Save & Invest

The United States Mint's website provides free educational resources for educators, parents, and kids. The site includes free educational resources including class activities, lesson plans, and information on how to bring coins into the classroom. For youth, the H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site is dedicated to promoting lifelong pleasure in coins and coin collecting. Games, informational features, and interactive animated cartoons, successfully combine government, technology, and education in a new and exciting way.

This website helps you to identify agencies that will provide information, counseling assistance with homeownership issues including financing and mortgages. If you are facing foreclosure, use this site to identify a local foreclosure avoidance counselor.

Retirement is expensive. Take charge of your financial future and start preparing now. This website outlines ten steps to help you start saving for retirement. The site is presented in English and Spanish.

Women face many challenges in saving for retirement. This website highlights some of those issues and provides tips to get started. The site is presented in English and Spanish.

If you are saving for retirement at work, this website will help you understand your plan and the federal law that governs your plan. It explains what information you should review periodically and where to go for help with questions. This website is presented in English and Spanish.

This website provides information on US Savings bonds. It features an on-line calculator for determining the value of various types of savings bonds including Series EE, E and I bonds and Savings Notes.

This website provides information about the tax advantages of saving with US Savings Bonds. If you only look at the rate your savings bonds are earning, they may not seem like a strong investment. But when you factor in all the tax advantages, your bonds are earning more than you think. The site includes a Tax Advantages Calculator.

Military OneSource (also accessible by calling 1-800-342-9657) is a free service available 24/7, 365 days a year to Service members and families regardless of their activation status. The website features a “Money Management” section with information and resources that include calculators, tips, books and CDs, personal finance newsletters, and more.

Whether you're enrolling in college for the first time or returning to school after a period of time off, you should explore your needs for student aid. Federal student aid from the U.S. Department of Education is the largest source of aid in America, providing over $150 billion in grants, work-study, and federal loans for students attending four-year colleges or universities, community colleges, and career schools. On this page, we discuss who gets aid, the types of aid available, how to apply, and more!

Website of the U.S. Army's Financial Readines program. The site features information for service members and their families, including on-line calculators and educational video presentations.