Extension publications and related links can help you build a wide range of money management skills. They offer information on communicating, planning & tracking, organizing records, problem-solving, understanding income taxes, and estate planning.
Planning and Tracking
Organizing Records
Communicating
Problem Solving
Understanding Taxes
Estate Planning
The following publications are available in hard copy only:
Take Control of Your Spending - PM 1673 (available through Family Resource Management specialists only)
This free money management tool is designed to accompany our home-study video of the same title. The video, which can be borrowed from your local County Extension Office, takes you and along with the video's characters as they follow steps to take control of spending. You will be given the handout when you borrow the video, and then the handout, which includes several valuable worksheet tools, will stay with you to help you stay in control.
Getting Organized - PM 1121(available from your ISU Extension County Office or the Extension Online Store)
Can you find key information when you need it? Would someone else be able to find essential information if you were away or ill? This 74-page workbook provides a format for you to record essential financial and family information: lists of financial accounts, insurance policies and credit cards; names of professional advisers; health and employment records; location of important documents; and more. $2
Note: Many of the publications linked on this site are Adobe Acrobat pdf files. For more information about pdf files or to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, please consult the pdf help section.