Money
One of the keys to a sound financial strategy is spending less than you take in, and then finding a way to put your excess to work. A money management approach involves creating budgets to understand and make decisions about where your money is going. It also involves knowing where you may be able to put your excess cash to work.
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
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Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?
Hindsight 2020: 6 Ways We Learned to Save
During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people have learned to do more with less. Whether you’ve had to bounce back from job loss or spent weeks bouncing off the walls in quarantine, the pandemic experience included valuable lessons about saving money — and better using our savings to protect ourselves and our loved ones. As we approach a post-pandemic reality, these lessons can continue to have a positive impact on our lives and finances.
Student Loan Protection
Learn why protecting your student loan payments is an important aspect of your income protection strategy.
Toddlers to Teens: The Lesson of Money
Money is a central part of everyday life as an adult. We spend time most days earning it, we need it for survival, and we want it for fun and entertainment.
The 12 Steps to Living Confidently: Smart Debt Decisions
Here’s how you can distinguish the difference between healthy and unhealthy debt, and prevent debt from leading stress.
Go Back to School with As Little Debt As Possible
Are you feeling ready to expand your career? Or maybe switch careers altogether? After you’ve been in the working world a while, it’s common to want more from your professional life. A lot of people turn to graduate school to get there, but sometimes this plan is accompanied by a four-letter word: debt.
Hindsight 2020: 6 Ways We Learned to Save
During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people have learned to do more with less. Whether you’ve had to bounce back from job loss or spent weeks bouncing off the walls in quarantine, the pandemic experience included valuable lessons about saving money — and better using our savings to protect ourselves and our loved ones. As we approach a post-pandemic reality, these lessons can continue to have a positive impact on our lives and finances.
You’re Not an ATM: 5 Tips for Teaching Your Kids the Value o
“Mom, can I have five bucks?” These words will be heard by all parents at some point. Every parent must decide...
How to Balance Finances as a Sandwich Generation Member
An estimated one in seven middle-aged Americans supports both a child and an aging parent. This isn’t expected to change any time soon.
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Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
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The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?
Student Loan Protection
Learn why protecting your student loan payments is an important aspect of your income protection strategy.