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Common Financial Advice You Should Completely Ignore Woman Ignoring Business Men's Advice Financial Advice

Common Financial Advice You Should Completely Ignore

The web contains hundreds of financial-related sites, and every one of them promises to give you the advice necessary to achieve monetary success. Add on top the same ‘ol nuggets of wisdom you get from your parents or your friends, and it’s easy to feel like there’s seemingly no end to the list of “do’s […]

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Why You Should “Close Out” Your Budget Every Month Woman Working on Budget at Desk Budgeting

Why You Should “Close Out” Your Budget Every Month

You hear it a lot. You absolutely need a personal budget. Every financial expert will tell you. There are multiple articles on this very site that help guide you towards building and maintaining a successful budget. You can even download multiple apps to help you out. It’s important! How will you ever feel in control […]

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How Rising Interest Rates Will Impact Your Budget Budgeting

How Rising Interest Rates Will Impact Your Budget

After a long period of record lows, the federal government recently announced a 0.50% hike in interest rates. The new rate is designed to help combat inflation, which recently hit record highs. Rising interest rates can impact your own personal budget in multiple ways. Mostly, it now costs more to borrow money of any kind. […]

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Financial Red Flags You Need To Address By Age 40 Woman Celebrating 40th Birthday with Friends Budgeting

Financial Red Flags You Need To Address By Age 40

Turning 40 is a milestone in anyone’s life. When your forties begin, you are officially entering middle age. That means you are no longer a “young adult.” You’re definitely not a kid anymore, so time to act like it — financially, at least. You really should have your financial affairs in order by the time […]

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