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Money Fitness

This guide includes resources for budgeting, credit cards, investment, loans and scholarships, and general money management.

Getting Started

Managing money can be difficult - especially when we don't receive a lot of education on how to actually manage credit cards, make a budget, and make smart investments. This research guide will provide an overview on key financial areas to help you succeed in your money management.

Here are a few classes on finance at CWU:

FIN 174 – Personal Finance ​

Description:​

  • This course addresses the broad spectrum of financial issues encountered by individuals throughout their lives. Topics include but are not limited to: Preparing a personal budget, money management, investments, retirement planning, educational planning and insurance.​

FCS 371- Real World Finance

Description: 

  • This course provides an introduction to major personal and family-related consumer issues (loans, investments, credit, budgeting, fraud avoidance, advertising), rational financial decision-making, rights and responsibilities of consumers, and consumer protection.

Books in the Catalog

What is OneSearch?

OneSearch is a single search interface that allows patrons to simultaneously search several article databases, catalogs, and other data sources for books, journal articles, videos, scores, maps, and more! This catalog is shared by members of the Orbis Cascade Alliance (Summit), a consortium of 37 academic libraries across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. OneSearch contains 8.8 million titles and over 26 million resources.

How to use OneSearch:

Watch the videos below to learn how to conduct searches in OneSearch or learn all there is to know about how to conduct effective searches in CWU's OneSearch Research Guide. If you would like further research assistance, you are also welcomed to chat with us 24/7, schedule an appointment, or drop in to meet with a reference librarian.

Search Terms on Finance:

Here are some search terms you might try when searching for material on the topic of personal finance.