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4 Tricks to Fool Yourself Into Saving
Understanding, establishing, and honoring a budget is critical. But sticking to a budget can be challenging for even the best financial guru. Sure, at times, sheer will power will keep you motivated to uphold the spending...
5 Financial Tips for Grads
Passing your final exams and getting the last of those 15-page papers written might have seemed tough. But as graduation looms, so do the challenges of the real world, including the challenges of personal finance....
7 Creative Ways to Save If You're Right-Brained
When budgeting, artistic people often despair. After all, "accounting is for the logical half." Meanwhile, left-brained folks often lack the creativity it takes to stay within a proposed budget. The reality is,...
Forget the Pension, Retirement Is Up to You
Are you a young adult just getting started in the working world? Most millennials have heard the term "pension plan," but don't truly grasp what the phrase means. After all, the corporate pension plan is...
How Marriage Changes Your Finances
Marriage isn't just a matter of walking down an aisle and saying "I do." When you get married to someone, you are about to embark on a life together. And that new life often means big changes when it comes to your...
Passive Income Defined, Plus: 4 Ways to Get Yours
There's a new buzzword these days, and that's "passive income." While the term may have exploded in popularity, the concept is not so new. Investopedia describes passive income as "Earnings an individual derives from a...