Financial Literacy

Financial literacy focuses on budgeting, understanding student loans, building credit, monitoring your credit score and establishing a savings plan. The resources below can assist in increasing your awareness for effectively managing your financial decisions.

Manage Loans: 

https://studentaid.gov/h/manage-loans

How to Prepare for Student Loan Payments:

https://studentaid.gov/articles/prepare-for-payments/

5 Ways to Pay Off Your Student Loans Faster:

https://studentaid.gov/articles/pay-off-student-loans-faster/

The Office of Student Accounting has partnered with the National Endowment for Financial Education to provide CashCourse, a free online suite of tools to help teach students successful financial skills.

CashCourse’s online tools include:

• Self-study based financial education courses.
• Customizable financial tools including worksheets, a Budget Wizard, quizzes and calculators.
• A personal dashboard to track your progress.
• Articles and additional resources on topics that are relatable to students.
• A guide to real-life money questions.

Set up your account on CashCourse today and enjoy their free services and assistance!