Financial Literacy

The Financial Aid Office is proud to announce the development of a pilot program for financial literacy. We hope to educate students on a wide range of financial topics, from creating good credit to loan repayment.  We will be taking our program into the dorms this year!  Locations and times TBA.  We also will be offering a short program of sessions during February.

If you would prefer to do something from the privacy of your room, please feel free to try a free online money management program: CashCourse or NSLP's Financial Literacy Online.  If you do use one of these programs, please email us at aid@wm.edu to let us know how it worked for you!

We also offer some helpful links to other sites:

• www.feedthepig.org
• 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
• Project on Student Debt (Student loan borrowers should be sure to read their section on advice to borrowers.)
• Discover Financial Services' Borrowing 101.
• Federal Student Aid's budget calculator
• Young Americans' Financial Tips: Budgeting, Goal Setting, and Needs vs. Wants
• For parents: College Parents of America's financial literacy site
• San Francisco Chronicle: 10 Money Management Tips for College Grads
• US News & World Report: Best Credit Cards for College Students