finance
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Financial Planning for Separation & Divorce: A Comprehensive Guide
Facing divorce or a breakup with your partner? Maybe you’ve talked to a lawyer and are ready to have your spouse served with the papers. Perhaps the two of you decided through respectful
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Budget-Friendly Summer Activities: Free Printables for Kids
Summer is the favorite time of year for many young kids. It means no school, pool parties, and endless popsicles. For parents however, the rising heat often comes hand in hand with soarin
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Budget Baby Shower Ideas: Planning a Beautiful Celebration Without Breaking the Bank
Is it baby season? Maybe there’s something in the water, I’ve been planning a LOT OF baby showers recently. In fact, I even helped plan my own a few months ago. When I was a young girl,
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Navigating Unpaid Parental Leave: A Guide for Working Parents
It’s no secret that parental leave in the United States leaves a lot to be desired. In fact, it’s the only developed nation that doesn’t require paid leave of some kind,
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Financial Planning for New Parents: Budgeting for Baby's First Year
I haven’t had a good night sleep in weeks. And let’s be honest here- the best ways to describe new motherhood would be: chaotic, tiring and stressful. But it’s the best feeling on earth.
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Maximize College Savings: 6 Effective Strategies for 529 Plans
If you’re a parent, helping your kids avoid or minimize college debt is a goal you’d like to help them tackle. Right now the average price for a public four-year college is $25,290 in-sta
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Reduce Grocery Costs: Eat Well on a Budget | [Your Brand]
How much does your family spend on food? If you’re like most, food is one of your top three expenses (the other two being housing and transportation). While it’s an essential expense for
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Family-Friendly East Coast Getaways: Affordable Vacation Ideas
It’s amazing how things change when you have kids. Before kids, weekend getaways and trips were fairly easy. When we needed to take a break, I remember we could look at the calendar and t
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Debt-Free Holiday Guide: 7 Tips for Stress-Free Spending
How much money are you planning on spending this year during the holidays? For the average American family, it’s a good chunk of change. During the 2017 holiday season, Bank of America fo
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Hurricane Preparedness in Raleigh, NC: Staying Safe During Storm Season
While Raleigh is not exactly super close to the beach (we used to have a tiny apartment right across the street from the Chesapeake Bay when we were first married), it’s pretty easy to ho
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Holiday Savings: 5 Simple Strategies to Avoid Debt
As the year winds down, you may find your spending picks up. With holidays approaching, families may be preparing for trips to see their loved ones or they’re buying gifts. However, if yo
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Financial Literacy for Kids: Essential Money Skills
What are some of the biggest lessons you received about money growing up? For me, a few things stand out. We didn’t get too many formal lectures about money, but from time to time, I’d g
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Maximize Your Retirement: A Guide to 401(k) and Benefits
Open enrollment season is here! We’re expecting to receive a big packet from human resources with all the options and benefits that our employers’ offer. While I won’t say that this is
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Budget-Friendly Halloween Costumes: Creative & Affordable Ideas
Dressing up for Halloween is one of the best parts of the holiday, especially if you’re a creative person. But buying a Halloween costume can get expensive, with many costing more than $5
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The Power of Giving Back: 4 Ways to Make a Difference
Did you know Giving USA reported that in 2018, Americans donated over $410 billion dollars?! It’s around this time of year especiailly that giving back becomes top of mind for many.
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Plan the Perfect Staycation: Ideas & Free Printables
When you mention taking a vacation, some people imagine long, luxurious trips to faraway, foreign places, eating local cuisine and embracing a new place. Others picture road trips to fami
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Lending Money to Family & Friends: A Practical Guide
Should you lend money to family and friends? It can be a tricky and emotionally charged decision that families face from time to time. In some situations, it’s obvious that a loved one ha
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7 Financial Habits for a Stress-Free Life | Fidelity
Every year Fidelity puts out a study about financial resolutions and almost every year the top three goals are: Save more Pay down debt Spend less Hitting these goals can definitely hel
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Financial Security for Moms: How Side Hustles are Building Family Wealth
While the traditional 9-5 office model is slow to adapt to the needs of modern parents, some moms and dads are taking matters into their own hands. They are looking at ways to earn extra
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Financial Planning for Women: Why It's Essential for Security
A few months back, a member of a ladies and money online group I’m part of worried because her fiancé wanted a prenup. I’m not sure how I feel about this, she posted. Does he even love m
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Compound Interest: Understand the Power of Exponential GrowthAlbert Einstein famously referred to compound interest as both the eighth wonder of the world and the most powerful force in the universe. Yet many investors enter into the stock market without really...
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Debt Relief Options: A Comprehensive Guide for 2024What is debt relief? Debt relief is any strategy you take to get out of debt or to manage your debt so that you can function normally and keep up with your bills and living expenses. It usually refe...
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Mastering Project Accounting: Concepts, Calculations & Best PracticesEssential Guide for Accountants, Business Managers, and Project Managers ...
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Find Unclaimed Money Online: A Free Search GuideFind unclaimed cash using the Internet. Finding unclaimed money or funds doesn't have to cost you anything. You can do a free search online to find money that belongs to you but may be in...