SDSU Extension works with consumers across the state of South Dakota to improve their personal finance skills and knowledge. A high level of financial literacy, the ability to make sound financial decisions based on your knowledge, will improve your financial well-being.
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Keep your financial information safe from scams and during emergencies.
Increase your financial knowledge and develop basic skills.
Build a plan to secure your financial well-being.
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Financial Planning Tools
A high level of financial literacy, the ability to make sound financial decisions based on your knowledge, will improve your financial well-being.
Student Loan TIPS (Texting Intervention Program)
According to U.S. Department of Education data, 30% of federal student loans were in deferment and forbearance while 7% were in default (Cho, Johnson, Kiss, O’Neill, Mountain, & Gutter, 2016).
Calculating Personal Net Worth
Fact sheet on calculating personal net worth.
Upcoming Events
Financial Fireside Chats
SDSU Extension will host a weekly series of six free webinars focused on increasing financial knowledge and improving financial well-being on Tuesdays from January 20 to March 10, 2026, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. CT.
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Organize this! Legal and Financial Must-Haves for the Deaf Community
SDSU Extension will host four interactive sessions from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT on January 15, April 16, July 16 and October 15, 2026, at the SDSU Extension Sioux Falls Regional Center (4101 W. 38th St., Suite 103., Sioux Falls, SD, 57103). Interpreters will be available for participants.
SDSU Extension offers many resources in finance, personal wellness
December 10, 2025
As we enter the holiday season, SDSU Extension wants to remind South Dakotans of the many resources available to help people in personal finance, health and wellness.
Financial Fireside Chats
SDSU Extension will host a weekly series of six free webinars focused on increasing financial knowledge and improving financial well-being on Tuesdays from January 20 to March 10, 2026, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. CT.