Wayne State University

Financial Tools

Financial literacy (education on the management of personal finances) is an essential part of planning and paying for Law School. The links below are meant to help you understand your options in order to make sound financial decisions.

Financial Strategies

Strategies to Avoid Financially Destructive Transactions

Access Group’s Wise Borrower Tutorials

Mapping Your Future Financial Fitness Tools

Links to Financial Information                                   

Budgeting
CNN Money
MyMoney.gov
 
Career Planning
American Bar Association

Monster Career Advice

Occupational Outlook Handbook
 
College Cost and Savings Calculators
FinAid.org
 
Consolidation Loans
Mapping Your Future
Student Loans: Avoiding Deceptive Offers of Consolidation Loans
 
Consumer Action
Better Business Bureau
Call for Action
Consumer Reports
Consumer Watch Dog
Federal Citizen Information Center
 
Credit Bureaus Reports and Credit Scores
Annual Credit Report
Equifax
Experian
TransUnion
My FICO
 
Credit Card Advice and Calculators
Bankrate.com
Card Web
Consumer Protection
Federal Reserve

Mapping Your Future
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
State PIRGs
 
Deferments and Forbearance
Mapping Your Future
 
Identity Theft
Federal Trade Commission
Identity Theft 101
 
Interest Capitalization Calculator
FinAid! 

Loan Forgiveness, Cancellation, and Discharge
American Bar Association
Department of Education
Income Based Repayment and Loan Forgiveness
Mapping Your Future

Loan Repayment Calculators
Federal Loan Repayment Calculators
Bankrate.com
FinAid!
Mapping Your Future

Loan Status Info

Federal Ombudsman Department
National Student Clearinghouse
NSLDS Student Access

Michigan Student Aid

Michigan Student Financial Aid   

Money Management Advice

Balance Your Checkbook
Bankrate.com
Clark Howard, Consumer Action Center
Consumer Protection Publications
Financial Fitness Tools
Money Matters for Students
Morning Star
MyMoney.gov
National Foundation for Credit Counseling
VISA Practical Money Skills
Young Money
 
Repaying Student Loans
Department of Education
Debt/Salary Wizard
10 Steps for Managing Your Student Loan Debt
 
Taxes
IRS
 
 
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