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 Accounting and Bookkeeping 

• AccountingCoach.com
  Clear and thorough course on accounting basics, with tutorials, drills, puzzles, and more.
• Basic Accounting Lessons
  "Teach and learn basic accounting principles, bookkeeping skills, and methods."
• Bean Counting 101: A Free Accounting Course for Non-Accountants
  Nice introduction to the principles of accounting presented in five 5-minute videos.
• Bookkeeping Tutorial
  "This tutorial is aimed at people keeping the books for a small business. However, the same principles apply, whatever the size of the business."

 Personal Finance

see also: Consumers & Shopping 

• Motley Fool - Personal Finance
  Articles and information on how to "make more, save more, spend smarter, and keep more of what you earn." Topics include: Saving & Spending, Credit & Debt, Home & Real Estate, Death & Taxes, IRAs, and Mint Personal Finance.
• MSN Money - Personal Finance
  News and articles about personal finance. Topics include: Banking, Family/College, Insurance, Retirement, Savings/Debt, and Tax.
• Personal Finance information from Consumer Reports
  Includes information on shopping strategies, banking and credit, family finance, home finance, retirement, personal investing, consumer protection, and taxes via articles, news, blogs, guides, and videos.
• Saving for Retirement in Plain English
  "This video is designed to teach the benefits of using a retirement account for financing a comfortable retirement." From the Common Craft show.
• Yahoo! Personal Finance
  Articles, tools, and how-to guides. Topics include: Banking & Budgeting, Career & Work, College & Education, Family & Home, Insurance, Loans, Real Estate, Retirement, and Taxes.

 Accounting and Finance Software

• Free Accounting Software
  • Outright
    Free online bookkeeping program.
  • GnuCash.org
    "Designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible, GnuCash allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses."
  • TAS Books Basic
    "Perfect for start-up and small businesses. It's simple and straightforward to use and helps you keep track of the cash."
• Free Personal Finance Software, Online
  • BudgetSketch (free)
  • ClearCheckbook (free and $$ versions)
  • Mint (free; popular)
  • Quicken Personal Finance (free; popular)
  • Rudder (free)
  • Wesabe (free)
• Free Personal Finance Software, Offline
  • GNU Cash (multiplatform; popular)
  • Grisbi (Win/Linux)
  • Home Bank (multiplatform)
  • jGnash (multiplatform)
• Commercial Personal Finance Software, Offline
  • AceMoney (Win)
  • Microsoft Money (Win)
  • MoneyDance (multiplatform)
  • Quicken (Win/Mac)
  • Quicken Starter Edition (Win)