Our Favorite Tools to Stay on Top of Your Financial Life
Getting your finances in order isn’t a one-time task — it’s an ongoing process. Whether it’s budgeting, planning your debt payoff, or monitoring your credit, your financial life needs regular, reliable attention. The right set of tools can help. We’ve rounded up some of the best money apps and services to help you get on […]
Facts About The Labor Force
The total civilian labor force is slightly over 162 million people, according to the July 2018 Employment Bulletin from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 156.0 million of the labor force is currently employed, while 6.3 million are unemployed. 129.0 million of those employed are full-time workers. Hopefully, you are one of them. Do you […]
You Need a Raise. How Do You Start the Conversation?
It’s Personal Finance 101: If you want to be good with money, you have to learn how to save it. But there are only so many slices of avocado toast you can refuse. At some point, being good with money requires something a bit more difficult: earning more of it. As awkward as the conversation […]
One big reason people don’t pay off their credit cards every month
Many people are late on their credit-card payments because they simply don’t have the cash. But an even more shocking number don’t pay because they, well, forget. Some 448 of respondents in a survey of 2,000 people released Tuesday by personal-finance company NerdWallet said they had made a delinquent payment on their debt, meaning the […]