go responsibly
We live in a new era of thinking, acting, and spending more cautiously. More thoughtfully. More responsibly. And as one of the world's leading payment networks, we recognize that we have a responsibility as well — to provide real solutions that help people take control of their finances. It's something we've done since Visa was introduced 50 years ago. It's something we'll continue to do after these uncertain times have passed.
At Visa, we are committed to providing the tips, tools and financial education resources you need to make smart decisions about your personal finances. Because today, more than ever, we all need to go forward. But today, more than ever, we all need to go forward responsibly.
money management
For over a decade, Visa has been creating free, high-quality, personal finance educational tools for parents, teachers, students and consumers. Visa's Practical Money Skills for Life and What's My Score programs have helped millions of Americans manage their money by mastering fundamental concepts such as budgeting, saving, and the wise use of credit.
Whether you're a student just learning to manage money or someone further down the road looking for financial answers at a new phase in your life, we can help. Useful tips, tools, and financial education resources are just a click away.
children
For more financial advice and tactics, visit PracticalMoneySkills.com.
tips
Give your kids a strong financial foundation
- Making Spending Decisions (pdf)
- Guided decision-making activities
- Spending Plans (pdf)
- Early training in categorizing money
- Earning Money (pdf)
- How work and money are connected
- What is Money? (pdf)
- Identify coins and grasp their relative values
- Allowances and Spending Plans (pdf)
- The first step to understanding budgets
- Money Responsibility (pdf)
- Managing money through accurate record keeping
- Comparison Shopping (pdf)
- Learning the difference between needs and wants
- Kids Money Guide (pdf)
- Teach kids about saving money and setting financial goals.
tools & games
Having fun while learning helps kids understand financial lessons
Get your kids' hands on some valuable financial management tools
Learn to recognize different denominations of money
Learn about saving, and differing money values
Teens
For more financial advice and tactics, visit PracticalMoneySkills.com.
tips
Find financial tactics to help the teen years go smoothly
tools & games
Have fun while getting an edge with helpful financial knowledge
Plot your course to successful money management using these powerful resources.
- Financial Football
- Answer personal finance questions to score touchdowns
- Road Trip to Savings
- Steer your way to financial stability
- Smart Money Quiz Show
- Get financially ahead, game show style
college students
For more financial advice and tactics, visit PracticalMoneySkills.com.
tips
Learn how to improve your credit score and other essential tips
Learn about saving money, spending it wisely and setting goals.
A crash course in better money management for college students
- Balancing A Checkbook (pdf)
Take a look because it sounds simple, but it isn't - Banking Tutor
Explore the many facets of a healthy bank account
tools & games
Boost financial control over your sometimes-challenging college life
- Free FICO Score Estimator
Approximate your FICO credit score
videos
Watch student filmmakers entertaining takes on credit scores
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adults
For more financial advice and tactics, visit PracticalMoneySkills.com.
Jean Chatzky videos
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educators
For more financial advice and tactics, visit PracticalMoneySkills.com.
games
Teach financial literacy for all ages the fun and engaging way
Games in the Classroom (pdf)
Have fun with your student while teaching them financial skills
in the classroom
Visa offers resources to help educators teach financial literacy.
Learn more about classroom resources
- Curriculum
- Find helpful and educational guides for many levels of financial preparation
- Free Classroom Materials
- Order Practical Money Skills' At-School CD and much more
- Innovative Educators
- Learn from teachers passionate about financial education
Give Back
Part of how we can go responsibly is by giving to back to our communities. In these challenging economic times, Visa is even more committed to supporting those in need. In addition to our ongoing efforts, Visa is partnering with leading nonprofit organizations to give others access to basic needs such as food, health care and education. Visa is contributing $1 million to support the critical work of AmeriCares, Feeding America, Oxfam America and Teach For America. We invite you to join Visa in going responsibly by making a contribution to these organizations or other charities of your choice.
Giving back doesn't just mean donating money, it also can mean giving time. As charitable organizations face increased need for their services, the efforts of volunteers is more essential than ever. Learn more about local volunteer opportunities from the HandsOn Network, the largest volunteer network in the nation.

Visit the AmeriCares website now to donate or learn more
AmeriCares serves people in desperate need of medical help. AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which delivers lifesaving medicines and medical supplies to people in crisis here at home and around the world. In the United States, AmeriCares sends free medicines to clinics that serve families who are among the 47 million uninsured or underinsured Americans who can no longer afford critically needed medical care.
Join Visa in helping AmeriCares deliver lifesaving medicines and medical supplies to help uninsured and underinsured adults and children in the United States who cannot afford medical care.

Visit the Feeding America website now to donate or learn more
Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Each year, the Feeding America network provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States, including more than 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors. The Feeding America network of more than 200 food banks serves all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and secures and distributes more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually.
Join Visa in helping Feeding America provide basic need food assistance to the more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States.

Visit the Oxfam America website now to donate or learn more
Forty percent of the people on our planet—more than 2.5 billion—now live in poverty, struggling to survive on less than $2 a day. Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization working to change that. Together with individuals and local groups in more than 100 countries, Oxfam saves lives, helps people overcome poverty, and fights for social justice.
Join Visa in supporting Oxfam America’s efforts to provide relief and create lasting solutions to poverty and hunger around the globe.

Visit the Teach For America website now to donate or learn more
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors and career interests who commit at least two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity. Through this work, Teach For America aims to end educational inequity—the reality that in our country where a child is born determines his or her educational outcomes and, in turn, life prospects. Since its inception, Teach For America has had a positive impact on the lives of three million children.
Join Visa in supporting Teach For America’s work to ensure that one day, all children in the United States will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.

Visit the HandsOn Network website now to find volunteer opportunities in your local community
HandsOn Network is the largest volunteer and citizen action network in the United States. At the center of the network are more than 250 affiliates, called HandsOn Action Centers, that serve 83% of the American population as well as being located in 12 international communities.




























