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Voting with Your Dollars

Most of us think of voting as what you do once a year, or every four years. It involves a ballot, sometimes waiting in long lines to cast your vote, and your candidate either wins or they don’t. But that’s not the only way you can vote, and you don’t have to wait for...

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What to Do If You’ve Lost Your Job

Losing your job sucks. There’s no other way to put it. When it’s unexpected — no warnings, no sit-down meetings with management to talk about your performance — it can feel even worse. What do you do? How do you get back on your feet? Be prepared to feel a lot of...

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Are You Financially Ready to Have Kids?

“When you know, you know.”“You’ll never be completely ready.”“You’ll start seeing babies everywhere.” Do these sound familiar? If you’ve asked your friends and family how they knew they were ready to have children, they might have given you one of these answers. ...

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How to Think Bigger About Your Money

“I worry about every little penny.” “I am aware of every bill I pay.” “I can’t really think long-term right now, when every day I need to really think about how to get by now.” Sound familiar? It’s common and totally understandable to get caught up in the small...

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The Power of Yet on Your Personal Finances

Do you think you’re bad with money? When it comes to budgeting, investing, or saving, do you feel like you’ll “never get it right” or “never understand any of it completely”? Nobody wants to be bad with money; everyone wants to have a successful financial plan. So,...

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Every Budget Has a Story

“Budget.”What does that word mean to you? A budget helps one person stay on track when buying groceries for their family. A budget means watching expenses in order to save up for retirement for another person. A budget helps someone else pay down their high-interest...

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How You Show Your Love With Money

As Valentine’s Day nears, it’s time to talk about one thing: money. Just kidding. We’ll get to that part in a bit. What we actually want to talk about is love. More specifically, what your “love language” is.

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Spending Money Without Shame

Here at Everyday Money, we really want to set a counter standard to the more common personal finance messages out there. We want to let you know you’re not messing up with your money.

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The Truth About Women & Money

In our work with couples, we see it time and time again: women playing second-fiddle to their partner when it comes to money. But there’s one thing we really want to make clear: women are good with money, too. There are statistics to back us up.

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Our Favorite Personal Finance Resources

If you’re committed to living wealthy now, odds are you’re a big fan of all things personal finance. So are we, which is why we’re sharing a few of our favorite personal finance podcasts, blogs, books, and tools below.

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Paying Off Student Loan Debt

If you’re one of the lucky ones who are still paying for their college experiences, the monthly payments and interest may seem like a necessary evil. But it helps to take a good look at what type of student loan you have, so you can understand what to do to get that debt paid down faster.

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