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Debt is Like a Rabbit Colony
Debt is hard to avoid. It's absolutely everywhere from the second you turn 18. Maybe it starts with student loans then morphs to a credit card "just for emergencies." Your definition for emergencies loosens and starts to include gas, food, rent, textbooks, concert...
Class of 2019: Take These Steps to Avoid Post-College Money Mistakes!
It's no secret that college is expensive. In 2018, NerdWallet reported the total outstanding student debt from federal loans alone is $1.5 trillion dollars! Significant debt negatively impacts your credit score, as well as that of any co-signers you may have. In...
Start Prepping Your 2020 Taxes Now to Avoid Headaches Down the Line
Don't Stop Thinking About Those Taxes Just Yet If you're like the majority of Americans you're happy to finally put tax preparation behind you. The truth, however, is that it might not be time to forget about your taxes just yet. Experts say it's never too early to...
An 850 Credit Score Begins With These 9 Habits
Achieving a perfect credit score isn't hinged on your income or bank account balance nearly as much as your habits. These are the habits to get into if you want to see your credit score top out. Get On A Budget Nothing makes your debt spiral out of control more than...
How Does Opening a New Credit Card Affect my Credit Score?
If you're wondering whether you should open a new credit card but you're worried about how it might affect your credit, the short answer is that it depends. Opening a new credit card can help your credit in some cases and hurt it in others but this depends mostly on...
Social Security Benefits 101
People mostly associate Social Security with retirement income but are not aware of the other benefits that the Social Security Administration (SSA) pays out for other significant life situations. Here is an overview of all the benefits available through the SSA....
The Ten-Fold Path to Improving Your Financial Health
The United States has become a health-obsessed country. If the doctor tells us to jump, we do not hesitate to ask "How high?" Imagine, though, if you paid as much attention to your financial portfolio as you did to your cholesterol level. What if you took as much care...
Top 5 Tax Traps to Avoid in Retirement
Most people are shocked to learn that the biggest expense in retirement, that long-sought oasis after a lifetime of hard work, won't be a mortgage, healthcare, or green fees at the local golf course. It will be taxes! The unfortunate reality is that even the most...
Save Today & Ease the Financial Fears of the Future
People get hurt. Furnaces conk out in the middle of winter. Cars die and windows break. These are the curveballs of life. We can't tell you not to worry, but we can recommend being prepared. And even if that preparation isn't for the worst case scenario, the conscious...
5 Tips: Save for College and Retirement Simultaneously
Paper or plastic. Cash or credit. PC or Mac. With May graduations upon us, "college or retirement" is becoming a must-have kitchen table conversation for Millennials (and their parents). According to the Federal Reserve, borrowers under 30 years old held $376.3...