The average student loan debt is currently $37,172, racking up over $1 trillion in student debt nationally — and this number is only expected to grow. As a parent, this may spark some worry about your child’s financial future. You...
Living an ultra-frugal lifestyle can get exhausting. It feels good to save money, but some people take it to extremes that border on compulsive. When you find yourself scouring the internet to find a coupon for 10% off a tube...
A savings account is a secure place to store your money that earns a small percentage of interest annually while your funds grow towards your long-term financial goals. Everyone’s savings needs are different. Whether you’re saving for a plane ticket...
Finding financial success takes a mix of caution and courage. You can’t grow your wealth by stashing it away somewhere safe, but you won’t have any wealth to grow if you’re constantly throwing caution to the wind. It’s a fine...
If you’re just scraping by financially, it doesn’t take a lot for a money crisis to go down. According to research by Elevate’s Center for the New Middle Class, among non-prime Americans (aka those who have below a 700 credit...
When you’ve lived paycheck to paycheck, scrounging up enough money for an emergency fund can feel like a revelation. All of a sudden you’re not living with a dark cloud over your head and setbacks start to seem more manageable....
Managing your money is a constant push and pull between watchfulness and restraint. A good investor, for example, keeps a close eye on their investments without overreacting to short-term volatility. You need to be aware, but also patient. But most...
You probably already know you need to save more money — but where do you start? The thought of stockpiling away funds isn’t glamorous, but learning some simple tricks for how to save money as early as possible will be...
Besides having a spending plan and saving for retirement, one of the major tenets of financial wellness is to have a healthy emergency fund. But the reality is that when you’re juggling multiple financial priorities—or simply have a rough time...
People tend to latch on to the wisdom of the most prominent experts in any field. In the case of personal finance, the most famous expert is probably Dave Ramsey. One of his key pieces of advice is to save...
The average student loan debt is currently $37,172, racking up over $1 trillion in student debt nationally — and this number is only expected to grow. As a parent, this may spark some worry about your child’s financial future. You... 
