18 Budgeting Tips to Make Money Management Easy
Budgeting is an essential part of a healthy financial life. It allows you to create...
Financial Planing
Cost of Goods Sold Formula: A Step-by-Step Guide
Cost Of Goods Sold Definition Cost of goods sold (COGS) is the cost of producing...
Your Money Checklist for December
From the Mint team: As you know, Mint is a free product you can use...
How to Get Back on Track With Your Financial Goals
Many people start off new financial goals with the turn of a new year, but...
How Robocalls Work: The Emerging Tech You Need to Know About to Protect Your Finances
We’ve all received a call from an unknown number with a prerecorded voice on the...
Housing Finance
The Mortgage Refinance Process
If a majority of your monthly mortgage payment goes toward interest rather than your principal...
Money Audit
We Earn $200,000 and Can’t Save. Help!
Mia, 35 and her husband Luke, 36, earn a combined $200,000 per year. But after paying their mortgage and rental property loan, as well as car and student loans, child care, and other living expenses, the Los Angeles couple has a difficult time socking away money in savings.
They do…
9 Affordable Ways To Take Care Of Your Mental Health
9 Affordable Ways To Take Care Of Your Mental Health
They say that nothing is more important than your mental health – but tell that to an empty bank account....
Check-In: Expecting Couple Struggling with Debt, But Future Looks Bright
Check-In: Expecting Couple Struggling with Debt, But Future Looks Bright
When I first connected with Julia and John, the Queens, NY couple was expecting their first child and grappling with...
Student Finance
Who Is Eligible for Biden’s Plan to Expand Student-Loan Debt Forgiveness Access?
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further
For years, federal loan forgiveness programs have been criticized for their overly-exclusive and often confusing eligibility requirements. This has led to thousands of borrowers being unexpectedly denied the loan forgiveness they had been working towards for years.
But for…
The Ultimate Guide to Taking Your Dream Gap Year
The Ultimate Guide to Taking Your Dream Gap Year
Table of Contents For many young adults, it can feel like there’s an expected life path that they’re supposed to...
How to Teach Your Teen to Budget Like a Pro
How to Teach Your Teen to Budget Like a Pro
It amazes us how quickly our girls are growing up. Next month when school starts up again, we’ll have a...
How to Manage Student Loan Debt During COVID-19
How to Manage Student Loan Debt During COVID-19
Breathe in. Breathe out. We know there is a lot of uncertainty as the world faces the challenges and realities...
How to Build Your Credit as a Student
How to Build Your Credit as a Student
When my husband and I were dating, the topic of merging our finances came up. It was shortly after we...
The Best 8 Scholarship Sites to Find Your Money Match
The Best 8 Scholarship Sites to Find Your Money Match
College is expensive – and the cost is only increasing. For most of us, that means we need to find...
What is Fedloan Servicing? (Guide to Fedloan Student Loans)
What is Fedloan Servicing? (Guide to Fedloan Student Loans)
There you are, sitting in your high school’s guidance office talking with your counselor about heading off to college after...
My Parents Can’t Afford College Anymore – What Should I Do?
My Parents Can’t Afford College Anymore – What Should I Do?
When most parents offer to fund their child’s tuition, it’s with the expectation that their financial circumstances will remain relatively...
5 Ways to Save on Spring Break Travel
5 Ways to Save on Spring Break Travel
The trips you take in young adulthood tend to be the ones that stick with you forever. You’re old enough...