Finances 101: Tips for Opening a Savings Account
Want to open a savings account? That’s a great step for your finances. Use these 14 tips to find your perfect match.
Top 10 Personal Finance Tips for the Long Term
Use these practical tips to help you take control of your money and build a secure financial future.
9 Ways Learning to Budget Now Will Affect Your Future
If you’ve ever felt like money is slipping through your fingers, you’re not alone. Learning to budget can change your life. Here’s what I’ve discovered.
Budgeting for Beginners
Think of budgeting as a conversation with your money — you tell it where to go instead of wondering where it went.
How to Increase Your Credit Score in 6 Months
Credit scoring is a complex science that is something of a secret to the general public. While there are variations in the scores used by different creditors, the industry-standard score is issued by FICO. Although FICO won’t divulge the exact method behind its calculations, it does publish the broad categories used for scoring, along with the percentage weight assigned to each component. You won’t be able to predict on your own the exact number of points you can increase your score over a six-month period. However, you can move your score in the right direction by improving your credit behavior across the FICO scoring categories.
12 Basic Principles of Financial Management
Use these essential principles of financial management to organize your finances, plan for the unexpected, put your money to work, and live your best life.
Saving & Budgeting Tips for Families
Use these practical strategies and proven budgeting tips to take control of your finances and work toward a more secure future for your family.
How Much Should You Spend on Rent When Budgeting?
Think you’re paying too much for rent? Here’s how to find out. This easy rule can tell you how much you should spend on rent when budgeting.
Tips for Creating a Moving Budget
The much-dreaded moving day looms on your calendar. You know what it means: pulling together an entire household of stuff, an exhausting day or two getting it from point A to point B, and setting it all down — hopefully undamaged — in the brand-new…
How to Set Up Your Bills and Income
OK. So now you have one or two accounts set up in Quicken and you can download transactions and use categories to see where your money is going. What’s next? What more could there be? Beyond tracking your spending, Quicken actually makes it easier to…