Family Economics and Resources Management

The materials listed on this page are intended for FERM educators throughout New York State. 

• Personal Finance Book Reviews
• Financial Curriculums & Resources List [excel]
• Cornell Securities Law Clinic
• Upcoming CCE Classes
• Get Financially Fit! A financial toolkit for college campuses [pdf]
• Financial Literacy Foundation Grant [pdf]
• Investment Scams, Evaluation Tools In-service Video
• Investment Fraud Prevention Presentation [ppt]
• Practical Money Skills for Consumers and for Parents
• Understanding the new credit card rules for 2009 [pdf]
  

Handouts [pdf]

• Warning Signs of Fraud
• If You Suspect Fraud
• Investment Scams
• Retirement Buyouts
• Successful Investing
• Variable Annuities
• Intro to Personal Finance
• ATM/Credit Card Cash Tracker
• Plug the Leaks on Spending
• Money and Happiness Quiz - Part 1
  
• Money and Happiness Quiz - Part 2

Tipsheets [pdf]

• Be Your Own Consumer Advocate
  
• Communicating with Family
  
• Financial Goal Setting
  
• Financial Record Keeping
  
• Managing Your Money
  
• Money Saving Strategies
  
• Reducing Consumer Debt
  
• Rent to Own
  
• Smart Credit

Workbooks [pdf]

• Control Your Spending
  
• Debt Reduction
  
• Financial Balance Sheet
  
• Goal Setting
  
• Personal Finance Checklist

Cornell Cooperative Extension educators with financial management education programming responsibility are encouraged to become member of one or more of the following professional organizations.

• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences - AAFCS
  www.aafcs.org
• National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences - NEAFCS
  www.neafcs.org
• Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Educators - AFCPE
  www.afcpe.org
• The American Council on Consumer Interests - ACCI
  www.consumerinterests.org