Financial literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, and use financial information to make decisions about personal finances. Everyone needs financial literacy skills to get the most out of their money and work toward their financial goals.
You can use the resources on this page to cultivate financial literacy in your community.
The community members you support may have a wide range of experiences and comfort levels with money. Income, childhood experiences, cultural norms, and many other factors can shape how people navigate financial information. Financial literacy skills can help people:
By teaching financial literacy skills, you can give everyone the skills they need to make informed decisions about money.
Use these lesson plans and programs to teach key financial literacy skills.
Created by the Financial Literacy Education Commission (FLEC)
Lesson plans, games, and other resources designed to boost consumers’ financial literacy
Created by the FDIC
An award-winning education program that helps people of all ages build key financial skills
Share these resources with community members — or use them as inspiration to plan financial literacy programming.
Created by the FDIC
Interactive games and other resources based on FDIC’s Money Smart education program
Created by the FDIC
Resources to educate and protect consumers and connect people with financial resources in their communities
Created by the FDIC
Campaign that teaches consumers how to open a bank account online
Created by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
Tools and resources to help consumers make smarter financial decisions
Created by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
Interactive game for kids ages 5 and up, designed to teach the value of money and basic math skills
Created by the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Resources to help Veterans and their families manage, secure, and protect their financial well-being
Use these resources to build your own knowledge of financial literacy and learn how to teach financial literacy skills in your community.
Created by the U.S. Department of Education (ED)
Financial literacy lesson plan for adult learners
Created by the FDIC
National survey on financial habits like bank account ownership, use of prepaid cards, use of check cashing and money transfer services, and more
Find out how libraries, museums, and educational institutions across the country are promoting financial literacy.
Created by the FDIC
Learn about Friends Against Fraud, a workshop created by the Elder Justice Committee at the Guilford County Family Justice Center in North Carolina.
