
In Orange County, California, college student Eddie Romero consults financial planner Louis Barajas to find a way to pay his bills, pursue a music career, and save for the future. Barajas helps Romero create a budget, track expenses, and start investing his money.
Online Financial Games
Reality Check
http://www.jumpstart.org/madmoney/pgv_money_rc_main.html
A way to calculate how much money your "dream life" would actually cost.
Moneyopolis
http://www.moneyopolis.org/new/home.asp
Help Herbie find parts to return to his home planet by answering financial questions and exploring Moneyopolis.
The Grand Scam Challenge
http://www.ftc.gov/grandscam
Part of the Federal Trade Commission's Web site, these games are all focused on avoiding common financial scams.
It All Adds Up
http://www.italladdsup.org/
Play online games about credit cards, investing, saving, and more.
Hot Shot Business
http://spapps.go.com/hsb4/landing/
This game allows you to start and run a small business (a pet store, a comic book store, etc.), setting prices, and learning about the world of entrepreneurship.
Sense and Dollars
http://senseanddollars.thinkport.org/
Games about credit cards, checking accounts, and affording a "dream prom"!
The Mint
http://www.themint.org/
Games and info about all aspects of money management.

Two teams of students from Nashville, Tennessee compete in a simulation of a multi-billion dollar business deal during the Youth About Business competition, which gives high school students a chance to figure out if a career in high finance might be right for them.
Financial Calculators
Practical Money Skills for Life: Calculators
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/english/resources/calculators/
A wide variety of financial calculators for budgeting, credit cards, and more.
Basic Compound Interest Calculator
http://www.bygpub.com/finance/InterestCalc.htm
Calculate how much will accumulate through weekly savings.
MoneyChimp: Compound Interest
http://www.moneychimp.com/articles/finworks/fmfutval.htm
Calculate accumulated interest on a set amount of principal. Includes interactive graphs and mathematical formulas.
Financial Information
Youth About Business
http://www.youthaboutbusiness.org/
The Youth About Business leadership-training program for high school students introduces the mechanics of how to run a business successfully.
eXtension Financial Security for All
http://www.extension.org/personal+finance
eXtension is an educational partnership of more than 70 universities providing access to objective, research-based information and educational opportunities.
Practical Money Skills for Life
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/english/index.php
Excellent finance calculators and lots of information about finance terms and ideas.
Fast Financial Facts
http://www.ntrbonline.org/english/archiveindex.html
Financial information about everything under the sun from the National Teen Resource Bureau.
Young Investor
http://www.younginvestor.com/
Ideas about earning, saving, and investing money for teenagers.
Young Money Magazine
http://www.youngmoney.com/
This site has loads of information about all kinds of money issues for young people, from student-loan management to how to start your own company.
CU Succeed -- Teens Financial Network
http://www.cusucceed.net/resources.php
This site provides information about jobs, credit cards, savings, and budgeting, which is useful for all teenagers.
The True Cost of Paying the Minimum
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/calc/minPayment.asp
Find out how much it costs to pay only the minimum payment with this compound-interest calculator!
Checkbook Basics
https://www.consumerdebit.com/consumerinfo/us/en/aboutchecking/checkbookbasics/index.htm
Online interactive training program that will help you to effectively manage your checkbook.
Freddie Mac Credit Smart
http://www.freddiemac.com/creditsmart/home.html
A curriculum to help consumers understand, build, and maintain better credit.
Investing for Your Future
http://www.investing.rutgers.edu/
A comprehensive home study "course" for beginning investors, covering all the basics of investing.
For Parents
Teaching Children and Teens about Money
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/art/teachchildren.asp
Helping teenagers get a grasp on basic money concepts.
How to teach Teens the value of a dollar
http://parenting.ivillage.com/teen/tmoney/0,,nrlk,00.html
Nice article about strategies for helping teens understand money.
Teaching Teens Consumer Skills and Money Management
http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=992
An article focusing on helping teenagers with learning disabilities or ADHD handle money effectively.
One Minute MBA Lessons
http://www.oneminutemba.net
Financial information for people of all ages, organized into life-centric topics.