Resources
Improve your financial literacy skills with these free resources. The Money Matters resources are for use at home and in workshops and activities that are also free for participants. Resources are not to be used for commercial purposes.
Money Matters Core Series
English
- Spending Plans: workbook, online course
- Banking Basics: workbook, online course
- Borrowing Money: workbook, online course
- Ways to Save: workbook, online course
- Smart Shopping: workbook, online course
- Building Credit and Home Buying: workbook, online course
Workbooks are screen reader compatible and include ASL video links.
French
- Calendrier des dépenses: workbook, online course
- À la découverte du système bancaire: workbook, online course
- Emprunter de l’argent: workbook, online course
- Façons d’épargner: workbook, online course
- Magasinage intelligent: workbook, online course
- Bâtir un crédit et acheter une maison: workbook, online course
Workbooks are screen reader compatible.
Spanish
- Planes de gastos (Spending Plans)
- Aspectos bancarios básicos (Banking Basics)
- Tomar dinero prestado (Borrowing Money)
- Formas de ahorrar (Ways to Save)
- Compras inteligentes (Smart Shopping)
- Crear su historial de crédito y comprar una vivienda (Building Credit and Home Buying)
Arabic
- خطط الإنفاق (Spending Plans)
- الأساسيات المصرفية (Banking Basics)
- اقتراض المال (Borrowing Money)
- طُرُق الادخار (Ways to Save)
- التسوق الذكي (Smart Shopping)
- بناء السجل الائتماني وشراء البيت (Building Credit and Home Buying)
Punjabi
- ਖਰਚ ਯੋਜਨਾਵਾ (Spending Plans)
- ਬੈੈਂਕਿੰਗ ਬੈਾਰੇ ਬੈਕਿਆਦੀ ਗੱਲਾ (Banking Basics)
- ਪੈਸੇ ਉਧਾਰ ਲੈਣੇ (Borrowing Money)
- ਬਚਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਤਰੀਕ (Ways to Save)
- ਸਮਾਰਟ ਖਰੀਦਦਾਰੀ (Smart Shopping)
- ਰੈਡਿਟ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਘਰ ਖਰੀਦਣਾ (Building Credit and Home Buying)
Money Matters for Self-Employment Series
- Thinking About Self-Employment: workbook, online course
- Starting a Business: workbook, online course
- Understanding Your Income: workbook, online course
- Planning for Expenses with an Inconsistent Income: workbook, online course
Money Matters for Indigenous Peoples Series
- Spending Plans: workbook, online course
- Banking Basics: workbook, online course
- Borrowing Money: workbook, online course
- Ways to Save: workbook, online course
- Smart Shopping: workbook, online course
Money Matters for People with Diverse Abilities Series
- What is a Bank?: workbook, online course
- Ways to Pay: workbook, screen reader version (.docx)
- Needs, Wants, and Spending Plans: workbook, online course
- How to Use an ATM: workbook, screen reader version (.docx)
- Understanding Your Paycheque: workbook, screen reader version (.docx)
- Money Safety: workbook, online course
- Facing Challenges: workbook, online course
- Money Matters for Caregivers: workbook
- How to read money numbers
- How to count cash
- Registered Disability Savings Plans
- What is a cheque?
- Key Words
Videos
- What is APR?
- Credit History vs Credit Score
- Credit vs Debit Cards
- How to Calculate a Percentage
- What is Phishing
- How to avoid scams
- How to borrow money in a smart way
- What will help me stick to my budget?
- How can I get motivated to save money?
- Advice for starting your own business
- Talking about money with your significant other
- Talking about money with your friends
- Learn about smart shopping: Meet Tenzin and Riley
- Learn about spending plans: Meet Riley
- How do I get preapproved for a mortgage?
- How can I improve my credit score?
- How to set prices for a new business – New!