Chapter 05: How to Create a Budget in Mint
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further There are various ways you...
Financial Planing
Moving Abroad? The Importance of a Life Insurance Review
Life insurance is never a pleasant topic of conversation – let’s face it, none of...
Investment Calculator
Managing your finances can be a challenging feat, especially when you have multiple sources of...
Money Moves to Make in Your 20s, 30s, and 40s
Reaching your twenties is an exciting milestone for most as it means you’ve officially entered...
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...
Housing Finance
FHA Streamline Refinance [Rates, Closing Costs & More]
FHA streamline refinancing is a quick and simple way to improve the terms on your...
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…
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
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 on my task and couldn’t believe how quickly I’d done it, especially since I was only making $30,000 a year.
But I wasn’t that impressed. I knew how much money…
How to Get a Virtual Internship
How to Get a Virtual Internship
This is not a great time to be looking for career experience. Industries are suffering, opportunities are scarce and most...
Options for Teacher Student Loan Forgiveness
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...
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...
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...
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...
How to Deal When You Have a Money Discrepancy With Your Friends
How to Deal When You Have a Money Discrepancy With Your Friends
For a significant chunk of my time in college, I thought of myself as the poor one in my friend’s...
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 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...