People who feel good about their finances have four things in common. Explore what those four factors are and ideas to find your own path to financial well-being. Spoiler alert – you don’t need money to get started!

You can use this Financial Well-being Idea Sheet to create your own plan.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau researchers have developed both a pen-and-paper survey and an interactive online questionnaire as a tool to help measure your current financial well-being—that is, how well your current money situation is providing you with financial security and freedom of choice, today and for the future.

UW-Madison Extension has financial education programs to help families and individuals achieve financial well-being. These include tips on money management skills and managing your personal finances through tough times.