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How Much of a Car Loan Should I Take On?
You’re thinking about buying a car, but you don’t know how much you can really afford. Answering how much you can afford, like many other things in the...
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Financial Education
Tips on how to save, spend, borrow and plan
Learn how to make saving fun, spend wisely, borrow responsibly and plan your journey, wherever life may take you!
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What Card Should I Get for my First Credit Card?
You’ve never had a credit card but you’re thinking about getting one. What should you look for? Figure Out What You will be Approved For Do you have a...
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Reasons to Tap Into Your Home’s Equity
Tapping into the equity of your home can be a great way to borrow money at lower costs and interest rates than other financing options such as personal loans or...
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How to Pay for Home Improvements
Home renovations are expensive. Want a new kitchen? That could set you back $25,000. New bathroom? That’ll be $10,000 on average. While it’d be nice to pay...
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Homeowners Insurance
Your home is one of the biggest purchases in your life. If anything were to happen, you want to make sure your insurance coverage helps you do what’s...
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Auto Insurance
If you were to get in a car accident, are you sure that you’d be properly insured? Do you know what kind of coverage you have and what it truly covers? Hereâ€...
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What is PMI?
PMI stands for Private Mortgage Insurance and it’s a form of coverage that a lender will likely require if you can’t offer a down payment equal to 20% of...
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Basics of Insurance
Insurance exists to protect you against risk. If something happens to your house, your car, or even yourself, insurance is meant to help you recover and not...
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Retirement: 401(k)s vs. IRAs
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and 401(k)s can both be great tools to help you build your retirement savings, but each has rules and restrictions you...
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Retirement: Traditional vs. Roth
Both 401(k)s and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) have traditional and Roth options. If you’re unsure on what 401(k)s and IRAs are, check out this...
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Vacations in the Age of Coronavirus: An Opportunity for Savings
As we get a taste of summer, it is hard not to daydream about summer vacations. The problem is: it is difficult to plan with all the uncertainty in the world....
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Practice and Learn
Schools often don’t have the time or resources to cover personal finance, but any adult knows that it’s a big part of life. If you’re playing the role of...
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