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Get Checking |
National site for the Get Checking program |
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Real Sense Prosperity Campaign |
Take Four Smart Moves! Free tax prep on the First Coast at VITA sites. Find out about Individual Development Accounts - save $2000 and they match with $4000 to use for a home, business, or education. Learn more about building your financial plan, credit, and financial accounts through classes and counseling. |
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Consumer Credit Counseling Service |
A United Way agency under Family Foundations. They are a reputable place for help with credit problems. |
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Taxpayer Advocate Service |
An independent organization within the IRS helps taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS and recommend changes that will prevent the problems. Information shared with a Taxpayer Advocate is not shared with IRS collections. |
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IDA Info |
General information about IDAs |
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Jacksonville Area Legal Aid |
Legal assistance for debt issues, foreclosures, bankruptcies. |
| Florida Jump$tart |
Coalition of individuals and organziations that fosters financial literacy for grades K-12. |
| High School Financial Planning Program |
Sites for teachers, parents, and teens about youth and their money. |
| LifeSmarts |
Teens learn about personal finance, technology, health and safety, consumer rights and responsibilities, and the environment. Teams compete in statewide and national competition in February and April each year. |
| The Mint |
Provides information to help youth become more financially literate. For teens, parents, teachers. |
| Kid's Money |
More info about financial literacy for kids. Includes Q&A, parent tips, and lists of commercial and non-commercial sites for further research. |
| MyFICO |
Learn about credit scores based on your credit history/report. |
| American Savings Council Financial Tools |
Includes financial calculators for time value of money, credit scenarios, retirement planning, saving for a goal. |
| Financial Security In Later Life |
Information from the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service on planning for a secure retirement. |
| Investing For Your Future |
Home-study course online about the basics of stocks, bonds, mutual funds. Covers taxed-advantaged accounts. Please let us know if you enroll online and you will have access to help from Anita, locally. Remember, we offer this course in Jacksonville twice a year. |
| Planning For A Secure Retirement |
Online study course about financing retirement from Purdue University. |
| Financing Long-Term Care |
Online study unit about financing long-term care. |
| The Florida Bar |
Click on Consumer Services, then Consumer Pamphlets for brochures on a variety of legal issues. |
| Consumer Reports |
Information about consumer products. Find ratings on tested products. Some information is available to non-subscribers. |
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