Budgeting
Managing your income and expenses is foundational to a long-term financial strategy.
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How to make a budget you’ll follow
Why can’t I stick to a budget? Sound familiar? Here’s how to make a budget that is simple to keep yet flexible enough to adapt to your lifestyle.
6 steps to grow a sustainable independent career
Are you ready to leave the 9-to-5 world? Here are six steps to help you make the leap to self-employment and build a successful business.
Cash Stash Dash
How does your spending line up with your priorities? Play to find out.
Financial & Emotional Confidence Quiz
Have you ever wondered what the most satisfied and emotionally confident Americans are doing right? Take our Financial & Emotional Confidence Quiz to find out how confident you are today and what you can start […]
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What’s your financial strategy sign?
Like a zodiac sign, your financial persona can provide personality insights that lead you to greater financial and emotional confidence.
Financial hacks for building financial confidence
Does what you spend your daily dollars and cents on also make sense in terms of building your financial confidence for the future? Here’s what you need to know.
Financial hacks for millennials: Student debt
At 72 million strong, millennials are the largest age group in American history.1 And they are facing a world of great financial uncertainty and opportunity. More educated than previous generations, one-third of millennials have at least […]
Journaling for better living
Although we live in a digital age where refrigerators send shopping lists to smartphones, the “old-fashioned” habit of writing down thoughts, experiences, and observations is – ironically – growing in popularity. For good reason. Science […]
Smart goal setting for the year ahead
This downloadable chart helps you set your SMART goals for the year ahead.
Vacation within your means and without regrets
Here are some affordable holiday suggestions that can still provide the ambiance and experience of the vacation destinations of your dreams.
It costs how much? Saving for your child’s education
College graduation. Pomp and circumstance. Crying parents. As students walk across the stage to accept their diplomas, many are taking the final steps of a journey that started the moment they were born—when their parents […]
Tying the knot and tying up loose ends
Getting married or recently wed? With the right planning, you can build confidence in the life you are building together.
But really, who are you?
There are many things that come in threes: Primary colors. Spatial dimensions. Little pigs. French musketeers. Child musicians named Hanson. However, when it comes to financial and emotional well-being, working Americans, it turns out, fall […]
How helping charities helps you
Isn’t it great when you can find a real win-win? We know that term is overused, but it comes down to doing something that helps you as well as someone else, in equal measure. By […]
Why financial planning should be part of your family planning
Making the parenthood leap may be one of the biggest life decisions you’ll ever make. It’s also a big financial decision. According to a Guardian study, 20 percent of working Americans are stressed and struggling.1 […]
Why your retirement savings shouldn’t be your emergency fund
Life happens. Cars break down. Ankles get sprained. There will always be “emergencies” that can set you back financially, but you don’t want to compound the damage by tapping your retirement savings to pay for […]
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