External Resources

YouNancial Approved Financial Literacy Resources

Welcome to YouNancial’s resource page! On this page, you will find access to some of our student-friendly financial literacy resources that can be used to help better inform you of your money related decisions and keep up with the latest financial news and current events. We hope you enjoy these resources and use them to help you become money savvy!

Instagram Accounts

The Financial Diet

This account is a one stop shop for all things saving, spending and channeling your inner frugalness. Follow this account for helpful life tips on managing your money!

The White Coat Investor

The White Coat Investor instagram
The White Coat Investor focuses on bringing helpful money tips to relieve medical students of their debt after completing their degrees.

Wise Woman Wallet

Wise Woman Wallet instagram
This account follows the journey of a woman repaying her student loan debt alongside sharing helpful tips for boosting your income and motivational quotes.

Clever Girl Finance

Clever Girl Finance instagram
Clever Girl Finance encourages women to reach their full financial abilities and aim for financial wellness. Join them on this journey to making smarter decisions!

CNBC Make it

Cnbc make it instagram
CNBCMakeIt aims to provide financial tips on managing your money and doing it carefully while giving yourself the means to enjoy the things you love.

Financial Times

Financial times instagram
This account gives you the most up to date and important current news events regarding the market and economy.

Student Loan Help Resources

Student Loan Repayment Success Stories & Steps

Student Loan Forgiveness Plans link
Student Loan Payoff Success Stories

Student Aid

Student Aid link
If you don't know what loans you qualified for or what they are, log in with your FAFSA account and this site will tell you your loans and your providers.

Student Loan Forgiveness Plans

Student Loan Forgiveness Plans link
"The Complete List of Student Loan Forgiveness Programs and Options"

Financial Literacy and Personal Finance Blogs

Wealth Meta

Wealth Meta link
Working on creating a set of apps that make it easy to organize your finances, tracking retirement and net worth values.

Women Who Money

Women Who Money link
Empowers women with skills, knowledge and resources, provides blog posts on eliminating debt, saving and spending, posting guest speakers, reviews on books, apps and other financial related topics, publishing interviews.

WorkWeek Lunch

WorkWeek Lunch link
Helps individuals with a healthy mindset while being conscious of how much is being spent on groceries, an integral part of everyday expenses.

The Retirement Manifesto

The Retirement Manifesto link
A blog for planning for and living through retirement. Aids with the steps taken through retirement, the success and failures of retirement planning.

The Penny Hoarder

The Penny Hoarder
The Penny Hoarder has a great staff of writers. They feature content from freelance and other writers who are experts in their topics. Everything from deals on groceries and budget recipes to saving tips, deals of gifts, clothing/shopping etc.

The Female Professional

The Female Professional link
Helping people build their lives up, keeping them motivated and staying true to their visions of themselves.

Other Resources

Nav.it

Nav.it is a money management and financial health app. At no cost to you, you can keep track of all your bank accounts and spending and easily manage and organize your money in one place. They also help create better behaviors around your saving, spending and earning. Their goal is to help you feel better about your financial outcomes.

The Financial Education Curriculum Checklist

"We must demand more quality in our financial education. To help raise the level, we created a checklist to help teachers evaluate their materials. Use the checklist to assess content, design, and instruction."
-UChicago Financial Education Initiative

Calculator.me

Calculator.me link
"This website was founded in 2013 with the goal of offering consumers a collection of no-nonsense calculation tools on a site with a clean user experience with no banner ads above the calculators, no pop ups, no registration wall, no required entering of your personal information to use the calculators, no email follow ups, no annoying downloads."

Copper Banking

"Copper is the banking app for teens and parents. We give teens an easy way to access their money everywhere with the Copper app and debit card. Plus, we teach families how to make smart money decisions directly in the app. Your future starts now!"
- Copper Banking

Expense Tracker

"The easiest way to keep track of your spending."