Links & Resources

Cars

Edmunds – Car reviews and information on buying, selling, leasing, insuring and maintaining your vehicle.

Kelley Blue Book – Calculates the market price and resale value of a vehicle and lets you search for cars online.

Other sites with tips on car pricing and negotiating:

• CarBuyingTips.com
• ebaymotors.com
• AutoTrader
• CarPrices.com

Vehicle History Reports

• AutoCheck
• CARFAX

Car Insurance

• Insure U - The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) website provides insurance information for consumers considering buying insurance.
• Consumer Reports tips and guidelines to buying car insurance
• Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commission

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Home

• US Dept of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
• Home Ownership Preservation Foundation - Free foreclosure counseling
• MakingHomeAffordable.gov
• Department of Community Affairs
• Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook
• Home Builders Association of Georgia
• Energy Star - Information about how to save money and energy with Energy Star appliances and homes
• CredAbilityU - offering free online courses and seminars in avoiding foreclosure
• Georgia First Time Home Buyer Grants

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Credit

• AnnualCreditReport.com – The official centralized source for ordering your annual free credit reports from the three major credit bureaus.
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service - a non-profit service that offers free and confidential budget, credit and housing counseling plus debt repayment plans.
• National Foundation for Credit Counseling
• OptOutPrescreen.com – Opt out of pre-approved credit and insurance offers

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Finances

• smartaboutmoney.org - Developed by the National Endowment for Financial Education, this website provides sound advice and practical information on how to start achieving your financial goals.
• MyMoney.gov is dedicated to helping you understand more about your money.
• CredAbilityU - offering free online courses and seminars in personal finance and managing bankruptcy
• National Endowment for Financial Education High School Financial Planning Program - Games, tools, calculators, and many articles to help you learn how to manage your money.
• CNNMoney.com
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Financial Facts Toolkit
• North American Securities Administrators Association
• Motley Fool Investing Basics
• Georgia Consortium for Personal Financial Literacy

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Planning for College

• GAcollege411
• Mapping Your Future
• College Savings Plans Network
• Savingforcollege.com

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Consumer Organizations, Federal Agencies, National Associations

• Better Business Bureau
• Clark Howard
• ConsumerAction.gov features information on how to solve consumer problems, as well as addresses, telephone numbers, and websites where you can file consumer complaints.
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Consumer Reports
• Consumers Union - consumer advocacy and issues site
• Direct Marketing Association
• Federal Reserve Board Consumer Information - Information about credit cards, home mortgages and car leasing; how to file a complaint against a bank
• Federal Trade Commission Consumer Services
• Georgia Watch - non-partisan consumer advocacy group
• Legal Aid - free legal services and information
• National Consumer Law Center - Advocacy for low-income consumers, includes information about credit insurance, preventing foreclosure, bankruptcy, eviction, and getting out of debt
• National Consumers League
• SimpleCoverage.org - information and resources about
  individual medical insurance

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