Personal Finance

This site organizes financial education help from over 20 different Federal web sites in one place. Content is organized in 5 categories: MyMoney5, Earn, Borrow, Save & Invest, Spend, Protect. There are also sections based on where you are in life ("Life Events"), and by specific hands-on tools ("Tools"). Popular Topics are also highlighted. This site provides summaries & links to resources available at other official government sites.

The Higher Education Act of 2008 requires colleges to install "net price" calculators on their websites by the fall of 2011. "Net price" is what a student actually pays to attend a college, after subtracting merit aid and need-based grant aid from the sticker price. The government's intent in mandating net price calculators is to provide students with a more accurate picture earlier in their college search of what they will likely need to pay at specific colleges based on their own financial and academic circumstances.