Home buying isn’t the time to discover credit scores
Thinking back to when I bought my home about 8 years ago, it was the first time in my life that I ever saw a breakdown of my credit scores. I remember feeling pleasantly surprised that it was in the...
View ArticleManaging money without micromanaging each other
Merging finances as a couple isn’t easy, especially if you’ve developed your own financial habits for a decade or longer before tying the knot. Even after a two-year engagement and two months away from...
View ArticleLove and money: Where boomer, millennial couples stand
I love when couples and money studies come out because that’s one area in which I feel as if my husband and I have a pretty good handle. Recently, TIME Money released the results of its Boomers vs....
View ArticleSurvey reveals recent grads’ biggest financial regrets
With graduation season behind us, many newly minted grads are now juggling bills and full-time paychecks for the first time. Personal finance bloggers have offered advice to these young adults and...
View ArticleBig life changes bring money anxiety
Ahh, life’s big changes. They can be exciting, but also can induce financial worries. If money was no object, changing jobs or buying a new home would be less stressful. Nevertheless, Americans don’t...
View ArticlePay by ring or jacket: Lines blur between fashion, finance
When Marty McFly went into the future, he didnt see people paying for hoverboards with their accessories in 2015, but thats the world we live in now. The lines between fashion and finances have...
View Article‘Groundhog Day’ money mistakes I kept making
In my own version of the movie “Groundhog Day,” I made the same financial mistakes over and over and over again. But also like Bill Murray’s TV weatherman character, by making several small changes...
View ArticleThis Valentine’s Day, talk money with your honey
Couples who have dollar dates together, stay together. That’s the big takeaway of TD Bank’s Love & Money study, which polled 1,339 Americans in 2015. The study found that couples who have regular...
View ArticleU.S. presidents on money, debt and credit
The position of POTUS comes with great financial responsibility. Just consider the bailouts of Wall Street and the auto industry. Or Main Street issues as basic as credit card protections. Ideally,...
View ArticleBad credit? It will cost you thousands
You’ve heard that bad credit will cost you, but exactly how much? A 2016 study conducted by Syracuse University found a staggering difference in the interest paid on credit cards and student loans by...
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