Financial Fitness for Real Life
Budgeting: Count your Steps…and your cash Count your steps … and your cash! Staying physically fit is a balancing act....
The 2019 Tax Filing Deadline Extension: Pay Now or Wait?
As part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service extended the 2019 tax filing deadline and...
How to Get Out of Debt: 5 Simple Steps
Getting out of debt can feel overwhelming, but there are plenty of ways you can get to a zero balance...
How to Spring Clean Your Finances
As the air warms and daylight hours extend, take a few hours to spring clean your finances and get your...
How Much House Can I Afford?
Buying a home is a big financial move. Here’s how to determine your home affordability and get into your dream...
How Long Does Credit Repair Take?
Credit repair can take a few weeks, months, or years. It all depends on the steps you take.
5 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Second Home
Buying a second home can be an emotional or practical decision—and often, it’s a bit of both.
10 Tax Deductions You Might Not Have Considered
As many accountants will tell you, it’s not how much you make it’s how much you keep that counts. The...
5 Tips to Help You Actually Keep Your Financial Resolutions in 2020
These survey results show what drives our financial resolutions, why we keep them, and why so many of us don’t....
How to Start Investing
Investing can seem overwhelming and complex. But with a few fundamentals under your belt, you can start investing and put...
A Resolution Revolution
Surveys show that 62% of us bail on our New Year’s resolutions just 6 weeks in. The data might look...
Homeownership Versus Renting
Becoming a homeowner can feel like a right of passage—a shift to a more adult-like adulthood. But it’s also not...
The Beginner’s Guide on How to Buy a House
Okay, you’re finally ready to buy a home—the last step before you’re officially “adulting.” Take a deep breath. Buying your...
2019 Year End Financial Checklist: 19 Tasks to Tackle
The end of the year can mean different things for different people. It may be a time of reflection and...
Why You Need a Weekly Budget
A monthly budget is an intuitive default—but a weekly budget might be the better option.
What to Look for in Investment Tracking Software
Prudent investors keep an eye on their money and ensure they’re sticking to their plan for the future. Whether you...
12 Must-Have Features of Budgeting Software
A debt problem at its core is a budgeting problem. This is one of the most important lessons in personal...
Need to Know: Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
A required minimum distribution (RMD) is a mandatory annual withdrawal that you must take from certain types of tax-advantaged retirement...