I was fresh out of college, and the job market in my city was shite. Needing a place to live, I needed a job, so I decided to start a consulting business and expand what I’d done in college, for...
Mint’s note: Below is the follow-up we received from the Tuesday Train Wreck posted two weeks ago, entitled The Pastor’s House. In this story, the submitter purchased a house from their pastor, who exploited their trust in him to sell...
My wife was seven months pregnant. I just landed a new job making $15,000 more. We just saved $9,000 dollars. We were ready to buy a house. Our first house. We had enough in the home budget. We found out...
Have you ever done something dumb with your Personal Finances? I know I have held onto a few stocks too long, bought a car from the wrong person and many other interesting ones. We thought it would be educational and fun to post Personal Finance nightmare stories. Consider submitting your story! If your story is chosen, you get a free personal finance book from the Mint team.
Bills pilling up? Paying for charges you don’t even recall making? It may be time to cut down and reduce your expenses. Why bother? Well, massive debt aside… it’s always nice to have extra money when you really need it. Here are some suggestions on ways to cut and reduce your expenses.
Money saving tips are something that we care about here at Mint. Learn more with great money saving tips in our blog article index. Written by PaulStamatiou.com. College life is all about getting used to weird living conditions with five...
College is a great time in everyone’s life, regardless of how low their GPA is or how much student loans will own them after they graduate. There are a lot of expenses associated with college; everything from textbooks and housing to computers. Fortunately, here are a few tips that should help out with the money situation.
A college education can cost tens of thousands of dollars — or more. However, there are ways to make your diploma dollars go farther. You can get a head start in a single minute — here’s how!
Nobody wants to pay Uncle Sam any more than they have to. But you also don’t want to end up on the receiving end of an IRS audit — or worse. Luckily, there are plenty of perfectly legitimate ways to make sure you don’t pay more than your fair share of income tax. Here’s the quick scoop on ways to save both in April and year-round.
