How To Save Money [and Spend Less]: 39 Tips for 2022
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further Saving money helps create a...
Financial Planing
4 Spending Regrets of the Pandemic
The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused upheaval across all facets of life. Things that we...
This is Your Reminder to Do an Annual Subscriptions Audit
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further Checking on all of your...
Here’s What Car Accidents Really Cost You
Car accidents are not only scary but also a monumental hassle. That’s largely thanks to...
How to Financially Prepare for Post-Pandemic Life
As the dust slowly begins to settle and we observe businesses putting their action plans...
Housing Finance
15-Year vs. 30-Year Mortgages: Which is Better?
Once you decide to become a homeowner, it’s likely that you will need to take...
Money Audit
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 property loan, as well as car and student loans, child care, and other living expenses, the Los Angeles couple has a difficult time socking away money in savings.
They do…
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...
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...
Student Finance
How To Apply For Student Loans Without Your Parents
For some prospective college students, taking out student loans is a breeze. When you have a supportive parent there to explain the fine print and co-sign on the dotted line, all you really have to do is fill out some paperwork.
But not everyone is so lucky. Even students without…
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...
How to Understand Your Student Loan Options
How to Understand Your Student Loan Options
The student loan process asks a lot from incoming college students. Before they even leave the comfort of their childhood...
What To Do The Summer Before College
What To Do The Summer Before College
For most incoming freshmen, the summer before college is a dead zone. Unless you’re playing a sport for your university,...
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...
What is Fedloan Servicing? (Guide to Fedloan Student Loans)
What is Fedloan Servicing? (Guide to Fedloan Student Loans)
There you are, sitting in your high school’s guidance office talking with your counselor about heading off to college after...
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...
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...
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...