How to Recession Proof Your Finances
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Financial Planing
Make Your Money A Daily Routine
Starting a new routine in any area of life can be challenging. Be it changes...
Financial Literacy Month: Get Your Finances on Track
April is Financial Literacy Month, a time of year that encourages everyone to take the...
How To Build Generational Wealth
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further When it comes to creating...
4 Steps to Build Wealth and Increase Your Net Worth
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further Your net worth is defined...
Housing Finance
Can I Afford to Move Out? + First Apartment Checklist
When thinking about moving out for the first time, you’re contemplating taking a big leap...
Money Audit
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 a community college director and her husband, 51, is a full-time graphic designer who also manages a booming side hustle in the same industry.
Selena and her husband have…
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 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
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 graduated college, and I had just moved into an apartment with him and a mutual friend.
I asked what his credit score was, and he gave me a thoughtful look.
… 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...
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 Might Want to Start Paying Your Student Loans in College
Why You Might Want to Start Paying Your Student Loans in College
When I was 26 years old, I paid off my student loans just three years after graduation. People congratulated me...
Why UGMA/UTMA Accounts Are the Perfect Holiday Gift
Why UGMA/UTMA Accounts Are the Perfect Holiday Gift
If you have a special child in your life, you may be wondering what to put under the tree this...
65 Student Loan Debt Statistics for 2022
65 Student Loan Debt Statistics for 2022
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further From living in the dorms to meeting new people, many...
How Your Discretionary Income Impacts Your Student Loans
How Your Discretionary Income Impacts Your Student Loans
Paying off student loans can be a challenge, especially when you factor in other recurring payments such as rent, electricity,...
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...
Subsidized vs. Unsubsidized Student Loans: The Differences
Subsidized vs. Unsubsidized Student Loans: The Differences
If you’re starting to think about paying for college, chances are you’re considering your student loan options. With the average...