Interactive Library

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2	Spent	Can you make it through the month? Living paycheck to paycheck is stressful.	Budgeting	Urban Ministries of Durham	15-20 mins
3	How Does Your Food Spending Stack Up?	How does your grocery bill compare to others'? Could you live on food stamps if you had to?	Budgeting	Mother Jones	5 mins
4	Personal Health and Finance Quiz	Assess your habits for a snapshot of your financial and personal health.	Budgeting	Rutgers University	5 mins
5	Determining Your Budget	How much do you need to earn to support the lifestyle you want? This worksheet calculates average expenses.	Budgeting	Northwestern Mutual	8 mins
6	How Much Salary Do You Need to Buy A House In A Given City?	The cost of a home changes according to where you live. How much do you need to earn to be able to afford it?	Budgeting	HSH.com	10 mins
7	How Is the Way We Work Changing?	Five trends affecting the current job market. Interactive graphs help you determine if your career choice is stable.	Careers	Quartz	10 mins
8	What Jobs Are Likely To Be Done By A Machine in the Future?	Will you be replaced by a machine? Find out the likelihood here.	Careers	Planet Money	5 mins
9	What Is The Most Common Job in Each State?	Scroll through this dynamic map to see how state employment has changed in the past 30 years.	Careers	Planet Money	5 mins
10	Minimum Wage Since 1938	How much is minimum wage actually been worth, historically? Scroll through this graph to compare inflation-adjusted rates.	Careers	CNN Money	5 mins
11	What Is The Potential For Automating Over 750 Jobs?	Choose from 750+ jobs to find out the potential for being automated.	Careers	McKinsey & Company	15 mins
12	What's the Unemployment Rate for 25-34 Year Old College Graduates?	Is a college degree a waste of time? How many graduates are unemployed, anyway? Make your guess. You may be surprised at the answer.	Careers	NY Times	5 mins
13	How Does Online Banking Work?	Online banking makes it easy to pay bills and move money. This interactive simulation allows you to practice using online banking features.	Checking	Money Matters To Me	20 mins
14	Basic Banking Activities	Learn how to perform basic banking activities with this collection of interactive exercises.	Checking	Goodwill Community Foundation	15 mins
15	How Do I Apply for A Loan?	You'll probably need to take out a loan at some point. Learn the process and important information through this exercise.	Credit	Maryland SECU	20 mins
16	It Costs What?!	The same purchase can cost four different amounts, depending on how you use your credit card. How much would you pay?	Credit	Channel 13	10-15 mins
17	What Interest Rate Are People Paying On Credit Cards?	How does the interest rate on your credit card compare to others? What's a good APR?	Credit	NPR	5 mins
18	Can You Estimate Your Credit Score?	A great interactive that helps you learn how credit-worthiness is determined, by making YOU the loan officer.	Credit	FICO	5-10 mins
19	Is It Better To Rent or Own?	Is it cheaper in the long run to rent or own a home? Find out with this interactive tool.	Credit	NY Times	20-30 minutes
20	FICO Score Simulator Sample	If you haven't gotten your official FICO score, you can estimate it yourself by taking this survey.	Credit	myFico	15 mins
21	How Has the Housing Market Performed In Your Neighborhood Since 2004?	Is your home more valuable now? Or less? Type in your ZIP code to find out.	Credit	Washington Post	5-10 mins
22	Think You Can Time The Stock Market?	Think you've got what it takes to play the stock market? Find out here.	Investing	Quartz	2 mins
23	Why Do Investment Fees Matter?	Investing is a great financial tool, but beware of the fees! Use this interactive graph to see how much money you can lose if you don't pay attention.	Investing	Quartz	10 minutes
24	The Balloon Test	How much risk can you handle? A balloon gives insight to your investment strategies.	Investing	Barclays	5 mins
25	Face Retirement	How much do you need for a comfortable retirement? More importantly, how will you look!?	Investing	Merrill Edge	3 mins
26	Would You Trust A Robot To Make Investment Decisions?	Answering a few simple questions can show you an optimal investment strategy.	Investing	Wealthfront	20 mins
27	What's a Millenial?	Are you a Millennial? How does your financial health compare to others?	Other	Goldman Sachs	10-15 mins
28	Which Schools Help Low Income Students The Most?	Choosing a college? Enter school names to see how much financial support is available.	Paying for College	ProPublica	10 mins
29	How Much Will Your College Actually Cost?	How does your family income affect the cost of college? Find out here.	Paying for College	NY Times	2 mins
30	How Does Family Income Impact College-Going Rates?	What percentage of household income will go to a college education, and how has that changed over the years? Enter a state or school to find out.	Paying for College	ProPublica	10 mins
31		Family income obviously plays a part in determing college enrollment, but how much? Make your guess and see how close you come to reality.	Paying for College	NY Times	5 mins
32	Earnings by College Major	Before you pick a college major, find out what you can expect to earn over your lifetime.	Paying for College	Hamilton Project	5 mins
33	What Does Student Debt Look Like In Your Neighborhood?	How does your area compare in rates of student debt?	Paying for College	Mapping Student Debt	15 mins
34	Eight Questions to Ask Before Choosing a College	Answering these eight questions will help you evaluate your college choices.	Paying for College	Wall Street Journal	15 mins
35	What Kind of Spender Are You?	Do you carefully save your money, or spend it before you make it? Find out.	Savings	Northwestern Mutual	5 mins
36	How Do I Complete a W-4?	An interactive exercise that explains the W4 form and taxes.	Taxes	IRS	5 mins
37	Check Your Tax Rate from 1913-2012	How much in taxes do you pay at various income levels? A historical comparison.	Taxes	Visual.ly	5-10 mins
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43	HYPERLINK("http://finlitproject.com/simulator","Manage an Online Bank Account")	This simulation allows you to manage an online banking account under real-world conditions (NGPF Activity in progress)	Checking	FinlitProject.com	15 mins
44	Writing a Check	With the focus on online banking and credit/debit cards, you may have never used an actual check. Do you know how to fill one out?	Checking	Northwestern Mutual	5 mins
45	Balance Your Checking Account	Whether you write checks, use a debit card, or both, you need to be able to balance your account. Practice here.	Checking	Northwestern Mutual	10 mins
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