A new fall semester is always an exciting time, but it’s especially thrilling if you’re a freshman. It’s a year of firsts — like living on your own, cooking your own meals, and balancing your own budget. Okay, so, maybe that last bit isn’t what you’re looking forward to the most, but it is a fundamental part of heading off to college and starting a career. Learning how to manage your money is an incredibly important skill to have. Your financial responsibilities change drastically in the move from high school to college. Opening the right bank account can help you...
Please enjoy this guest post from Anum Yoon today! She offers some fantastic tips for saving more money. Everyone wants to save money. There’s always something great that you’d like to add to your house, or an amazing trip you’d love to experience. Saving money can liberate you, but it can also pose a challenge. As fun as it can be to spend your cash on the things you love, life can find ways of costing you more money than you were expecting. Maybe you were close to your savings goal one time and then got a flat tire, or...
Moving to a new city can be exciting, but stressful at the same time. Housing decisions can play a huge part in the excitement and the stress. Is renting better than buying when moving to a new city? When my husband and I relocated to a new city several years ago, we made the decision to buy a townhouse, even though it was clearly a bad financial move for us. In the rush to find something (anything really) in our neighborhood of choice, we purchased a new townhouse and moved in quickly. Fast forward just a few short months,...