In the months before our international trip to Vietnam and Thailand my wife and I spent a lot of time looking for products that would make travel easier for us. Our trip involved long flights from the United States and back, as well as multiple flights across Vietnam and Thailand. We wanted to be […]
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Okay, so maybe I just really like school and learning… While I was a triple-major, what the title also doesn’t say is that I spent six years working on my undergraduate degree and also transferred a few times. When I finally landed at the University I graduated from, I was already 21 years old and […]
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Vietnam is quickly becoming a top place for Americans to visit in Asia. My wife and I stayed in Hanoi Vietnam towards the end of 2019 and it was one of the highlights of our trip to Asia. Vietnam is a couple of decades behind Thailand as far as tourism is concerned and that […]
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Enjoy this post by our friend Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez. The week after I got engaged I opened my first shared bank account with my fiancé. We had a wedding to save for and a shared savings account seemed like a good way for us to work toward that goal together. Having all of your […]
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This post is part of our series 7 Weeks to Your Best Finances. This series is meant to serve as a 7-week path to improving your finances. It will cover all the important topics like starting a budget, saving money, making money, investing, and more. To find out more and see all the tips […]
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Pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF, can make sense for many student loan borrowers who are employed full-time by a nonprofit or the government. In my student loan repayment 101 webinars and presentations I always love highlighting how PSLF can literally mean a $100k+ swing in net worth for certain borrowers. To put […]
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The past couple months I have been busy planning my first trip to Southeast Asia. This will be my first time in Asia, and I’m looking forward to checking out Vietnam and Thailand. Between flights, ground transportation, excursions, hotels, and food and drinks this trip will cost my wife and I over two thousand […]
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We’ve seen unprecedented growth the past ten years since the last recession. According to Goldman Sachs in early 2019, the 10-year trailing annual return of 15% ranks in the 94th percentile of all 10-year periods going back to 1880. There are millions in the workforce today – including young millennials and the oldest of […]
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This post is about investing, but I first want to recognize that even having the cash flow to invest is a big hurdle for many. Over the past couple decades wages have grown at a slower pace than the cost of living. It’s also become the norm to graduate with student loan debt, which […]
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When you hear about side hustles, most of the focus is around paying off debt faster. This should come as no surprise, as most Americans – especially millennials – have a lot of debt. From credit card debt to student loans to mortgages, Americans have taken on a lot of debt. Side hustles are […]
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