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For Job Seekers
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Practical Money Skills
♦ Practical Money Skills for Life contains a set of tools and resources to improve financial literacy at home, at work and/or at school. The site contains practical solutions and resources for teaching people the importance of financial literacy in all settings. Examples of tools include lesson plans for teachers, calculators for monthly budgets, mortgages, saving, and auto loans. Perhaps the greatest tool the site offers though is several “games” to teach financial fitness, among them are “Financial Football” and “Smart Money Quiz Show”. Be sure to follow the link below for quick access to the games:
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/english/resources/games/
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Money Smart
♦ Computer based instructional program designed to teach you how to open a checking account, start a savings plan, manage money with a budget plan, get a credit card, improve credit history, or borrow money for major purchases such as a car or home. |
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Financial Management
♦ Family Economics 101: materials for dealing with a drop in income. |
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Money Wise
♦ A Consumer Action-Capital One financial education project. Free financial education brought to you by Consumer Action and Capital One |
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File for Unemployment
♦ Click here to open a new Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Claim. Filing a weekly claim may be done by phone or over the Internet. |
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Personal Finances
♦ Find information and practical advice to cope with unemployment, manage your personal finances, get help with credit counseling, and avoiding scams. |
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Money Management
♦ Your Resource for Financial Freedom. |
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Thinking about starting your own business?
♦ If you are thinking about starting your own business, click on this site to learn more about CAP Services Virtual Business Incubator -- helping grow the future of small business. |
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My Biz for Women
♦ Your first stop for Women's Business Programs, news and ideas |
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Wisconsin is expected to add 394,000 jobs between 2002 and 2012. In addition to newly created jobs, another 706,000 job openings are anticipated due to replacement needs.
Education and health services will lead the way with an anticipated 142,000 new jobs between 2002-2012.
Fond du Lac County's per capita income ranks 17th highest of the state's 72 counties.
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