student loans

Talking about student loans can be an uncomfortable subject. Considering how stressful your debt pay-off journey can be, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by how much you still owe. Fortunately, there are a few ways to successfully pay off your student loans in a speedy fashion so you can finally breathe that sigh of relief

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Tax deductions can be tricky to understand if you’re new to the finance world. One of the biggest sources of confusion is knowing what you can and can’t deduct from your taxes. Deductions can be a massive financial boon for a lot of people, yet not everyone files for them correctly. This causes people to

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With another stimulus check in your pocket, spending the money on anything you want may seem tempting. However, it’s important to consider your responsibilities and to think about how to make the most of your stimulus check rather than spending it recklessly. Take your budget, your monthly expenses, your family, and your future into consideration

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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

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Student Debt is basically the killer from an 80s slasher movie. It can’t be killed, it will come back to haunt you decades after it stopped being relevant, and it wants to punish you for having fun. If you’re planning to shed your student debt by dying or declaring bankruptcy, I have some bad news

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Signing up for a new credit card can offer you a great means of stretching your spending power. It also builds your credit score and nabs you some neat bonuses for signing up or spending money depending on the kind of card you get. But it’s also important to keep your credit card’s interest rate

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Tax debt can become a major source of stress. Wouldn’t it be great to just make one payment and have all your tax debt disappear? With an offer in compromise (OIC), that’s possible. Whether you have major debt, are just getting started in your career, or are in another situation that has made it difficult

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Debt is an almost unavoidable part of life, and with high-interest rates and late fees, getting out of it can feel like an uphill battle. To make it even harder, most credit cards charge transfer fees, even those with 0% balance transfer offers. The average transfer fee is about 3% of the amount transferred, which

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If you use credit cards, keeping in control of how you manage them is a must. Aside from paying your bills on time, there are other ways to stay on top of your credit. Even canceling your cards every now and then can be beneficial, provided the reason(s) behind doing so will help your credit

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Liberal arts is a common college major, but it sounds majorly confusing to many people. It isn’t very specific as most majors are, so plenty of incoming freshmen choose to lean towards liberal arts when they are not sure which direction they want to take career-wise. Many feel it will be a stepping stone and

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