Why Are Gas Prices So High?
If you filled up at the pump lately, you probably experienced a bit of sticker...
Financial Planing
Guide to Organizing your Finances
[embedded content] It’s spring cleaning season – so why not give your finances a once-over?...
4 Spending Regrets of the Pandemic
The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused upheaval across all facets of life. Things that we...
Financial Literacy Month: Get Your Finances on Track
April is Financial Literacy Month, a time of year that encourages everyone to take the...
Social Security Benefits Definition, Qualifications, & Recipients
Whether you’re a retired worker, disabled person—or their spouse, dependent child, or surviving family member—the...
Housing Finance
Closing on a House: The Most Important Parts of the Process
This article includes general information. Mortgage laws vary by state. Contact a mortgage lender in...
Money Audit
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 master their finances and thrive in their relationships.
Earning more money, as the wife in your hetero-relationship, may seem innocuous. What does it matter if your salary is bigger or…
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...
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...
Student Finance
Options for Teacher Student Loan Forgiveness
Loan forgiveness is a trade-off. It’s about incentivizing graduates to work in low paying or otherwise undesirable positions in exchange for erasing or significantly reducing their student loan balance. Without these programs, important community institutions would be severely understaffed.
If you’re a teacher or education student reading this, those criteria…
5 Steps to Refinancing Student Loans
5 Steps to Refinancing Student Loans
[embedded content] Student loan repayment is hard, but it tends to get easier as you go along. While it can...
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...
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...
How to Start a Sinking Fund (and Why You Should)
How to Start a Sinking Fund (and Why You Should)
Accomplishing anything is easier with specific goals. Whether you’re training to run a marathon, learning a new programming language or...
Who Is Eligible for Biden’s Plan to Expand Student-Loan Debt Forgiveness Access?
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...
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 Make the Most of Your COVID-19 Gap Year
How to Make the Most of Your COVID-19 Gap Year
The gap year used to be a common enough choice for high school graduates, especially baby boomers. The idea was...
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...