Category: Financial Education

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Rent vs Buy: How to Make the Right Choice for You

Homeownership is as American as apple pie, baseball, and unreasonable food portions. The value placed on private property helped define our nation’s identity since its founding and continues to serve...

Here Comes the Savings: 6 Ways to Stretch that Wedding Budget

Everyone wants the wedding of their dreams but a limited budget can make planning your nuptials feel like more stress than joy. Luckily that doesn’t have to be the case....

Financial First Aid: Repairing Your Credit Score

Do you have to take a deep breath whenever anybody mentions the dreaded credit score? Many of us have run into unexpected challenges when trying to maintain good credit. It...

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Auto Insurance 101: What You Need to Know

Shopping for your own auto insurance policy for the first time? The list of words and numbers can be overwhelming – and even more so when all those companies want...

Credit Freeze: Here’s What You Need to Know Before You Put That Credit On Ice

Since the announcement of the Equifax breach, you might have noticed friends and social media posts urging you to order a credit freeze. When hacks occur, the internet world can...

Why You Should Avoid Payday Loans At All Costs

Here’s the thing about payday loans: they are actually really expensive. They’re short-term, high-interest loans that are meant to help cover a small financial shortfall until your next paycheck. But...

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National Citizenship Day: Important Information About Naturalization

September 17th is National Citizenship Day! In celebration of this holiday, we’re sharing information and resources about naturalization and receiving U.S. citizenship. To become a naturalized U.S. citizen, there are...

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5 Types of Retirement Plans to Help Your Savings Grow

In past articles, we’ve looked at how much you should save for retirement and how to budget those savings. For this post, we’ll show you the best ways to reach...

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Establishing Credit: Tips to Help You Manage Your First Credit Card

In the last post, we discussed strategies to establishing credit when you’re starting to adult. For this post, we’ll focus on how to begin establishing credit by managing that first...

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Establishing Credit: 3 Ways to Help You Build Credit History

Like it or not, if you want do this adulting thing right then you’ll need two things: a professional wardrobe and credit. But when you get to the magical world...

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