Need a New Year Reset? Try a No Spend Month
A few months back I logged into Mint and got a real shock. A $700...
Financial Planing
How to Protect Your Finances During Challenging Times
With the economic uncertainty due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), you’ll want to get a grip on...
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 to Put That Tax Refund to Work to Build Credit
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The February Financial Goals Checklist
It’s already month two of the new year! And how are those financial goals going? ...
Housing Finance
New Mint Feature Highlight: Home buying made easier with Rocket Mortgage
With the housing market heating up as mortgage rates remain low, people are flocking to...
Money Audit
Mint Money Audit: Managing Money When You Make Enough
Anna’s email requesting help with her finances began with a unique confession.
“Farnoosh, my money problem garners little sympathy,” the 32-year-old wrote. “My issue is that I make too much of it.”
Now, THIS is interesting, I thought. I immediately followed up with many questions.
Here’s what I learned…
Money Audit: Should We Hold on to Our Rental Properties?
Money Audit: Should We Hold on to Our Rental Properties?
This week’s Mint audit helps out a couple, Pasquale, 46, and Jillian, 39, who are starting a new life together...
Mint Money Audit: Making the Most of a Side Hustle
Mint Money Audit: Making the Most of a Side Hustle
This week’s Mint audit introduces us to Selena, 48, a mom of two living in San Antonio, Texas. She is...
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…
How to Appeal Your Financial Aid for Next Year
How to Appeal Your Financial Aid for Next Year
[embedded content] Financial aid decisions are meant to be based largely on a family’s ability to pay for college. But...
Is Social Media Ruining Your Finances?
Is Social Media Ruining Your Finances?
It’s pretty well accepted that social media can have negative consequences for our mental health. As we look through snapshots...
How to Declare Financial Independence Like Harry and Meghan
How to Declare Financial Independence Like Harry and Meghan
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced plans to leave the UK and relinquish most of their royal duties, they...
5 Ways to Save for College Now
5 Ways to Save for College Now
When it comes to student loans, my husband and I have opposite stories. While my tuition was partly paid for...
Student Loans: Which Repayment Plan is Right for You?
Student Loans: Which Repayment Plan is Right for You?
When I graduated from college *ahem* eons ago and it came time to pay off my federal student loans, I had...
How to Deal When You Have a Money Discrepancy With Your Friends
How to Deal When You Have a Money Discrepancy With Your Friends
For a significant chunk of my time in college, I thought of myself as the poor one in my friend’s...
How to Get a Virtual Internship
How to Get a Virtual Internship
This is not a great time to be looking for career experience. Industries are suffering, opportunities are scarce and most...
16 Ways to Pay for College Without Loans and Debt
16 Ways to Pay for College Without Loans and Debt
Whether you’re planning a career change or shopping for your high school graduation outfit, you’re likely facing some kind of...