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Month: May 2018

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Early Career

How College Grads Can Get Started Investing

May 31, 2018 (Last Modified: April 10, 2020) / Jackie Lam
How College Grads Can Get Started InvestingIf you’ve just graduated college—first off, congrats! And as you’re creating a massive “next steps” to-do list, that might include landing your first grown-up job, moving to new stomping grounds, or creating a budget, you’ll want to add one thing:...

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Credit Score

3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Credit Score

May 29, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / Mint
3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Credit ScoreIf you’ve never actively worked to improve your credit, a credit score might seem like black magic. You may understand that scores run from 300 to 850, but that’s where most people’s knowledge ends. When you don’t understand the forces...

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Budgeting, Early Career

The 4 Biggest Budget Surprises for New College Grads

May 24, 2018 (Last Modified: September 24, 2018) / Zina Kumok
The 4 Biggest Budget Surprises for New College GradsLife after graduating college is a time of surprises. You’re thrust into the adult world for the first time, forced to earn your way and find your place, all while still feeling like a kid inside. Some people make the...

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Credit

Get Real About Credit: What’s Your Number?

May 22, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / Mint
Get Real About Credit: What’s Your Number?  It’s 2018 and it’s [about] time to get real about my relationship with money, this is my year to be diligent about finances. You can say, I’m finally conquering adulting. To be honest, I haven’t checked my credit score...

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Travel Tips

7 Destinations with Strong Exchange Rates for US Travelers

May 21, 2018 / Tessa Juliette
7 Destinations with Strong Exchange Rates for US TravelersIf you want to have the next trip of a lifetime you will want to stretch your budget as far as it can go and really make every dollar work for you. If you choose a destination where the US...

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Housing Finances

FHA vs Conventional Loan: Which One is Right For You?

May 18, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / Mint
If you’re a renter, chances are you’d rather not be. Rent is skyrocketing across the country, along with home prices, forcing many consumers in less-than-ideal financial situations to consider buying sooner rather than later. It’s absolutely possible to buy a...

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Budgeting, Food Budgets

Healthy And Affordable Ways to Brown Bag Your Lunch

May 17, 2018 (Last Modified: July 24, 2018) / Brewing Happiness
Healthy And Affordable Ways to Brown Bag Your LunchWelcome back to the collaboration between Mint and Brewing Happiness. I’m Haley, the girl behind Brewing Happiness – a blog about celebrating the small healthy choices we make in our lives, complete with recipes for everybody!  I’m here to give...

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Credit

How Credit Card Balance Transfers Can Boost Your Finances

May 15, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / Mint
How Credit Card Balance Transfers Can Boost Your FinancesSo maybe a string of bad, unexpected occurrences happened. And you had to resort to using your credit card. Or perhaps you weren’t as prudent as you should’ve been with your spending (it happens, practice self-forgiveness and come up with...

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Money Audit

Managing Money With Your Partner When You Earn More

May 15, 2018 / Farnoosh Torabi
Managing Money With Your Partner When You Earn MoreFour years ago this month, I published When She Makes More, a guide for higher-earning married women who want to master their finances and thrive in their relationships.    Earning more money, as the wife in your hetero-relationship, may seem innocuous....

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Minimalist Lifestyle

Move Like a Minimalist: How to Avoid New Nest Syndrome

May 11, 2018 / Break the Twitch
Move Like a Minimalist: How to Avoid New Nest SyndromeSpring is a common time when people start buying new homes, or simply moving to new apartments across town. Moving by itself is an incredibly stressful time, and no one needs to add additional financial stress into the mix. Moving...

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