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How To, Student Finances

How to Get Student Loans Forgiven: Your Guide to Programs and Tips

June 26, 2020 / Mint
How to Get Student Loans Forgiven: Your Guide to Programs and TipsIn this time of uncertainty, paying off your student loans may feel even more complicated than usual — student debt has reached $1.6 trillion by 44.7 million borrowers in 2020. If you’re facing financial hardships, any debt you owe is...

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Family Finances

How to Help Your Kid with FAFSA, Student Loans, and More!

May 23, 2019 (Last Modified: August 26, 2019) / Zina Kumok
How to Help Your Kid with FAFSA, Student Loans, and More!It’s easy to assume that the role of a parent diminishes as a child approaches high school graduation. This is when many parents choose to step back and allow their kids to become the primary decision-makers in their own lives. ...

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Financial Literacy, Money Audit

Mint Money Audit 6-Month Check-In: How Did Michelle Allocate Her Windfall?

August 8, 2017 / Farnoosh Torabi
Mint Money Audit 6-Month Check-In: How Did Michelle Allocate Her Windfall?In March I offered some financial advice to Michelle, a Mint user who was struggling with debt, a lack of retirement savings and a bit of family financial drama amongst her siblings. Michelle was anticipating a cash bonus from her...

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Financial Literacy, Money Audit

Mint Money Audit: Expecting a Windfall …To Save or Pay?

March 7, 2017 (Last Modified: July 24, 2018) / Farnoosh Torabi
Mint Money Audit: Expecting a Windfall …To Save or Pay?  “I’m expecting a $100,000 work commission. Should I save or pay off debt?” Sure, a tax refund is nice. But what about a six-figure cash infusion? Oh, the many, many ways we could advance our financial lives! For 37-year-old...

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

8 Ways to Navigate the Student Loan Waters

January 10, 2017 (Last Modified: August 15, 2019) / Farnoosh Torabi
8 Ways to Navigate the Student Loan WatersShortly after graduating from New York University with a Master’s degree, Melanie Lockert turned to food stamps, as she worked her way out of $81,000 in student loans. “There were a lot of emotions around carrying that debt. It caused...

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Family Finances

Family Matters: Asking your parents for money

November 15, 2016 (Last Modified: December 28, 2020) / Farnoosh Torabi
Family Matters:  Asking your parents for moneyA majority of parents has financially supported an adult child in the last 12 months, according to PewResearch. But how do you actually gauge this topic and ask money from mom and dad? My money strategy in my early 20’s...

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Financial Literacy, Money Audit

Mint Money Audit: 34 and Living Paycheck to Paycheck

October 11, 2016 (Last Modified: January 30, 2020) / Farnoosh Torabi
Mint Money Audit: 34 and Living Paycheck to PaycheckEach month I’ll be helping a Mint user analyze their financials in an effort to offer some strategies and ideas for saving better, squashing debt and in, some cases, earning more. [If you’d like to be considered, just email me...

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Ask Farnoosh

Ask Farnoosh: Saving for my child’s college education

September 8, 2016 / Farnoosh Torabi
Ask Farnoosh: Saving for my child’s college educationDrew: I want to save money for my child’s college education with the goal of having enough money to pay for 100% of her college costs. Should I open a 529 account or Roth IRA or some other account? What...

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Updates

Exciting News from Mint: Welcome, Farnoosh!

September 1, 2016 / Farnoosh Torabi
Exciting News from Mint: Welcome, Farnoosh!Hello fellow Mint lovers! It’s Farnoosh! I’m honored and excited to share with you that beginning today I will be contributing to the Mint blog with the goal of bringing readers some of the best and most useful money insights...

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