Handling Unemployment
Our generation switches jobs more than any generation before us. A recent Gallup poll reported that 21% of millennials changed jobs in...
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FINANCE 101
How does money work?!?
I promise, this won't be as painful as you think. The following articles will walk you through the basics of personal finance and investing.
Oct 18, 20203 min read
What is an HSA?
An HSA (not to be confused with a HYSA, they're totally different which is ridiculous) is a Health Savings Account. You would most likely...
Aug 28, 20202 min read
10 Ways to Get a Million Dollars
I'm sorry if you are reading this post in order to learn the secrets of black-market stock-trading or the winning lottery numbers or my...
Aug 17, 20208 min read
Everything You Need to Know About Credit Scores
What is credit vs a credit score? Credit is when you borrow money to buy something and agree to pay it back later, with interest. Using a...
Jul 26, 20205 min read
The Ideal Money Breakdown
There are so, so, so many options for what to do with your money. The average American keeps some cash in their savings account and...
Jul 15, 20204 min read
Should We Increase Minimum Wage?
A common argument against increasing minimum wage is the fact that it will cause inflation. If companies are forced to increase the...
Jul 8, 20203 min read
Taxes: Filing Status
Figuring out your filing status is the easy part. Figuring out what that means for your taxes is a little more complicated. Here's a...
Jun 28, 20203 min read
Financial Inequality
Here are some horrifying but very true facts to get your blood pressure rising: The wealthiest 20% of Americans account for 52% of total...
Jun 28, 20202 min read
Compounding Interest
Get ready to learn the most powerful, magical, revolutionary concept in finance. Which you probably also learned in third grade but...
Jun 23, 20202 min read
FIRE: It's red hot
FIRE is a fun acronym that stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. I already wrote this post about early retirement, so you...
Jun 8, 20202 min read
Why Invest?
How will I possibly save $1,000,000 making $50,000/year? If I save 20% like the scientists tell me, that's $10,000/year. It would take me...
Jun 7, 20202 min read
The Stock Market
If this is what you think of when I say the words stock market, then you're not the only one. As movies like The Wolf of Wall Street and...
Jun 7, 20204 min read
Investment vehicles
What exactly is an investment vehicle, you ask? Sorry, that was misleading. It's not a car. An investment vehicle is any product used by...
Jun 7, 20202 min read
Roth vs. Traditional
If you haven't already done so, you should read this post about IRAs and 401(k)s. Once you've done that, you're ready to learn about the...
Jun 7, 20202 min read
IRA vs. 401(k)
These are the two MOST ESSENTIAL finance terms that you can know. Throw them into everyday conversation to sound smarter. Or even better,...
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