Building Wealth

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 Consumers (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/consumers.html): Building Wealth at Home

Explore this site for tools to learn how to:

• Set financial goals
• Budget
• Save and invest
• Build credit and manage debt
• Protect wealth with basic insurance

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  Community Leaders (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/community.html): Building Wealth in the

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Explore this site for resources and tools for use by individuals or groups who wish to develop a plan for building personal wealth. Topics include:

• Setting financial goals
• Budgeting
• Saving and investing
• Building credit and managing debt
• Protecting wealth with basic insurance

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  Teachers (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/teachers.html): Building Wealth in the Classroom

Explore this site for tools that facilitate personal financial education in the high school or college classroom. Teach students about:

• Setting financial goals
• Budgeting
• Saving and investing
• Building credit and managing debt
• Protecting wealth with basic insurance

Teachers can also find

• lesson plans and interactive lessons (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/teachers.html)
• a helpful online glossary (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/online/glossary.html) or PDF version (https://www.txcte.org/sites/default/files/Glossary.pdf)
• downloadable forms (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/online/tools.html) to use in the classroom
• a resource guide (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/online/resources.html) with links to helpful financial information

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  Students (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/students.html): Building Wealth at Your Desk

Explore this site for tools to learn how to:

• Set financial goals
• Budget
• Save and invest
• Build credit and manage debt
• Protect wealth with basic insurance 

Welcome to Building Wealth

Building Wealth: A Beginner’s Guide to Securing Your Financial Future offers introductory guidance to individuals and families seeking help to develop a plan for building personal wealth.

While a comprehensive discussion of accounting, finance and investment options is beyond the scope of the guide, it presents an overview of wealth-building strategies for

•     consumers
•     community leaders
•     students
•     teachers

Order Free Copies of the Printed Guide

For free copies of the printed guide available in English pdf (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/documents/cd/wealth/wealth.pdf) and Spanish pdf (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/documents/cd/ewealth/riqueza.pdf), call 800-333-4460 or order online (https://fedsurvey2.frbatlanta.org/Survey.aspx?s=5e57058c714944c1aebc187a3032943a).

Other Materials

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Other Building Wealth materials are available for consumers, community leaders, teachers and students, including an online guide, a tablet guide, a mobile application and classroom lesson plans (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/teachers.html).

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Online Guide

With the Building Wealth online guide (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/online/index.html) you can:

    Learn about the people of Building Wealth

•         Explore their various financial situations and related topics
•         See how each character sets goals, budgets, builds credit and controls debt
•         Review what they (and you) have learned

    Try out interactive forms and tools (available in web, PDF or Excel versions) on

•         Defining personal wealth
•         Using a balance sheet to determine net worth
•         Setting financial goals
•         Tracking daily spending
•         Creating a budget
•         Planning an investment strategy
•         Controlling debt

    Navigate between tools/resources and chapter content
    Easily access glossary and resource links

The online guide also contains the information and resources available in the printed guide pdf (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/documents/cd/wealth/wealth.pdf) and tablet guide pdf (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/documents/cd/wealth/wealthtab.pdf).

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Printed Guide (https://www.txcte.org/sites/default/files/Building%2520wealth_0.pdf)

The Building Wealth printed guide includes:

    Lessons with examples of how the people of Building Wealth set goals, budget, build credit and control debt (see the online guide for more in-depth exploration of each character and their financial situations)
    Paper forms that help you learn how to

•         Define personal wealth
•         Use a balance sheet to determine net worth
•         Set financial goals
•         Track daily spending
•         Create a budget
•         Plan an investment strategy
•         Control debt

    A comprehensive glossary and resource list in the back of the guide

Download the printed guide (https://www.txcte.org/sites/default/files/Building%2520wealth_0.pdf) here

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The printed guide is available for download in English pdf (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/documents/cd/wealth/wealth.pdf)and Spanish pdf. (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/documents/cd/ewealth/riqueza.pdf)

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Tablet Guide (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/community.html#tab3)

The tablet-optimized version of the Building Wealth printed guide is:

•     Formatted to fit your tablet screen
•     Easy to navigate between budgeting tools and chapter content
•     Complete with glossary and resource links
•     Available for download in English pdf (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/documents/cd/wealth/wealthtab.pdf)

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Mobile App (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/community.html#tab4)

The web-based Building Wealth smartphone app allows you to:

•     Keep important financial tips and lessons at your fingertips
•     Play the “Wealth IQ” game as an additional learning tool

View the app in your web browser. (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/mobile/wealth/index.html)

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Review what you have learned.

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Complete the forms on this online form page (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/online/files/forms/review.html) or download a PDF. pdf (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/online/files/documents/forms/review.pdf)

The resources on this page (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/online/resources.html) can be used to learn more about building personal wealth. The list includes sources of information on financial literacy for adults and youth, budget and debt management, and consumer protection. Information on direct deposit and Electronic Transfer Account is available, too. This guide is not intended to be all-inclusive; there are many additional national, state and local resources that can provide additional information on building wealth for a more secure financial future.

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https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/online/glossary.html

You can use the forms on this page (https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/microsites/cd/wealth/online/tools.html) to begin putting Building Wealth into practice.

All of these tools are available for you to complete on your own either online (web) or by downloading a spreadsheet (xls) or blank PDF document (pdf).

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