How Much to Spend on Gifts This Holiday Season
Holiday spending can be a delicate subject. No one wants to be the least generous...
Financial Planing
A CFP’s Money Checklist for January
From the Mint team: As you know, Mint is a free product you can use...
25 Credit Card Fraud Statistics To Know in 2021 + 5 Steps for Reporting Fraud
As countries across the world move toward digital currency and cashless societies, it’s important to...
How Much Does it Cost To Raise a Child in 2022? Things for Prospective Parents To Consider
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further We know that raising kids...
Net Income Formula: How To Calculate Net Income
What Is the Formula for Net Income? Net Income = Total Revenue – Total Expenses...
Housing Finance
The Effect of Inflation on Home Buying
If you’ve read the business section of any website or newspaper lately, it seems like...
Money Audit
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 dream of accomplishing: retiring early from the daily grind.
He’s a technical manager and she’s a self-employed real estate agent residing in Birmingham, Alabama. Their net worth totals $1.66…
Mint Money Audit: Making the Most of a Side Hustle
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...
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 Leverage Student Credit Cards As A Financial Opportunity
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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...
The Ultimate Guide to Taking Your Dream Gap Year
The Ultimate Guide to Taking Your Dream Gap Year
Table of Contents For many young adults, it can feel like there’s an expected life path that they’re supposed to...
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...
How to Date on a Budget
How to Date on a Budget
When I first started seeing my future husband in college and we were dating on a budget, our dates defined...
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...
How to Build Your Credit as a Student
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...
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...