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Get ready to start paying student loans again. President Biden’s sweeping plan for student loan relief is currently at the Supreme Court, and whatever the ruling, repayment is likely to start this summer. While everyone’s attention has been…

Sometimes a deal can feel too good to pass up, and that can especially be the case with a gift card deal—particularly since federal law gives you five years from the date a gift card is activated to use it before it expires. If you’ve got a…

It’s never too late to start saving for retirement, but anyone who starts early sure does get a huge advantage. The reason for this is compound interest, which we’ll run the numbers on below. If you’ve been waiting to invest in your…

With all the wisdom you have now, imagine if you could turn back time and get a head start building good credit from an early age. While you can’t change history for yourself, you can help your own kids build a strong financial…

You have your basic checking and savings accounts—beyond that, how can different types of accounts serve your savings goals? What’s the smartest way to stash your hard-earned funds? We’ve recommended before that dividing your money into…

Buying a house is a complex and emotional process, and we don’t always make perfect decisions once we’ve determined a particular property is our dream house. But even if you’re careful to think of your home as an asset and an investment,…

When the state of the economy is causing day-to-day costs to skyrocket, it’s all too easy to push your savings goals aside. We’ve previously covered the conventional wisdom for how much money you should keep in your different types of bank…

Given the state of inflation, uncertainty in the labor market, and the looming specter of a recession, many of us are currently focusing on our day-to-day finances, allowing our savings goals to take a backseat for the time being. However,…