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Financial Management for Freelancers

August 25, 2020 (Last Modified: December 8, 2020) / Mint

Freelancing is risky without a financial plan. In a perfect world, clients pay as regularly as you work. But most freelancers know that payments fluctuate and often arrive later than promised. To survive and even thrive as a freelancer, you’ve...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19), Unemployment

How to Reassess Your Finances After Unexpected Job Loss

July 20, 2020 / Dan Miller

Going through life you can always expect the unexpected. Here are 5 ways to reassess your finances to put you on your best path forward.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19), Financial Planning

Mint and Turbo CFP Answers Your Top Financial Qs

March 24, 2020 (Last Modified: April 21, 2020) / Annemarie Belda

We asked Minters to share their top personal finance concerns. From smart investing to revising your budget CFP, Brittney Castro, shared her top tips.

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Financial Literacy

Everything You Need to Know About Individual Retirement Accounts

March 5, 2020 (Last Modified: April 28, 2021) / Farnoosh Torabi

There are several types of IRAs that I’ll discuss below, including traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SEP IRAs, and more, as well as how to open one, recommendations for which type works for you, and benefits of IRAs.Everything You...

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Financial Literacy

#BlackWomensEqualPayDay How To Understand And Improve Black Women’s Pay

August 22, 2019 (Last Modified: August 26, 2019) / Marsha Barnes

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is deliberately separate from the Spring Equal Pay Day. It is held at this time of year as it marks the amount of additional time it takes for a black woman to earn the same...

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Travel Tips

What Freelancers Need To Know About Taking A Vacation

August 6, 2019 (Last Modified: August 26, 2019) / Jackie Lam

While work-life balance is a widely touted perk when you freelance, many solopreneurs are actually terrified of taking time off. Whether they fear that the work will run out, clients will forget they exist, or they won’t earn enough to...

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Financial Goals

Why Financial Freedom Is All About Options

July 10, 2019 (Last Modified: August 26, 2019) / Jackie Lam

While the traditional definition of financial freedom is that you have enough in investments, savings, and passive income that you don’t have to ever work for money again, it can also mean that you reach a point where you don’t...

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Financial Goals

How to Free Yourself from Financial Stress

July 3, 2019 (Last Modified: August 26, 2019) / Jackie Lam

Do you ever feel on edge because you’re not sure if you have enough in your bank account to cover your bills and put food on the table? If so, you’re far from alone. A recent study by the United...

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Housing Finances

Downsizing? Here Are The Pros And Cons You’ll Need To Consider

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

A few years ago Dave Munson and his family decided to move from their 5,600-square-feet, 8-bedroom house in the city of San Antonio, Texas, to a smaller, unique living situation: tents. Well, fancy, upscale tents that total 2,000 square feet...

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Money Audit

Mint Money Audit: Managing Money When You Make Enough

December 18, 2017 / Farnoosh Torabi

Anna’s email requesting help with her finances began with a unique confession. “Farnoosh, my money problem garners little sympathy,” the 32-year-old wrote. “My issue is that I make too much of it.” Now, THIS is interesting, I thought. I immediately...

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