CARE Content Library

A check-list for class room presenters.

Contact information for credit reporting companies.

A one-page handout on tips for new college students

For young adults and teens: Simple Strategies and Practical Guidance for Borrowing, Saving, Banking and Avoiding Scams

A Quick Guide for Consumers on Credit, Debt, and Prepaid Cards.

A interactive teaching tool that can be used in budgeting and savings presentations.

An interactive teaching tool that can be used in Get Smart and other credit presentations.

An interactive teaching tool that can be used in presentations on credit reporting.

Simple and important rules for keeping your finances under control. Plus web sites for finding scholarships, comparing credit card offers and handling other financial decisions.

Instructions for using Kahoots (a web-based teaching tool that asks students to use their phones to answer questions) in the classroom.

This is a PowerPoint presentation on credit and credit cards that is more basic than the popular "GetSmart About Credit" presentation. It covers roughly the same content.

This is the Instructor’s Guide for "Interactive Program on Credit" that outlines the interactive exercise on the nature and types of credit.

A skit that dramatizes how credit theft can occur and the consequences of credit theft.

An article on how to evaluate credit card terms.

An article on the pros and cons of cash back credit cards.

A three-minute humorous video on abusive use of credit cards.

A three-minute humorous video on bankruptcy.

A three-minute video humorous video on reckless use of credit.

This video uses a pitcher and a glass of water to demonstrate the effects of minimum credit card payments.

A 50-minute PowerPoint presentation on financing a college education, with a focus on the different types and terms of student loans.

A PowerPoint presentation on financing a college education, with a focus on the different types and terms of student loans.

A PowerPoint presentation in Spanish language on financing a college education, with a focus on the different types and terms of student loans.

This document describes an internet-based program for high school students and adults that, in a user-friendly environment, guides students to college scholarships that they are likely to win.

This PDF document contains budgeting suggestions for college students.

For young adults and teens: Simple Strategies and Practical Guidance for Borrowing, Saving, Banking and Avoiding Scams

A interactive teaching tool that can be used in budgeting and savings presentations.

List of Useful Websites and simple rules to follow.

Key features for the school year 2023-2024 related to federal grants and student loans.

An interactive tool that covers financing a college education.

An interactive tool that covers financing a college education.

Instructions for using Kahoot (a web-based teaching tool that asks students to use their phones to answer questions) in the classroom.

Instructions for incorporating Kahoots into Managing Student Loans.

A booklet on Education, Occupations, and Lifetime Earnings.

A humorous description of the consequences from having too much student loan debt. Right click the icon and choose save target as (Explorer) or save link as (Firefox) to save. The file name must not be changed.

Every student who is applying to any college should start here. FAFSA (Free Application For Student Aid) is a mandatory application (no fee to complete) which enables schools to determine the amount of aid you are eligible to receive. They have live customer service representatives available to answer your questions at (800) 433-3243. You can also chat with them. Click here to contact a FAFSA representative via their website.

The U.S. Department of Education site has information about federal aid programs and includes recommendations and tips for parents and students on how to pay for college.

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading Hispanic scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country. In its over 30 year history, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund has awarded close to $280M in scholarships to more than 90,000 students in need. Two-thirds of these students were the first in their families to go to college.

Hispanic and Latino students looking for a college education should keep a sharp eye out for scholarships and resources that can make a difference. Find some of today’s best financial, education, and advocacy resources for Hispanics and Latinos in 2022.

We want to make it easy for you to understand how much merit aid is available to you from colleges across the country - before you apply. This is the web's first comprehensive directory of merit scholarships from colleges.

Each Scholarships.com user answers a detailed questionnaire, providing information about their academics, extracurricular activities, and individual background. They use this data to generate a customized list of grant and scholarship opportunities that match the student's qualifications. At the heart of this process is a comprehensive scholarship database.

A Medical Student's Best Education Resource

The Essential FAFSA Checklist for College Students

This PowerPoint program describes the history of consumer bankruptcies, key features of chapter 7 and chapter 13, and the costs and limitations of going through bankruptcy. It contains rock music and some animation

Instructions for using Kahoot (a web-based teaching tool that asks students to use their phones to answer questions) in the classroom.

The directions for presenting a skit on a meeting between a bankrupt and his/her creditors and the trustee appointed for the case. This program is recommended only for adults and high schoolers who have already received basic credit education.

A 50-minute PowerPoint presentation on budgeting and savings, how to create a budget, types of expenses, and tips for saving for financial goals.

A PowerPoint presentation in Spanish language on budgeting and savings, how to create a budget, types of expenses, and tips for saving for financial goals.

A interactive teaching tool that can be used in budgeting and savings presentations.

This PDF document contains budgeting suggestions for college students.

Instructions for using Kahoot (a web-based teaching tool that asks students to use their phones to answer questions) in the classroom.

This booklet from the CFPB discusses a variety of techniques to measure the success of financial education programs [uploaded April 2018].

These are slides from a CFPB webinar that discuss the different attributes and characteristics that should be measured in assessing the effectiveness of financial literacy education.

A 50-minute PowerPoint presentation on typical frauds and scams young adults to be aware of, and avoid

A 50-minute PowerPoint presentation on Identity Theft and its detection through and impact on credit reports and credit scores.

Instructions for using Kahoot (a web-based teaching tool that asks students to use their phones to answer questions) in the classroom.

Instructions for the use of the interactive Jeopacardy game.

This Word document contains a crisp summary, in a David Letterman format, of common credit mistakes.

Pew Charitable Trust report 2015

Presentation on how credit scores are computed (this may be outdated).

This scholarly study demonstrates that people with credit cards spend more than people without credit cards. It also gives suggestions to fight the impulse buying that comes with having a credit card.

Article on strategies for getting the largest possible award. [uploaded 08.19.14]

Who Graduates with Excessive Student Loan Debt - by Mark Kantrowitz, Dec. 2015.

Credit Supply and the Rise in College Tuition: Evidence from the Expansion in Federal Student Aid Programs

5 Things to Know Before Taking Out a Student Loan

Reports and articles on student loan debt.

Summary of Federal Grant and Student Loan Terms 2015-2016

Analysis of public input and recommendations for reform.

10 Commandments for Frugal Living.

A copy of actual papers filed in Vick’s bankruptcy case used to demonstrate the lack of privacy in bankruptcy.

This study by the CFPB explains that there is more than one “credit score” and gives a lot of useful information about the impact on consumers of these different credit scores.

A PowerPoint presentation on budgeting and savings, how to create a budget, types of expenses, and tips for saving for financial goals.

10 Commandments for Frugal Living.