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In many ways creating a budget is like jotting down a to-do list for your money. It’s far easier to create a to-do list for each day or week than it is per month. Plus, your recurring bills are due at different times each month. Here’s how to go about budgeting weekly, not monthly:
Instead of spending your hard-earned cash at Amazon and big box retailers, consider doing some of your holiday shopping at small businesses. In honor of Small Business Saturday, here are a handful of ways you can use your holiday budget to support small, local businesses and score some cool gifts for everyone on your list.
Also known as collateral protection insurance, force-placed insurance is when a lender purchases insurance on your behalf. Unfortunately, this type of insurance is usually far more expensive than if you had purchased it on your own. If you've been stuck with this costly insurance, here's what you can do.
Even though professional athletes appear unstoppable during a game, the truth is that they need financial fitness as much as anyone else. Here are some of the most important lessons a financial educator has learned from seven years of training and counseling professional athletes.
The holiday season is a common time for people to rack up credit card debt. Here's what you need to know to avoid or pay off holiday credit card debt.
Tariffs are in the news lately, but what are they, how do they work, and how do they impact consumers? Here's everything you need to know.
Dealing with unpaid debt can be scary, especially once the collection calls start, but it’s important to remember that you have rights. Here’s what you should know when navigating prickly encounters with debt collectors, and how you can protect yourself as a consumer:
It's hard to build credit without using it. Fortunately, it's increasingly easy to add non-traditional data like rental and utility payment history to your credit portfolio, building your score in the process. Here are some of most popular alternative credit-building tools and how they might help you.
For most of us, getting out of debt is a marathon and not a race. It can be a long, grueling process, and along the way despair and exhaustion may start creeping in. Here's how to prevent debt from overwhelming your life.
Investing is a powerful way to grow your money, but it can certainly be intimidating. There’s so much to learn, not to mention you’ll need to free up some funds. And that’s certainly a tall order when you’re already feeling squeezed. Thankfully there are a few great apps out there to help you get started.
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