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Financial Literacy
Work sheets 2007
Personal finance work sheets
As part of its Financial Literacy series, Bankrate offers work sheets to help you plot your personal finance strategies.
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Archive of Financial Literacy work sheets
January 2007
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Create your family budget
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Emergency fund work sheet
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Dealing with debt work sheet
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Monthly financial calendar work sheet
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Daily expense tracker work sheet
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10 reasons to budget work sheet
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Net worth work sheet
February 2007
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Compare credit cards
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Checklist for transferring credit card balances
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Do-it-yourself credit repair checklist
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Lower interest rate request work sheet
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No more late fees work sheet
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Credit card data work sheet
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Dispute a purchase made on credit
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Credit card inventory
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Credit card protector
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Form letter to fix credit report errors
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Checklist for credit report errors
March 2007
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9 steps to cancel PMI
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Saving for a down payment
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Safeguarding your housing information
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How much house can you afford?
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Which lender is right for you?
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Interviewing mortgage lenders
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How to get a mortgage
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Collecting necessary paperwork
April 2007
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Retirement planning checklist
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Budget for retirement
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Protect yourself from scams
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Daily expense tracker
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Spending plan
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Dealing with debt
May 2007
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How much equity do you have in your home?
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Compare home equity loan offers
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Questions to ask refinance lenders
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Questions to ask lenders
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Safeguarding your housing information
June 2007
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Form letter for fixing credit report mistakes
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Checklist to fix credit report mistakes
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Do-it-yourself credit repair checklist
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Keep track of your debt
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Monthly financial calendar
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No more late fees work sheet
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Free credit reports and credit reporting agencies
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Cancel a credit card without dinging your score
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Form letter to cancel a credit card account
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Form for name change request on credit report
July 2007
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Create your family budget
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Creating an emergency fund
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Daily expense tracker
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How to request a lower interest rate
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Dealing with debt
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Grow an emergency fund
August 2007
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Questions to ask about auto insurance
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Questions to ask on health insurance
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Questions to ask on homeowners insurance
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Questions to ask about life insurance
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Form letter for denial of out-of-network benefits
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Form letter for denial of medical procedure
September 2007
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College budget work sheet
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Budget: spending allowances
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Budget: weekly spending tracker
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Daily expense tracker work sheet
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Creating an emergency fund
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College cost comparison work sheet
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Calculate how much to borrow in private loans
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Financial aid tracker
October 2007
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Protect yourself from scams
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Researching and comparing mutual funds
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Discovering investment goals
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Compare mutual fund fees
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Questions for financial planners
November 2007
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Real and personal property
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Important contacts
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Income and financial records
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Liabilities inventory
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Insurance inventory
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Preparing your executor
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Burial wishes
December 2007
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Capital gains and losses work sheet
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Charitable donation work sheet
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Investment cost basis work sheet
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Medical and dental expenses work sheet
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Moving expenses work sheet
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Tax preparation checklist
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
ESSENTIALS
Budgeting
Credit cards
Mortgages
Retirement
Home equity
Credit scoring
Emergency fund
Insurance
College funding
Investing
Estate planning
Taxes
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