Zina Kumok, Author at MintLife Blog

How to Declare Financial Independence Like Harry and Meghan

January 29, 2020 / Zina Kumok

Whether you’re giving up a royal stipend or just paying for your own cell phone plan, here are tips to claim your financial independence.

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How to Start Investing on Your Own

January 24, 2020 (Last Modified: April 10, 2020) / Zina Kumok

You don’t need a finance degree to successfully invest on your own. All you need is patience and a basic understanding of where to put your money.

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Food Budgets, Student Finances

Are All the Food Delivery and Subscription Services Worth It?

January 22, 2020 (Last Modified: January 27, 2020) / Zina Kumok

We’re living in an age of convenience. Groceries can be delivered, clothes can be picked out for you and just about every TV show and movie ever made can be beamed straight into your living room. If I had the...

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Financial Goals, How To, Student Finances

How to Start a Sinking Fund (and Why You Should)

January 14, 2020 (Last Modified: November 19, 2020) / Zina Kumok

Organizing your savings into specific groups allows you to focus on each goal individually. Here’s why you need a sinking fund – and how to start it.

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Budgeting

How to Create a Budget Schedule that Works for You

January 7, 2020 (Last Modified: January 25, 2021) / Zina Kumok

New budgeters tend to get caught up in the creation of their budget rather than the actual budgeting itself. Before I started using Mint’s monthly budgeting calculator, I’ve certainly been guilty of creating a beautiful, detailed and well-organized budgeting scheme...

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Student Finances

5 of the Best Financial New Year’s Resolutions Students Can Make

December 23, 2019 (Last Modified: February 6, 2020) / Zina Kumok

Chances are you made some questionable financial decisions in 2019. Ring in the new year by committing to one – or several – of these resolutions.

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Student Finances

Is Social Media Ruining Your Finances?

December 10, 2019 / Zina Kumok

It’s pretty well accepted that social media can have negative consequences for our mental health. As we look through snapshots of the perfect lives our friends and family seem to be living, it’s hard not to view our own lives...

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Student Finances

How to Have Fun Holidays as a Broke College Student

December 5, 2019 / Zina Kumok

The holidays are an expensive time for everyone, but college students feel that more than most. When you’re living off student debt and don’t have any income to speak of, the thought of buying gifts and paying for leisure activities...

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Student Finances

How to Deal When You Have a Money Discrepancy With Your Friends

November 26, 2019 / Zina Kumok

For a significant chunk of my time in college, I thought of myself as the poor one in my friend’s group. I was paying my way through school and studying journalism, a field with shrinking job prospects, while my boyfriend...

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Student Finances

How to Understand Your Student Loan Options

November 19, 2019 / Zina Kumok

The student loan process asks a lot from incoming college students. Before they even leave the comfort of their childhood home or take a single college class, they’re expected to make one of the biggest financial decisions of their life....

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How to Declare Financial Independence Like Harry and Meghan

How to Start Investing on Your Own

Are All the Food Delivery and Subscription Services Worth It?

How to Start a Sinking Fund (and Why You Should)

How to Create a Budget Schedule that Works for You

5 of the Best Financial New Year’s Resolutions Students Can Make

Is Social Media Ruining Your Finances?

How to Have Fun Holidays as a Broke College Student

How to Deal When You Have a Money Discrepancy With Your Friends

How to Understand Your Student Loan Options

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