Educational Personal Finance Program

[Caroline S.]

Does anyone know of any websites or services that teach personal finance basics and also help manage finances? I'm a recent college grad so I haven't had much experience managing my money. I'd like to learn more about subjects like budgeting, saving for retirement, choosing a credit card, etc. 

[Bill F.]

@Caroline S. I read these two blogs: 

http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/

MMM Focus more on the savings and frugality spectrum (or reducing your expenses) 

http://www.financialsamurai.com/

Financial Samurai deals more with ways to grow your wealth through means other than W-2 income ( or increasing your assets). His writing and thought process remind me a lot of Ben Leybovich

Kahn Academy has a great section on Finance that can explain the basic principles: 

https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-doma...

I wish i could have just watched all of those videos instead of sitting through three semesters of intro to Econ and Finance.

Lastly, I highly recommend the Millionaire Next Door.

https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Next-Door-Surpr...

It won't tell you exactly what to do and the data is a bit dated, but it will totally change your perspective on what being "rich" is and how the majority of truly wealthy people make and keep their money.