Subject Guides: College Learning Studies (CLS): CLS Financial Literacy

Scholarships & Financial Aid Web Resources

Scholarship Resources for GRCC Students
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College Board Scholarship Search
GI Bill®, Financial Aid, Grants and Scholarships, Military Academies and School Finders
Select Military Scholarships
Paying for College - Michigan Student Financial Aid
about savings, student loans, scholarships, and grants
United Negro College Fund - Scholarships

Tools for Financial Literacy

Annual Credit Reports
Get your free annual credit reports - a right guaranteed by Federal law. (Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax)
Consumer Well-Being Test
Answer ten questions to measure your current financial well-being and see steps you can take to improve it.
Federal Student Aid Ombudsman
If you’re in a dispute about your federal student aid, contact the Federal Student Aid Ombudsman Group as a last resort.
Financial Calculators - Smart About Money
Calculators that help you figure out credit card payoff, emergency fund, payroll deductions, lease or buy a car, borrowing from 401(k), and more
Identity Theft - Federal Trade Commission
Report identity theft and make a recovery plan

Financial Literacy Books & Videos in the GRCC Library

The Best Value Colleges, 13th Edition by The Princeton The Princeton Review; Robert Franek
Call Number: Reference 378.73 B464 2020
ISBN: 9780525569268
Publication Date: 2020-02-04
NEW 7/2021
Colleges That Pay You Back, 2018 Edition by Princeton Review Staff
Call Number: Circulating 378.73 F851 2018
ISBN: 9781524757830
Publication Date: 2018-01-16
Financial Literacy for Generation Z by Kenneth O. Doyle
Call Number: eBook - Unlimited user license
ISBN: 9781440870668
Publication Date: 2019-09-19
NEW 10/2020
Getting Financial Aid by College Board
Call Number: Reference 378.3 C686g 2018
ISBN: 156835579
Publication Date: 2018
How to Get Money for College 2021 by Peterson's
Call Number: Reference 378.3 P442 2021
ISBN: 9780768944037
Publication Date: 2020-09-08
NEW 3/2021
Paying for College by Princeton Review Staff; Kalman Chany
Call Number: Reference 378.3 C364
ISBN: 9780525567554
Publication Date: 2018-09-18
NEW 4/2019
Paying for College for Dummies by Eric Tyson
Call Number: eBook - Single User License
ISBN: 9781119651475
Publication Date: 2020-04-21
NEW 7/2021
Paying the Price by Sara Goldrick-Rab
Call Number: eBook - unlimited user license & PRINT copy
ISBN: 9780226404349
Publication Date: 2016-09-13
NEW 12/2019
Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s for Dummies by Dummies; Stuart Donnelly; Eric Tyson
Call Number: Circulation 332.024 T988y
ISBN: 9781119431411
Publication Date: 2017-11-20
Will College Pay Off? by Peter Cappelli
Call Number: ebook Multiple User License
ISBN: 9781610395267
Publication Date: 2015-06-09

Financial Literacy Websites

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360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
Content ranging from education planning to purchasing long-term care insurance is organized by life stages and by topics.
Money Matters Pro - New York Public Library
variety of resources on banking, credit, identity theft, investing, retirement planning, college planning, insurance, income taxes, living on the financial edge.
Mymoney.gov
Project of 22 federal entities seeks to improve financial literacy and education in the U.S. Information is organized by life events, from birth to death.
Nerdwallet
Find the best credit cards, checking and savings accounts that fit their needs, track spending, gives advice about saving money, and gives a summary of the student's credit score and ways to increase it.
Reality Check
Calculate a general snapshot of your financial future.
Smart About Money
sponsored by National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)