Managing Your Money, Together
To learn more about how our Minters are achieving their financial goals, we reached out...
Financial Planing
How To Get Paid To Go to College: 12 Tactics to Consider
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further College is an exciting time...
What Is an Online Financial Advisor & What Can They Do for You?
Even though consumers have been using online banking and mobile applications for years, the concept...
Secured vs. Unsecured Loans: Here’s the Difference
Whether you’re trying to buy a home or looking to get a college degree, you...
How to Put That Tax Refund to Work to Build Credit
[embedded content] Advertiser Disclosure: The offers that appear on this site are from third party...
Housing Finance
9 Tips To Be Financially Free And Pay Off Your House
One of my favorite shows is Sex and the City. Those women lived glamorous lives...
Money Audit
Money Audit: Can I Retire Early?
Mint devotees James, 51, and wife, Carol, 43, hope to mark 2018 as the year they achieve what many only dream of accomplishing: retiring early from the daily grind.
He’s a technical manager and she’s a self-employed real estate agent residing in Birmingham, Alabama. Their net worth totals $1.66…
Managing Money With Your Partner When You Earn More
Managing Money With Your Partner When You Earn More
Four years ago this month, I published When She Makes More, a guide for higher-earning married women who want to...
Mint Money Audit: Managing Money When You Make Enough
Mint Money Audit: Managing Money When You Make Enough
Anna’s email requesting help with her finances began with a unique confession. “Farnoosh, my money problem garners little sympathy,” the...
Student Finance
Which Companies Offer Discounts for Students
For most college students, trying to save money is a way of life. Whether it’s pirating textbooks, dumpster diving for food, or “borrowing” toilet paper from the library bathroom, students tend to find clever ways to pinch pennies.
But one of the best ways to save money as a college…
How to Use a Student Credit Card Successfully
How to Use a Student Credit Card Successfully
Signing up for a student credit card probably sounds exciting. After all, for most students, it’s the first chance to...
Student Loan Assistance Programs: What You Need to Know
Student Loan Assistance Programs: What You Need to Know
When I graduated from college, I was one of the “lucky ones” with a lower-than-average student debt load. While I...
How to Have Fun Holidays as a Broke College Student
How to Have Fun Holidays as a Broke College Student
The holidays are an expensive time for everyone, but college students feel that more than most. When you’re living off...
Why You Need to Open a UGMA/UTMA Account for Your Kids
Why You Need to Open a UGMA/UTMA Account for Your Kids
From the Mint team: As you know, Mint is a free product you can use to help stay on top...
4 Ways to Find the Best Spring Break Deals
4 Ways to Find the Best Spring Break Deals
For a college student trying to live frugally, there’s nothing quite as dangerous as an epic spring break trip. When...
How to Appeal Your Financial Aid for Next Year
How to Appeal Your Financial Aid for Next Year
[embedded content] Financial aid decisions are meant to be based largely on a family’s ability to pay for college. But...
What To Do The Summer Before College
What To Do The Summer Before College
For most incoming freshmen, the summer before college is a dead zone. Unless you’re playing a sport for your university,...
Chapter 5: What is a 529 College Savings Plan?
Chapter 5: What is a 529 College Savings Plan?
Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further As you know, paying for college can be daunting, which...