Consumer Action Publications
Consumer Action creates award-winning free multilingual educational guides on a wide range of personal finance topics and other subjects of interest to consumers. Many publications are available in Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese, as well as English. Each year, we distribute more than two million of our publications through a national network of 8,000 community organizations. Nonprofit and community-based agencies may order these free publications in bulk by
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2010
July
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Micro Business - Leader's Guide. The MoneyWi$e “Micro Business Leader's Guide” is designed to prepare community advocates to lead trainings for colleagues, clients and community members. “Micro Business Leader's Guide” a companion brochure designed for adult learners of all skill levels, is available in Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese. An adult learning curriculum with classroom activities and a PowerPoint presentation round out this MoneyWi$e program.
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Micro Business Basics - Seminar Lesson Plan (2010). To help participants learn basic information about the creation and financial management of a micro business.
PDF packet provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. The 16-page packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets.
Micro Business (2010) (Korean) Build a solid foundation. 소규모 자영업체는 적은 숫자의 직원을 고용한 사업주에 의해 직접 운영되는 아주 작은 기업입니다. 이 회사들은 $250,000 이하의 연매출과 적은 자산으로 집에서 운영되는 경우가 많지만 좀더 넓은 지역을 상대하거나 프렌차이즈 사업으로 성장할 수 있도록 도움을 줄 수 있는 사업 자금 융자의 혜택을 받을 수 있습니다.
Micro businesses are very small companies run by their owners with few employees. They are often home-based, with annual sales under $250,000 and few assets, but they can qualify for loans to help them grow into large regional, national or franchise businesses.
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Micro Business (2010) (Chinese) Build a solid foundation. 此手冊對於開創小型商業及財政經營提供了許多基本概念。小型商業是很小的公司由業主和幾位員工甚至沒有員工來經營。很多小型商業起源自個人愛好或是一個挺不錯的主意。小型商業也有資格貸款協助拓展至較大區域﹑全國或成為連鎖企業。
Micro businesses are very small companies run by their owners with few employees. They are often home-based, with annual sales under $250,000 and few assets, but they can qualify for loans to help them grow into large regional, national or franchise businesses.
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Banking Basics (2010) (Vietnamese). Một cẩm nang cung cấp các giới thiệu ngắn gọn về các dịch vụ của ngân hàng và công đoàn tín dụng, kể cả các trương mục chi phiếu, tiết kiệm, ký thác (certificates of deposit, CD) và thẻ rút tiền tự động. Cẩm nang cũng nói đến việc mở trương mục và giải quyết khi có vấn đề.
A brochure that provides a simple introduction to the main services offered by banks and credit unions, including checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit and debit cards. It also covers opening an account and resolving problems.
Información bancaria básica - En el banco está seguro (2010) . Un folleto que contiene una introducción básica sobre los servicios principales que ofrecen los bancos y las cooperativas de crédito. Esto incluye las cuentas de cheques, las cuentas de ahorro, los certificados de depósito y las tarjetas de débito. También incluye los pasos para abrir una cuenta y para resolver problemas.
Banking Basics (2010) (Chinese). 本文簡介各銀行及信貸會提供的主要服務,包括:支票戶口、儲蓄戶口、定期存款以及銀行現金卡。內容也包括開立戶口及解決疑難之道。
A brochure that provides a simple introduction to the main services offered by banks and credit unions, including checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit and debit cards. It also covers opening an account and resolving problems.
Banking Basics (2010) (Korean). 이 소책자는 은행과 신용조합에 의해 제공되는 첵킹 어카운트, 세이빙 어카운트, 양도성 예금증서, 데빗카드 등의 서비스에 대해 간단히 소개하고 있으며 계좌 개설에 대한 정보와 문제가 발생했을 때 유용한 정보를 제공하고 있습니다.
A brochure that provides a simple introduction to the main services offered by banks and credit unions, including checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit and debit cards. It also covers opening an account and resolving problems.
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Los adolescentes y el dinero (2010) Cómo hablar con un adolescente sobre el dinero. Esta guía de 24 páginas está diseñada principalmente para padres, pero también puede ser utilizada por adolescentes. Cubre muchos temas incluyendo el trabajo, cómo hacer un presupuesto, cómo darse cuenta si una compra es algo necesario o algo que uno desea, bancos, cómo escribir cheques, ahorros, tarjetas de crédito, historial de crédito, automóviles y teléfonos móviles o celulares. Esta guía contiene ilustraciones y ejemplos de una evaluación de gastos semanales, un recibo de sueldo, cómo comparar precios al hacer compras puede ahorrarle dinero y cómo escribir un cheque. También contiene una lista de sitios de Internet útiles para padres e hijos.
June
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Teens & Money (2010) (Chinese). 這本24頁的手冊原先是為家長設計的﹐但對於較大年齡的青少年也很有用處。主題包括多方面﹕工作﹑預算﹑衡量購物究竟是"需要"或"想要"﹑銀行事務﹑支票﹑儲蓄﹑信用卡﹑信用報告﹑駕駛及手機等等。這本手冊對於每週開支評估﹑工資支票存根﹑如何以比價購物來省錢以及如何寫支票等均有舉例說明。手冊也包括一系列可供家長及青少年尋求協助的網站。
This 24-page booklet is designed primarily for parents but may also be useful for older teens. It covers many topics, including working, budgeting, figuring out if a purchase is a "need" or a "want," banking, writing checks, savings, credit cards, credit reports, driving and cell phones. The booklet contains illustrations and examples of a weekly spending evaluation, a paycheck stub, how comparison shopping can save money and how to write a check. It also contains a list of helpful web sites for parents and kids.