How Much Should You Spend on Rent?
For decades, the general rule has been that you should not spend more than 30 percent of your income on...
How To Create A Budget For Your Teenage Kids
By the time they're teenagers, most kids begin tugging hard at their parental leashes that hold them to childhood. They...
How To Save Money When You're in Debt
Tackling your debts might require some courage, but it’s an essential step to boosting your financial health and setting the...
6 Smart Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund
In 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reportedly issued 112 million tax refunds, with a grand total of $324 billion...
Who Does the President's Personal Finances?
Despite being the leader of the free world, the president still has to pay personal bills, and many of them...
Personal Finance Strategies: Buying Your First Home
Preparing to buy your first home is exciting, and while you’ll need to give some serious thought to making the...
How Could a Changing Economy Affect Your Savings?
Changes in the American economy not only affect jobs and wages, they often have a direct impact on your savings....
How a Budgeting App Can Change Your Rental Property Business
The benefits of an app for managing your rental business are numerous," says Stein Smith, "but primarily focus on the...
How to Rebuild Your Savings Account After a Large Expense
Savings accounts are important for getting you through the tough times — like being laid off from your job, or...
Budgeting Tools to Help You Get Out of Debt
Keeping personal debt under control is an important part of achieving financial goals, like having a comfortable retirement. More debt...