Just like the physical seasons change throughout the year, we also experience financial seasons. Read about the four financial seasons and how to handle them.
Travel has so many benefits but traveling when you have debt can feel…complicated. Read about the pros and cons of traveling when you have debt and how to travel without adding to your credit card balances.
You probably don’t spend a lot of time looking at your pay stub but it contains useful details that can help with your financial planning. Read about three things you can learn from your pay stub and what to
Ten months after the Biden administration announced its plans to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for many borrowers, the Supreme Court blocked the plan. While the decision was not unexpected, it is extremely disappointing to
As a young person, finances are often the last thing on our minds. But there are some very important tips to help when moving from student life into the working world.
People face different challenges depending on a multitude of factors—including sexual orientation and gender identity. Read about five challenges that LGBTQ+ folks may face in their financial lives.
In many industries, variable income is a common occurrence. You could be in the hospitality industry earning tips as your primary source of income or in real estate earning commission. Having variable income that is either inconsistent in payment
When juggling multiple credit cards with eye-popping interest rates becomes overwhelming, it’s time to take a different approach. There are many strategies for paying off credit card debt, but it’s important to find one that works with both your
We all know that we should be saving — and yet, nearly 60% of Americans could not cover a $1,000 unexpected expense in cash. While income and the cost of living are issues for many people, that’s not always
While Juneteenth marks a celebration of freedom for Black Americans, it also encourages us to reflect on what “freedom” really means. Black Americans have been free from slavery for more than a century and a half now, but their
Graduating from college is a significant milestone in one's life, marking the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter. It's a time of mixed emotions, with feelings of excitement, accomplishment, and uncertainty all intertwined.
It’s Pride Month and although we too enjoy celebrating with parties and rainbows galore, it is important to remember pride is so much more than that. Pride is about action and supporting those in the LGBTQIA+ community this month
Even with the best of intentions, it’s easy to fall out of touch with your money. With everything else going on in life—family, friends, work, and life—keeping tabs on your finances falls by the wayside. But you spend 40
Deciding on your first rewards credit card is exciting, but it can also be tricky. All of your friends (and everyone on the internet) have an opinion about what is “the best” rewards credit card—but what is right for
Pride is so much more than partying, speeches about equality, rainbows, and lots of Gaga.
Money can be such a powerful tool when voting with your dollar. Here are a few ways you can support the LGBTQIA+ community with
What comes to mind when you think about your expenses? Maybe rent, food, transportation, shopping, personal care, and so on. Your expenses are anything that you spend money on and they are the main building blocks of a budget.
We all wish there was an “easy button” when it comes to saving. While we don’t have that (at least, not yet!), we do have the next best thing: automation. Automating your savings takes the guesswork out of whether
There’s a lot of mystery around credit scores, and while credit scores do matter in certain situations, most of the time, you can and should stop freaking out about your credit score.
As many people’s budgets have gotten tighter over the past year, there has been a resurgence of interest in simple but effective ways to manage money. One of those trends you might have caught in news headlines or on
Our closest friends are those that we feel comfortable talking to about anything and everything! Conversations between good friends can easily flow from fascinating projects at work, to latest updates on our dating lives, to a good book we
We’ve all heard the saying, “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Securing your dream job can feel like winning the lottery—unless you aren’t getting paid enough. If
