualify for loans to help them grow into large regional, national or franchise businesses.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Bankruptcy (2009) (Korean) Your right to a financial fresh start 파산법은 감당하기 힘든 부채를 가진 소비자들의 경제적 새출발과 체계적인 부채 청산을 위해 제정되었습니다. 이 소책지는 2005년 10월 개정 발효된 개인 파산법에 대해 설명하고 있습니다.
Bankruptcy laws were passed in order to give people a fresh start, and to give debt-burdened consumers an organized, systematic way of paying back creditors. This publication outlines new rules for filing personal bankruptcy that became effective in October 2005.
News
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
LifeLock settles amid allegations that it misled consumers.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Consumer bill gives exemption on payday loans.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Lower credit card debt traced mainly to charge-offs.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Bank of America to end overdraft fees on debit purchases.
Monday, March 08, 2010
Payday lenders giving advances on unemployment checks.

