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Financial Literacy and Education Commission
Information on a wide range of financial topics from a number of federal entities
National Endowment for Financial Education
An excellent wide-ranging resource about life events and financial decisions
Find guidance on financial fitness and making the most of your money. Includes a financial fitness quiz
More Helpful Links
AARP Benefits QuickLINK: See if you qualify for public assistance and if you can save money on health care, medication, food, utilities, and more.
Community Action Agencies: These groups help people to help themselves in achieving self-sufficiency.
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: A wealth of information to help consumers with credit, debt, and asset protection.
- Federal Trade Commission: Government agency charged with consumer protection. See the Consumer Protection tab.
- Help with Telemarketers: Visit donotcall.gov and add yourself to the national “Do Not Call’ registry.
- Help with Junk Mail: Visit dmachoice.org and ask to be removed from direct mailings.
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling: The nation's largest financial counseling organization, the NFCC has a network of more than 700 community-based offices located in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
- Find a NFCC member agency for counseling.
- How much is your debt costing you? Find out with this calculator at SchwabMoneywise.com.
- How will changing your payment amount or terms affect your debt? Try this calculator from SchwabMoneywise.com.
- Federal Reserve: Read a basic guide to navigating the credit card process.
- Federal Trade Commission: Get information on credit reports and scoring.
- Fair Debt Collection Practices: Get answers to frequently asked questions on your rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
- Credit score information: Visit myfico.com to learn more about FICO scores.
- Credit Reports: Visit annualcreditreport.com. This is the only federally authorized site to get free credit reports from each of the three major reporting agencies.
- OptOutPreScreen.com: Opt in or out of offers for credit or insurance.
- AARP Foundation Women’s Scholarship Program: This program helps low income 50-plus women through educational opportunities.
- AARP Foundation WorkSearch: Get job search help, assessment tools, and additional resources for older workers and job seekers.
- America’s Service Locator: Find workforce services in your neighborhood or across the country.
- Senior Community Service Employment Program: Connect with a community service and work-based training program for people 55+.
- Credit Unions: Find a credit union you can join.
- Reloadable Prepaid Debit Cards: Learn how to choose and use a prepaid debit card wisely.
- Medicare: Visit mymedicare.gov, the official Medicare site with information about the parts of Medicare, what’s new, and how to find Medicare plans, facilities or providers.
- AARP’s Health Law Guide: This guide will help you find resources tailored to your needs, including Medicare, health insurance coverage for you or your family, or public programs that may work for you.
- Taking care of you and your family when your income drops (PDF)
Deter. Detect. Defend: This Federal Trade Commission site helps consumers fight back against identity theft.
- Area Agency on Aging: Find a local agency that offers advocacy and resources to keep people independent.
- National Council on Aging: Information about improving the health and economic security of older adults.
- Elder Financial Protection Network: Information about protecting yourself and your money.
- Office of Financial Protection of Older Americans: Information and tools from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to help older Americans safely navigate through financial challenges.
- National Endowment for Financial Education: Guidance on how to manage retirement income.
- Retirement Calculators: These tools can help you plan your financial future so you can retire when – and how – you want.
- SchwabMoneywise.com Retirement Calculator
- Social Security Administration: Visit ssa.gov, the official federal government site, which includes information and online applications.
- Social Security Calculator: This tool can help estimate your Social Security benefits and show you when is the best time to claim Social Security.
- SSA.gov's Social Security Benefit Calculators
- AARP Foundation Tax-Aide: Read federal tax FAQs, ask tax questions and — during tax season — find a local site where you can get free tax preparation help.
- IRS Tax Site Locator: The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs offer free tax help for taxpayers who qualify.
Featured Programs & Services
AARP Foundation SCSEP
55 or older, unemployed and looking for work? The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) can help you get on-the-job training.
Work for Yourself at 50+
AARP Foundation's Work for Yourself @50+ provides free tools and resources to help you become self-employed and improve your financial situation.
BACK TO WORK 50+
We are partnering with workforce services providers to strengthen the bridge between 50+ job candidates and respected employers.
AARP Foundation Experience Corps
Experience Corps is a literacy program that utilizes highly trained volunteers age 50 and over to help struggling students become great readers.