Millennials may have a reputation about knowing a lot about technology and social media — but how many in the under 30 crowd really know their credit score and what to do with it? Credit scores are three little numbers that can have a BIG impact on your financial life. Check out this infographic to
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This article is in partnership with Credello. You can probably get through your life pretending to understand everything about debt—fake it till you make it, right? But much like high-heeled Crocs, that’s not really necessary. Get answers to all your questions about debt that you’re too embarrassed to ask your financial advisor boyfriend about because […]
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I opened up several credit cards within the first semester of college. Each time, I earned some sort of cool promotional item â a shot glass, a tee-shirt, a Penn State keychain. When the cards arrived in the mail a week later, I didnât really bother to use them and when I did, I wasnât
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I love setting goals, trying to accomplish them, and usually failing miserably! I say that in a joking manner but I really don’t mind not accomplishing all of my goals because that is not what goals are for. Goals are to help you do better and go farther than you would have gone without them. … Read more
When you’re learning to manage your personal finances, you have countless online sources that can help you understand the processes involved in fulfilling these financial goals. But there’s something about reading a debt blog with first-person accounts of overcoming financial difficulties that can inspire you to realize you can do it too. Here are 10
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Building good credit is much like the age-old puzzle of the âchicken and the eggâ conundrum. You need a credit card to build credit, but how are you supposed to build credit without a credit card? You might be wondering, why do I even need credit? Doesnât borrowing money just mean unnecessary debt? The truth
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Every decision we make in life is an investment with a cost and a payoff. We can invest money externally in the stock market or real estate, but choosing to invest in yourself arguably carries the highest return on investment â especially when youâre young. Thatâs because, for most of us, our largest single asset […]
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