Not sure where to start when it comes to getting your financial life in order? How about taking some time this year to learn more about your spending habits or creating a workable budget? Or maybe you are preparing to pay for a college education, or retirement? Family Financial Education Foundation has completely free financial courses, workbooks, and articles available to get you started. The old saying, “knowledge is power” is very true for managing your money as well.

Here are some of the free education resources available from FFEF:

Family Financial Training Course

FFEF has partnered with Access Education to provide a 12-book series that teaches the basic principles of financial management which can help you establish a more successful future. Topics include Creating Your Budget, Understanding Your Credit, Reading Your Credit Report, Surviving an Economic Downturn, and more. You can read the books online, or download the text file to your e-reader device. The series is available free of charge in both English and Spanish. Find the series here. http://www.accesseducation.org/bookseries.htm

Financial Fitness Training Series

This set of three downloadable workbooks can help you begin to understand your own financial philosophy and build a spending plan that works for you and your family. Topics in books one and two include budgeting, building a manageable budget, enhancing your income, managing financial stress and how to teach your children about money. Book three covers investments and preparing for your eventual retirement. All three workbooks are available to read online or print out pages as you work through the lessons. Find the workbooks here. http://www.accesseducation.org/workbooks.htm

Budget and tracking forms

FFEF has made available free and easy forms for tracking monthly spending, creating a budget, and collecting your creditor information all in one place. These forms can help you gather the needed information to help you with your budget planning and managing debt. View the forms here. http://www.accesseducation.org/resources.htm

FFEF Dollars & Sense Monthly Newsletter

Family Financial Education Foundation publishes a free monthly newsletter covering financial topics of interest as part of our educational outreach program. Find information on everything from basic financial management, to investments and trusts. Teaching children about money to retirement preparation. Preparing for emergencies to running a small business. Articles are available in both English and Spanish and are posted on our site as well as shared via our social media outlets. http://www.ffef.org/ffefblog/article-topics/

Financial Tips & Tricks

Good and timely information about a variety of financial issues are posted to the tips and tricks area of our website monthly. You can search for money saving ideas, find lists of cheap or free online and community services, low cost travel and meal planning resources, and fraud alerts. See more Tips & Tricks here. http://www.ffef.org/financetips/

Here are some great resource links to get you started:

Building a Spending Plan that works: http://www.accesseducation.org/pdfBooks/Workbook1E/Workbook1E_0820.pdf

Understanding your Credit: http://www.accesseducation.org/pdfBooks/book6E/book6E.html

Saving or Paying Debt, Which Should Come First?: http://www.ffef.org/ffefblog/saving-or-paying-debt-which-should-come-first/

Considering filing for bankruptcy?: http://www.ffef.org/ffefblog/considering-filing-bankruptcy-2020/

List of resources for people who are struggling financially: http://www.ffef.org/financetips/list-resources-people-struggling-financially/

Family Financial Education Foundation is dedicated to helping our clients, and the general public, to learn more about financial responsibility and the importance of money management for a happy and healthy life. If you would like more information about our free education or would like to take the next step in gaining control over your debt situation please give one of our counselors a call. 877-789-4172 or www.ffef.org