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Budgeting

Do Your Debit and Credit Cards Encourage Budget Mistakes

August 26, 2020 (Last Modified: November 30, 2020) / Mint

Do Your Debit and Credit Cards Encourage Budget Mistakes Do you ever wonder how your co-workers, neighbors, or friends manage to own the latest mobile devices, drive late-model cars, and have dinner out several times a week? Some of them...

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Student Finances

Credit Card Reviews: Best Credit Cards for Students

July 2, 2019 (Last Modified: March 30, 2020) / Eric Rosenberg

From the Mint team: Mint may be compensated if you click on the links to our issuer partners’ offers that appear in this article, including Chase. Our partners do not endorse, review or approve the content. Any links to Mint...

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Family Finances

Getting Your Kid A Debit Card? This Is What You Need To Know

May 22, 2019 (Last Modified: August 26, 2019) / Jackie Lam

While there’s been a larger push for financial literacy in schools as of late, teaching money management basics has yet to make its way to the school curriculum. If you’re a parent, that means the responsibility falls on you to teach your kids...

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Credit Info

What Is Credit Card Churning?

November 12, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / Turbo

Credit card churning is the practice of applying for many different credit cards for the sole purpose of earning rewards. Typically, credit card companies will offer enticing rewards to sweeten the offer for potential account holders. While most people sign...

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Credit Info

WTFinance: What is a Credit Score?

June 20, 2018 (Last Modified: June 7, 2019) / Mint

Thinking about buying a house? That new car you’ve be dreaming about? Opening that coffee shop/bookstore/record store that maybe also sells sandwiches? Having big dreams may also require good credit. To keep your eye on the prize, you need to...

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Credit Info, Travel Tips

How To Pick The Best Travel Credit Card For You

November 13, 2017 (Last Modified: December 3, 2020) / Tessa Juliette

From the Mint team: As you know, Mint is a free product you can use to help stay on top of your finances. So, how do we make money? We get paid by the advertisers on our site. This compensation...

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Student Finances

Do You Really Need a Credit Card in College?

July 12, 2017 / Connor Sweet

I’m going to just get right to the point: whether or not a credit card is needed in college is very specific to the individual. The below offers some tips on how to think about credit cards and how...

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Credit Info

7 Things College Students Should Know About Credit

February 28, 2017 (Last Modified: February 6, 2020) / Farnoosh Torabi

I opened up several credit cards within the first semester of college. Each time, I earned some sort of cool promotional item – a shot glass, a tee-shirt, a Penn State keychain. When the cards arrived in the mail a...

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Financial Literacy, Money Audit

Mint Money Audit: Consumed by Debt, Can’t Begin to Save. Help!

January 17, 2017 (Last Modified: February 11, 2020) / Farnoosh Torabi

This week’s financial audit is for Elizabeth, a 28-year-old case manager who works on behalf of families and caregivers in Oakland, CA. When I asked Elizabeth about her top goal she said it is to prioritize her finances. She feels...

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Bill Pay

How to Effectively Manage Your Monthly Bill Payments

December 13, 2016 (Last Modified: January 30, 2020) / Farnoosh Torabi

Confession: I missed a payment on my Banana Republic store card back in my early 20’s. I simply forgot to mail in the check and it continued to haunt me for years to come. Not only did I get slapped...

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