Posted On: August 19, 2014 | Posted In: Personal Finance 101 | Posted by: Broke Millennial®
I recently had a conversation with someone near and dear to me about credit cards. The conversation started innocently enough when I asked how using her first credit card was going? She flippantly mentioned she’d paid the minimums and I gasped. What? Why?! She seemed flummoxed by my questions. She asked why her lender would … Continued
Posted On: August 7, 2014 | Posted In: Personal Finance 101 | Posted by: Broke Millennial®
Thus far I haven’t re-posted any of my articles that I’ve been writing over at MagnifyMoney.com, but I feel very strongly that this one needs as many eyeballs as possible!! Credit cards, like any financial product, seem to create a certain amount of anxiety for people. There are myths and rumors running rampant about how … Continued
Posted On: July 30, 2014 | Posted In: Debt | Posted by: Broke Millennial®
I don’t have first hand experience with student loans, so I happy to introduce someone who knows a thing or two about how to handle them: Gary Dek. Gary is the founder of Gajizmo.com, a site focused on personal finance, career and education advice, and self-improvement tips. Below are his tips on handling student loans … Continued
Posted On: September 12, 2014 | Posted In: Saving | Posted by: Broke Millennial®
If anyone is clicking on this post because he or she doesn’t know what Groupon is, then it’s nice to meet someone who is more of a late adopter than myself! Thanks for being here! Being a frugal person, I’ve naturally heard of Groupon before, but I’d never used it until this week. Today is … Continued
Posted On: July 22, 2014 | Posted In: Millennials | Posted by: Broke Millennial®
Long-time readers may remember my first financial lesson came from the rough-and-tumble suburban streets in North Carolina on a hot summer’s morning. To make all my journalism professors happy, I can condense an 800+ word story into a few sentences: As an enterprising seven-year-old, I set up a doughnut stand during my mother’s yard sale. … Continued
