budgeting
Home Buying
Prep Your Money and Your Mindset for Homeownership
If you're considering buying your first home, here are financial tips to keep in mind as you move from writing rent checks to paying the mortgage. If you're considering buying your first home, here are financial tips to keep in mind as you move from writing rent checks to paying the mortgage.
Savings
What I Learned About a 401(k) That You Should Know, Too
We spoke with the experts to collect 401(k) info. Learn how you can use 401(k)s to help achieve a comfortable retirement too. We spoke with the experts to collect 401(k) info. Learn how you can use 401(k)s to help achieve a comfortable retirement too.
Budgeting
I Spent a Week Learning to Do a Spending Fast
Try a spending fast to hit the reset button on your finances, reflect on your spending habits and boost your savings. Try a spending fast to hit the reset button on your finances, reflect on your spending habits and boost your savings.
Managing Money
A Good Financial Checkup Starts with the Right Questions
A financial checkup is important at every age — even in your 20s and 30s. Find out what to ask yourself and a financial expert about saving money at this stage in life. A financial checkup is important at every age — even in your 20s and 30s. Find out what to ask yourself and a financial expert about saving money at this stage in life.
Managing Money
Should You Have a Cash Back Card in Your Wallet?
Get to know the types of cash back credit cards that are out there, and find the one that may be right for you. Get to know the types of cash back credit cards that are out there, and find the one that may be right for you.
Managing Money
How a Positive Mindset Can Affect Your Wallet
Navigating your finances is about more than balancing your accounts — it also takes positive thinking to help set you up for financial success. Navigating your finances is about more than balancing your accounts — it also takes positive thinking to help set you up for financial success.
Food
Shop the Farmers Market Like a Regular
Pick up these tips for navigating your local farmers market. Pick up these tips for navigating your local farmers market.
Destinations
Stefanie O’Connell on Living the (Affordable) Jet-Set Life
Enriching travel experiences come from savvy planning — not lavish spending — says the finance coach and author. Enriching travel experiences come from savvy planning — not lavish spending — says the finance coach and author.
Budgeting
7 Goals to Set for Smarter Saving
These seven simple tips could help put you on the right track to smarter saving — and spending. These seven simple tips could help put you on the right track to smarter saving — and spending.
Food
6 Ways to Save Money on Food
By spending smarter and reducing waste, you’ll soon be on your way to a much more appetizing food budget. By spending smarter and reducing waste, you’ll soon be on your way to a much more appetizing food budget.