Get Your Money: Start Your Budget on a Saturday
Know what’s a major buzzkill? When Saturday hits, and your pals want to convene for...
Financial Planing
Best Money Advice for Stay At Home Parents
Families with only one income earner have a different set of challenges than those in...
Here’s Why a Rainy Day Fund Should Be in Your Forecast
Life is unpredictable. Some days aren’t all sunshine, like when your car breaks down or...
What is Debt Consolidation?
Debt consolidation is the process of combining and merging all of the debt that you...
Say Goodbye To Overdraft Fees
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further Banks make over $15 billion...
Housing Finance
Mortgage Forbearance: Understanding the Basics
When your budget is tight due to a financial setback, figuring out how to handle...
Money Audit
9 Affordable Ways To Take Care Of Your Mental Health
They say that nothing is more important than your mental health – but tell that to an empty bank account.
It’s easy to spout platitudes about getting the help you need, but everyone has a financial reality to deal with. Your mental health is unlikely to improve If you can’t…
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...
Money Audit: Can I Retire Early?
Money Audit: Can I Retire Early?
Mint devotees James, 51, and wife, Carol, 43, hope to mark 2018 as the year they achieve what many only...
Student Finance
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 to take a year in between high school and college to travel, work or otherwise get a taste of the real world before arriving on campus.
Since then, the gap…
How to Budget for Grad School Applications
How to Budget for Grad School Applications
By the time most people consider grad school, they’ve already had a taste of the real world – and a...
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...
How To Go Back To School As An Adult
How To Go Back To School As An Adult
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Unique Little-Known Ways to Find Grants And Scholarships
Unique Little-Known Ways to Find Grants And Scholarships
College isn’t getting more affordable, and student loans affect millions of people every year. One way to avoid that? Apply...
Paying For College: How to Compare Private Student Loan Lenders
Paying For College: How to Compare Private Student Loan Lenders
The federal student loan process is designed to be easy. There’s no need to shop around, compare terms or apply...
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,...
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...
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...