Financial Education

Get Out of Debt

Managing debt is the best way to find financial freedom. This Coach session acts as a virtual Debt Coach, providing useful strategies to manage your personal debt situation and create a plan to pay off your debts using the debt snowball or avalanche methods.

To begin the Coach session: Select Get Started. Next, follow along, answer questions, and provide information when asked. Make sure to have the details of your debt ready; this includes the types of debt and the amount you owe, minimum payment, and interest rate for each debt.

Your Tax Return Pre-Game

Filing taxes can be intimidating—but not when you have a game plan. In this Coach session, learn the basics of filing your taxes, and how key factors like filing status, deductions, and credits influence what you owe (or get back!). To begin, select Get Started. Follow the prompts, answer the questions, and provide information when asked.

Are You Cyber Safe? For Teens

This game is designed for teens, ages 13-18, but anyone can play! Navigate through fun dilemmas and wacky scenarios to try and spot red flags and avoid negative consequences. Some things online are obviously unsafe and some decisions are clearly unwise, but others? Well...they can be tricky. Test your cyber security expertise by clicking "Get Started"!

Scam Checker

Did you get a strange text, email, or voice message? This Coach can help gauge a scam in five easy questions or less. Using the Scam Checker can help you know whether a message is worth investigating or probably a scam, helping protect your money and personal information.

To begin, click "Get Started". Follow the prompts and answer the questions when asked!

Filling Out the FAFSA

Every year, billions of dollars are left in unclaimed federal aid funds. This means that thousands of eligible students aren't filling out and submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. It may seem intimidating, but the FAFSA is the best way to reduce the ever-rising costs of going to college. This Coach session will explain what the FAFSA does, how it grants you access to federal aid, and what the impact of federal aid could be for you.

To begin the Coach session, click "Start Here," then just follow along.