Research > Homework Center > Personal finance

Personal Finance

Banking and budgeting
Investments
Money and Economics
Stocks
Taxes

Banking and budgeting

How to Balance your Checkbook: http://extension.unl.edu/welfare/check.htm

Steps and a form to help you learn to balance a checkbook.
Kids Bank: http://www.kidsbank.com/index_3.asp

Learn where money comes from, how to save it, what interest means, how to manage a checking account and answers to your money questions.

Investments

The Young Investor Web site: http://www.younginvestor.com

"A place to learn about money and maybe even earn some too."
Individual Investor Services: http://investor.nasd.com/

Investor training, NASD notices, market data, education and more.

Money and Economics

Change Maker: http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/

A cash register game. How much money will you get back?
Economics: //http://library.thinkquest.org/J003305F/

This site was created for kids to learn the basics of economics, covering how the economy works and what an economy's components are.
Economics for Kids: http://www.kathimitchell.com/econ.htm

Lots of links to all kinds of sites about economy and money.
Kids Calculator: http://www.fecuiowa.org/calculators/kcalcb.shtm

A calculator to figure out how much money you will make in a savings account.
Money Central Station: http://www.moneyfactory.com/kids/start.html

From the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing, games about identifying counterfeit money.
Department of the Treasury Learning Vault: http://www.treas.gov/education/

From the US Department of Treasury, frequently asked questions about United States paper currency, US coins, savings bonds, and more.
See also, Treasury's Page for Kids for younger youth.
About the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: http://www.occ.treas.gov/aboutocc.htm

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks.
Rags to Riches Rescue Game: http://www.headbone.com/wtvrags/

"Rake in as much cash as you can taking "Groovy Gravy" on a 10 week concert tour. Choose music venues, set ticket prices, record new songs and decide how much to spend on advertising."
Savings Bonds for Kids: http://www.savingsbonds.gov/sav/savkids.htm

Learn all about savings bonds.
Secrets of Making Money: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/moolah/

NOVA Online features the history of money and how US money is created and pressed.
Thinkquest: Money and Economics: http://www.thinkquest.org/library/cat_show.html?cat_id=130

Another megasite that lists lots of sites dealing with economy, money and global economy.
Treasury History for Kids: http://www.ustreas.gov/kids/kidshistory.html

US Department of the Treasury provides this website for students. History of the Mint, the Secret Service, and taxes.
Treasury's Page for Kids: http://www.ustreas.gov/kids/

US Department of the Treasury website for younger kids. Provides history, games and more.
U.S. Mint for Kids: http://www.usmint.gov/kids/

Learn about US coins, new coins to come and commemorative coins.
United States Treasury Money Facts: http://www.moneyfactory.com/document.cfm/18/94

Links to trivia about the people,monuments and symbols depicted on US paper currency.
The Universal Currency Converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/

How much is $1.00 in German Marks? Go here to find out how much the US dollar is worth in other currencies.
What is a Dollar Worth?: http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/research/data/us/calc/

How much did a dollar buy in the past? Select any two years between 1913 and today for quick comparison!

Stocks

Virtual Stock Exchange: http://www.virtualstockexchange.com/

Simulated stock market to learn without losing real money.
Dow Jones: http://www.dowjones.com/

Check out the Dow Jones online.
NASDAQ: http://www.nasdaq.com

Catch the current NASDAQ numbers online!

Taxes

Understanding Taxes: http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/jsp/s_student_home.jsp

Print and online materials about the history, theory, and application of taxes in the United States. "