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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

• Build Your Own Budget
  
  • Allocate your funds to avoid over-spending
• Save on Spending
  
  • Be aware of your spending habits
    
  • Review your cost of living while you are in school
• Borrow the minimum needed to achieve your goals
  
  • Plan carefully now to avoid overwhelming debt later
• Manage your loans responsibly
  
  • Know your interest rates and loan terms
• Develop and maintain good credit
  
  • Read your statements carefully
    
  • Sign up for auto-debit to avoid late payments

Strategies to Avoid Financially Destructive Transactions

• Don’t sign up for a credit card just to get something free
• Learn how to avoid becoming a victim of fraud
• Get information on how to exercise your consumer protection rights

Access Group’s Wise Borrower Tutorials

Mapping Your Future Financial Fitness Tools

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