Congratulations! You’ve Ubered and Grubhubbed and online-shopped your way into credit card debt. Now you’re an adult who’s incurred enough debt to make a credit card company very frustrated with you. Welcome to the maxed out club! The first time you realize that you’ve maxed out a credit card, you may panic, but there are
While you can technically invest any amount of money, many people only seriously consider investing their money when they have at least a thousand to spare. If you’ve hit that 1k benchmark, you invest wisely and have some patience; you can grow your thousand into another thousand and beyond. Here are our top five suggestions
Talking about your finances with your family is already hard. But telling them you can’t afford to go home for the holidays is the conversation you’re absolutely dreading. But you aren’t alone. According to a recent Wallethub survey, 33 million Americans don’t have the funds for holiday travel this year. “U.S. consumers will be shelling
For many of us, our credit scores are not always accurate representations of who we are or the decisions we make. We can be conservative spenders, but various financial distress from job loss, divorce, or medical bills can impact our scores, and effectively hurt the quality of our lives. This was the case for me
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The holiday season can be a really stressful time, both mentally and financially. It is difficult to maintain normalcy when there’s a number of people to think about, presents to buy, and gifts to wrap… all while life carries on around you. If you’re looking for a great way to organize all the gifts you
Buying and selling stocks, for the wise investor, can be an easy way to make money multiply. But the wise investor knows that it’s not as simple as day-to-day or week-to-week gambling. You might hit a homerun on a stock that soars twenty percent in a month and, knowing the volatility of the market, want
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The finance books every young adult should read: Personal Finance in Your 20s For Dummies Eric Tyson The clearest and most extensive explanation of everything you need to know about personal finance. If you need to learn what a credit score is, when you should use a checking or savings account, or any other first