Personal Finance

Ebooks

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:53:04 -0700

Staff Pick

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:43:13 -0800

The Wall Street Journal guide to the new rules of personal finance : essential strategies for saving, investing, and building a portfolio in a world turned upside down
Dave Kansas

Books

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:43:58 -0800

Books on Personal Finance topics:

DVDs on Personal Finance topics

Websites

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:46:32 -0700

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
Set up by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, with guides for all life stages and personal finance

AnnualCreditReport.com
The official site to request your annual credit report, for free: find your "credit score", check for errors and set up fraud alerts if necessary

Budgeting and Saving
A channel on How Stuff Works.com, with lots of helpful guides on personal finance

Credit Karma
Free credit score and other services to track changes to your score

Clark Howard
Consumer advocate and commentator: site features articles and links to recommended services.

Dave Ramsey
Commentator and author provides advice and resources for those striving to be debt-free

Dinkytown.net
Lots of calculators for estimating credit card debt, savings, loan costs, and more

DIYPlanner.com
Create a task planner from several choices of templates: save money and plan ahead!

eXtension
Connecting university resource specialists and consumers, with articles and tools to learn about personal finance

Feed the Pig
Interactive and socially networked, pitched to those in the 25-34 year range-- tools and tips for managing finances

How Interest Rates Work
Basic guide to the essentials about cumulative interest

Incompetech.com
Download various designs of graph paper, and print as you need

LifeTuner
To-the-point essays about the essentials for planning and managing your finances, plus tools for understanding how to pay off credit, or plan for retirement.

Loan Calculator
From Bankrate.com, an easy way to visualize how interest accrues and affects your loan payments

Mint.com
Set up a family budget, track progress on your personal financial goals

Money Smart : a financial education program
Personal finance training modules and curriculum, from FDIC. Seven languages available.

MyMoney.gov
Reliable financial information, current news, articles from government agencies for consumers. Available in Spanish

Motley Fool
The Motley Fool exists, they say, to "educate, amuse and enrich." Several helpful sections for the beginning investor, such as the "13 steps to investing", and the articles in the section "Valuing Stocks

Net Price Calculator
Estimate the full price of your PCC education

Plastic Jungle
Shop for discounted gift cards for lots of retailers, or trade in one of yours to a buyer

RAND Financial Literacy Center
Newsletter, research projects, tracking success in financial literacy programs: for those planning money management and financial literacy instruction

Search the Library Catalog

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:15 -0700

Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.

Journals

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:35:31 -0700

Kiplinger's Personal Finance

Money

Your Money

Databases

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:17:37 -0700

Get Help in Person or by Phone

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:41 -0700

You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

Need the phone number for your campus? Contact us! If you'd rather come by in person, check the PCC Library locations and hours.

Email Us

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:58 -0700

Need to ask a question by email? That's easy too. Use Ask a Librarian, or find your favorite librarian's email address on Library Staff.

Help from Tutors

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:15 -0700

Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

Tutoring at Sylvania

Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:

eTutoring at PCC

Chat or Text a Librarian for Help

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:30 -0700

You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail

You can also text a librarian for help at:
971-259-TEXT (8398)

Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.

Helping Yourself!

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:44 -0700

PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.

PCC assistance

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:14:25 -0700

http://www.pcc.edu/resources/tuition-fees/flair/

Financial Literacy and Access to Improved Resources (FLAIR)

START Lab locations

https://www.pcc.edu/resources/orientation/documents/orientation-schedule.pdf

Financial Aid
Gateway for PCC students beginning the school financing process

Financial Literacy and Access to Improved Resources (FLAIR)
How PCC staff are working to improve student access to college-related finances and information. Provides links to news and documents useful for students learning to manage their financial obligations.

Gainful Employment Disclosures
Costs for PCC Certificate programs

Grants Office
For faculty and staff of PCC, looking for assistance in seeking grants for programming

START Lab locations
Complete your New Student Orientation at a PCC START Lab. Services include:first term advising, and assistance in starting the FAFSA form

Videos

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:07:59 -0700

Budgeting and Financial Decision-Making (38 minutes, 11 segments)

Credit, Borrowing, and Debt (37 minutes, 9 segments)

Paying your way through college (29 minutes, 11 segments)

Taking Credit: Understanding Loans, Credit Cards, and Other Debts (26 minutes, 8 segments)

Your Money, Your Life: Empowering Young Adults to Get Their Money Right (60 minutes, 29 segments)