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#FutureProof: Contribute to Your 401k… Right Now

September 12, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / katkotton

The future always seems like a long ways away. It is the future after all. But once you start saying “oh I’ll take care of that later,” later will creep up on you faster than you think! One area that...

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Real Money Talk

You Need to #RealMoneyTalk About These Six Things Before Moving In Together

August 29, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / katkotton

You’ve been dating for a while and lately you’ve are spending more nights together than apart. In fact, you’ve spent so few nights at your place that your pet cactus is dying. After talking it over with your partner you...

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Relationships

What Your Financial Goal Says About You

August 28, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / katkotton

On August 5th, I turned 32. I was in Krakow, Poland, spending time with my mother and sister on their month long girl’s trip through Eastern Europe. Ringing in the third year of my 30s with champagne and pierogies admittedly...

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Credit Info

How One Extra Bedroom Cost Me Double Digits on my Credit Score

August 8, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / katkotton

Is it just me or is window shopping for a new apartment really fun? There’s something refreshing about envisioning your life in a new space, new part of town, different commute. It can make you start thinking about your current...

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Real Money Talk

How To Be In a Wedding Without Falling Into Debt

August 6, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / katkotton

Let’s set the stage of a typical, 2018 engagement announcement: You wake up on a Saturday morning, and (obviously) immediately check your phone – you have 3 missed calls from your best friend. You call her back thinking, ‘Wow what...

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Real Money Talk

Setting (Realistic) Financial Goals As a Married Couple

August 1, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / katkotton

You probably already spend quite a bit of time talking with your partner about your future together and what you both want out of life. Should you live downtown or move to the suburbs? Two kids or 3.5? Artificial...

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Relationships

Our Favorite Financial Advice from Fathers

June 16, 2018 (Last Modified: January 13, 2021) / katkotton

We all know the Dad stereotypes – cringe-worthy jokes, solid sports references, random facts that no one has ever heard of, and (our personal favorite) fatherly financial wisdom. In honor of Father’s Day, we asked some of our Turbo Dads...

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Girlboss: An Impolite Conversation with Girlboss’ Sophia Amoruso

June 12, 2017 / Mint

This Wednesday June 14, Mint is teaming up with Girlboss in New York City to have an impolite conversation about money. Girlboss founder and CEO, Sophia Amoruso and finance expert Farnoosh Torabi will gather a panel of emerging female entrepreneurs...

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Financial Literacy

QUIZ: How Financially Literate Are You?

April 1, 2017 / Farnoosh Torabi

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Financial Literacy, Investing Advice

How to Decode 401k Fees

January 29, 2016 (Last Modified: July 24, 2018) / Zina Kumok

People are generally unaware of the fees attached to their 401k. Even when they are, that awareness is usually limited. Those fees can get pricey though, and many of them are hidden or difficult to suss out. To help you...

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