Chapter 09: Managing Your Money with a Budget
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further So far in this series,...
Financial Planing
Achieving Your Financial Milestones
To celebrate and recognize how our Minters are achieving their financial milestones, we reached out...
Comprehensive Insurance Explained
Getting a car – especially your first one – is a major life milestone. But...
Using the Gross Profit Formula | Calculation and Examples
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further This is the year —...
Getting My Finances Together: Where Do I Even Start?
If you’ve decided to take control of your finances, you might be wondering how to...
Housing Finance
What is a Conventional Mortgage Loan?
Owning real estate is expensive. Even for those with a solid savings account and a...
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: 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...
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...
Student Finance
How To Get Paid To Go to College: 12 Tactics to Consider
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further
College is an exciting time for students to live on their own, make new memories, and create lasting friendships. What’s not exciting is the debt you might inherit once you graduate. In the last decade, student loan debt increased…
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...
Where to Find Free Financial Resources in College
Where to Find Free Financial Resources in College
It may sound counterintuitive, but managing your money gets easier the more you have. When you cross a certain income...
How to Have Fun Holidays as a Broke College Student
How to Have Fun Holidays as a Broke College Student
The holidays are an expensive time for everyone, but college students feel that more than most. When you’re living off...
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...
Student Loan Assistance Programs: What You Need to Know
Student Loan Assistance Programs: What You Need to Know
When I graduated from college, I was one of the “lucky ones” with a lower-than-average student debt load. While I...
5 Ways to Save for College Now
5 Ways to Save for College Now
When it comes to student loans, my husband and I have opposite stories. While my tuition was partly paid 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 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...