Moving Beyond Debt
Personal finance tips and helpful advice for your journey towards a debt-free future
The 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Your FICO Score
Your FICO score is one of the most important things you own, but here are 10 things about it you may not know about those three digits.
The 10 Dos and Dont’s to Saving Money in College
If you have a student in college, or are attending yourself, mark down these essential tips to saving money on and off campus.
The Real Cost of Paying Only Minimum Payments on Credit Cards
Paying minimum payments may not be much out of pocket but it could cost you more than you know.
Five Steps to Putting Your Financial Stress on Vacation to Enjoy Your Own
Before you plan your own summer vacation, consider doing the same for financial stress. Otherwise, it will be a burden for the entire trip.
How to Start the Adulting Pursuit of Financial Independence
As young adults get ready to enlist into the job market, they need to focus on creating their financial independence in the self market.
Prepare for the Summer and Purge Those Bad Spending Habits
Summer is here, and with it comes daydreams about where to go on vacations and nightmares about how to pay for it. That conflict happens to everyone, which is why it is so important to investigate how we spend money. Moreover, we need to examine our spending habits. Do you…
Show Me the Money
Isn’t this the cry of every adult? Regardless of what career path you are on, everyone wants more. According to a 2019 Bankrate.com study, nearly 3 in 10 adults have no emergency savings, and 7 of 10 admit to living “paycheck-to-paycheck.” With a global pandemic finally showing signs of becoming a glimpse in a rear-view…
Falling in Love With Your Finances
Many of us have complicated feelings about money. While you may love the feeling of receiving money or using it to buy something nice, there are plenty of “less glamorous” aspects of your finances that are all too easy to hate. Like any good relationship, building a better relationship with…
The 3 New Year Resolutions That Make Cents for You in 2021
It’s no surprise that many Americans – 97 million, in fact – started 2021 with a resolution. And many of those were centered around money, from getting a promotion to success out of a side job. These days, instead of earning it or spending it, people want to save it. Yet, according to the…
Budgeting 101: A Guide to Getting Started
Budgeting is often misunderstood. You may view it as restrictive and complicated, or you may have tried budgeting in the past and struggled to stick with it. Maybe you’re actively tracking your finances and looking for ways to make the process more efficient. Whatever your previous experiences are, creating and…