Envelope Method of Budgeting to Budget Apps (4 Budget Tools That Help)
Budgeting shouldn’t be hard, and it doesn’t have to be. Who has time for a...
Financial Planing
How to Save for Retirement with the Right Retirement Planning Budget
Golden years require some gold. Are you saving for retirement? You should be, even if...
Mint Money Audit 6-Month Check-In: How Did Michelle Allocate Her Windfall?
In March I offered some financial advice to Michelle, a Mint user who was struggling...
What is the FIRE Movement + How to Make It A Reality
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further In a world with stagnating...
Why it’s More Important Than Ever to Track Your Spending
With inflation and prices rising at gas pumps, grocery stores and everything in-between it’s more...
Housing Finance
Chapter 03 : How to Save for a House
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further So far in our home...
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…
Managing Money With Your Partner When You Earn More
Managing Money With Your Partner When You Earn More
Four years ago this month, I published When She Makes More, a guide for higher-earning married women who want to...
Mint Money Audit: Affording Life After Grad School
Mint Money Audit: Affording Life After Grad School
With a brand new PhD under her belt, our latest Mint audit recruit, Renee, is ready to take on the...
Student Finance
5 Steps to Refinancing Student Loans
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Student loan repayment is hard, but it tends to get easier as you go along. While it can be tough to make payments on an entry-level salary, every pay increase frees up a little more room in your budget.
There’s also a mental boost that comes with seeing…
I Dropped Out of College: My Student Loan Repayment Options
I Dropped Out of College: My Student Loan Repayment Options
No one intends to drop out of college. If you show up to campus for your freshman year, chances are...
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...
The Best Financial Books for College Students
The Best Financial Books for College Students
When I decided to learn the ins and outs of personal finance as a college student, I devoured one book...
4 Ways to Find the Best Spring Break Deals
4 Ways to Find the Best Spring Break Deals
For a college student trying to live frugally, there’s nothing quite as dangerous as an epic spring break trip. When...
How To Save Money On College Textbooks
How To Save Money On College Textbooks
It’s a common trope: going to college is expensive. There’s tuition, the overpriced cafeteria plan, and the cramped dorm room...
How To Go Back To School As An Adult
How To Go Back To School As An Adult
From the Mint team: Mint may be compensated if you click on the links to our issuer partners’ offers that...
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...
Why You Need to Open a UGMA/UTMA Account for Your Kids
Why You Need to Open a UGMA/UTMA Account for Your Kids
From the Mint team: As you know, Mint is a free product you can use to help stay on top...