College Students - Financial Topics by Life Stage
College marks a huge step towards independence (both personally and financially) for students. Even still, 60 percent of students did not create a budget for the current school year and only 45 percent of students said they understand their credit score may have an impact on their ability to get a job. Given these startling statistics, we put together a complete guide to financial literacy for college students based on the guides on FinancesOnline.org in this section.
- Creating a Budget
- Savings Options
- Income Allocation Strategies for College Students
- Best Credit Cards for College Students
- How Credit Works
- The Benefits of Having a Good Credit Score
- Tips for Building and Maintaining Good Credit
- Debt Management Strategies
- Types of Investments
- Building an Investment Portfolio
- Principles of Investing
- How to Start Investing