How to Create a Budget Schedule that Works for You
New budgeters tend to get caught up in the creation of their budget rather than...
Financial Planing
Your Money Checklist for December
From the Mint team: As you know, Mint is a free product you can use...
How to Pick an IRA (And Why You Should)
If you’re just starting out in an investing journey, first of all, good for you!...
How to Set Financial Goals & Achieve Them
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further Money can be stressful. When...
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
What Is an FHA Loan? Guide to Loan Requirements & Qualifications
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further Buying your first home? An...
Money Audit
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 after each experiencing divorce. Both work in software sales earning roughly the same income. When combined, their earnings average $450,000 a year.
The New Jersey couple shares a new mortgage…
We Earn $200,000 and Can’t Save. Help!
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...
Mint Money Audit 6-Month Check-In: How Did Michelle Allocate Her Windfall?
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 with debt, a lack of...
Student Finance
Are All the Food Delivery and Subscription Services Worth It?
We’re living in an age of convenience. Groceries can be delivered, clothes can be picked out for you and just about every TV show and movie ever made can be beamed straight into your living room. If I had the money, I could get pretty much everything I need without…
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...
5 of the Best Financial New Year’s Resolutions Students Can Make
5 of the Best Financial New Year’s Resolutions Students Can Make
New Year’s resolutions get a lot of flack, but only because most people don’t stick with them longer than a...
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...
What You Need to File with FAFSA
What You Need to File with FAFSA
Filling out the FAFSA is one of those tasks that’s easy to keep putting off. It’s boring, time-consuming and notoriously...
Real Minter Story: Kimberly
Real Minter Story: Kimberly
To showcase how our Minters are achieving their financial goals, we reached out to everyday Mint users, just like you,...
Should You Pay Off Student Debt with a Credit Card Balance Transfer?
Should You Pay Off Student Debt with a Credit Card Balance Transfer?
This probably comes as a surprise to no one, but college debt is at an all-time high. A few scary...
How To Get Paid To Go to College: 12 Tactics to Consider
How To Get Paid To Go to College: 12 Tactics to Consider
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further College is an exciting time for students to live on...
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...