Building Wealth: A Beginner’s Guide to Securing Your Financial Future offers introductory guidance to individuals and families seeking help to develop a plan for building personal wealth.
While a comprehensive discussion of accounting, finance and investment options is beyond the scope of the guide, it presents an overview of wealth-building strategies for
consumers
community leaders
students
teachers
Order Free Copies of the Printed Guide
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Other Materials
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Other Building Wealth materials are available for consumers, community leaders, teachers and students, including an online guide, a tablet guide, a mobile application and classroom lesson plans.
Lessons with examples of how the people of Building Wealth set goals, budget, build credit and control debt (see the online guide for more in-depth exploration of each character and their financial situations)
Paper forms that help you learn how to
Define personal wealth
Use a balance sheet to determine net worth
Set financial goals
Track daily spending
Create a budget
Plan an investment strategy
Control debt
A comprehensive glossary and resource list in the back of the guide
The resources on this page can be used to learn more about building personal wealth. The list includes sources of information on financial literacy for adults and youth, budget and debt management, and consumer protection. Information on direct deposit and Electronic Transfer Account is available, too. This guide is not intended to be all-inclusive; there are many additional national, state and local resources that can provide additional information on building wealth for a more secure financial future.
You can use the forms on this page to begin putting Building Wealth into practice.
All of these tools are available for you to complete on your own either online (web) or by downloading a spreadsheet (xls) or blank PDF document (pdf).
