Ohio State University Extension/Research

Manage Your Money

Lesson 1: Getting Started

MYM-1-03

Sources and References

Gilbert, Barbara J. and Nancy W. Hudson, Kids and Money, Families‹Priority 1 (HYG 5216-96)
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5216.html

Hill, M., Hudson, N., Lantz, B., and Griffin, G. (1997). Commercial Vehicle Driver Associate Family Issues Assessment. Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, Publication Number 115.

Hudson, Nancy, Donąt Clash Over Cash (Families Priority series) HYG-5208-96
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5208.html

Hudson, Nancy W., Getting to Know You, Your Co-spender, and Money (Home and Away Series).
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/ha_2.html

Johnson, Diane, Goal Setting Worksheet.

McKinney, Carolyn, Keeping Track of Spending (All About Money series) OSU Extension, MM-0007
http://ohioline.osu.edu/mm-fact/0007.html

For youth ages 9-19, 4-H offers money management projects. Ask the local OSU Extension office about 4-H. Find the address and phone of your local office at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/county/index.html

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Written by Ella Mae Bard, Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences, Knox Co., Carolyn McKinney, Family Resource Management Specialist, Consumer & Textile Sciences Department, Nancy Hudson, Northeast District Family & Consumer Sciences Specialist, and Diane Johnson, Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences, Darke County, Ohio State University Extension. Portions adapted from "Managing Your Money," prepared (1994, 1996) by Eleanor Ames, former OSU Extension Agent (Madison Co.), Family & Consumer Sciences.

For more information about family life issues, visit http://families.osu.edu

Manage Your Money is a six-part self-study course. The lessons include:
  1. Getting Started
  2. Where Does Your Money Go?
  3. Stop Spending Leaks
  1. How Much Credit Can You Afford?
  2. Develop Your Budget
  3. Your Net Worth and Financial Records

Appreciation is expressed to Marjorie McCullough, Office Associate, Consumer and Textile Sciences Department, who worked with several drafts of these materials.

This material is intended only for educational purposes. Mention of a proprietary product, trademark or commercial firm in text or figures does not constitute endorsement by Ohio State University Extension and does not imply approval to the exclusion of other products, firms, or organizations. For specific, consult your financial or legal adviser.

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Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Ag. Adm. and Director, OSU Extension.

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