5 Great Money Tools

40 Money Tools from Mashable

Mashable is a wonderfully informative blog. This Online-finance post is from its archives, yet remains cutting edge. The money tools are organized by Budget Organizers & Financial Planning; Invoice Management; Financial Trading & Investment; Social Networks; Salary Reports; Online Payment Systems.

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How to Raise Your FICO Score

The Money Professor has a lot of information on credit scores. I’m hesitant to suggest articles or sites that don’t share publisher-author information like this is one. That said, I encourage you read this article on how to increase your FICO credit score.

If you follow the suggestions outlined, your credit score will increase, thereby reducing your cost of credit.

Investopedia

Much of finance and money is about terminology, learning to speak the language. I receive a Term of the Day email from Investopedia.com. It explains what words and terms mean, and how they are used. The definitions and explanations clear up any confusion.

Don’t let me anyone snow you with financial terms. Click on Investopedia.com and get the skinny on what’s what. This is a big, well-designed site. Bookmark it and visit often. It will speed your discovery of all things financial. I love it.

Quicken Online

QuickenOnline is free. I like free tools that help you manage your money. QuickenOnline has made improvements to the product including a revamped user interface, a forward-looking spending forecaster, cash tracking and more.

We’re using more cash to curb impulse spending. Quicken’s cash tracking feature is a useful feature. You can access this program from your cell phone. Cool.

WeSeed

WeSeed is a stock market simulation game. It’s where you can experience investing in the stock market without any risk. It’s a fun, safe way to gain experience with investing in stocks. You play with virtual stocks. Fake. Not real. It is a great way to learn what’s going on with the market. You can join the WeSeed community for free, and follow the top WeSeeders.

Here’s how WeSeed explains their site.

This is the stock market for the rest of us… a place where nurses and pilots and gym teachers can practice investing fake stock and get smarter about the stock market in a fresh, fun and completely safe way.

WeSeed is the safest. Our stock is fake. Our money is fake… but all the information and everything you learn is very real. And even when you invest for real someday… remember… baby steps. You don’t have to put a lot of money in the market to benefit from the experience.

I love it. I joined. Hope you do too.

OK. That’s my tool list for today. I plan to do more of these lists regularly. If you have great money and finance links to share, please post it in the comments.

Regards,

Judith