Welcome to San Diego Saves
Across San Diego County, people just like you are proving you can start small, and think big. San Diego Savers are setting financial goals, tracking their spending and taking control of their financial future. Don’t wait any longer…enroll in San Diego Saves today!
Saving Strategies
Building wealth starts when you set a goal and make a plan to reach that goal. Whatever goal you choose – whether it’s buying a car, buying a house, or getting out from under your debts – learn about proven savings strategies and get simple tips on the best ways to save. Click on the links below to learn how to:
Personal Finance Blogs
Check out blogs from our San Diego Saves partners:
Small Steps to Health and Wealth
Easy ways to improve your health and personal finances
University of California Cooperative Extension, San Diego County
Credit.org Personal Finance Blog
Practical ideas for getting out of debt and saving money
Springboard Nonprofit Consumer Credit Management
Teens and Money
Teens learn all about money—how to earn it, spend it, and save it---on the University of California’s Money Talks for Teens website which is available in English and Spanish.
Meet a Saver
For Johnnie Lovett, a Young Illinois Saver, saving has been a habit since he was a teenager. “As a teenager, I was responsible for buying certain things with my allowance,” the Illinois State University junior said. “I found out I wasn’t always able to buy the things I wanted.” His parents introduced him to the concepts of budgeting, saving, and money management. He has taken that advice to heart and is now regularly saving. Read his story.
Make Every Dollar Count
Are you in control of your money? Or is your money in control of you? Learn how to make your money work for you. Go to Making Every Dollar Count, a free online educational program from the University of California Cooperative Extension. Click here for English or Spanish.
Savings Tips
"If you're a college student, you can take advantage of college or youth discounts at museums, movie theaters, and even while traveling! Often all you have to do is ask and show your college ID."
-Nicole Lowry, Arlington, VA
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