Beginner’s Guide
What Is The Health Savings Account (aka The HSA)?
In short, the HSA is like a bank account for health related expenses. Learn more about what it is and why you might benefit from having one if you’re eligible.
Beginner’s Guide
8 Ways To Make Your Financial Data More Secure
Protect your data, identity, and money with these 8 steps.
Beginner’s Guide
U.S. Tax System 101
If you’re one of the many people who have no clue on how the U.S. tax system works, this is the post for you. This post will go over some of the major taxes U.S. workers pay, the important tax lingo (e.g. tax brackets, deductions, marginal & effective tax rates, etc.), and of course go over some walk through examples. I’ll go over important topics related to actually filing taxes in another post that will hopefully be out soon.
Beginner’s Guide
A Beginner’s Guide to Loans
Learn the basics like principal balance, APR, best practices, and more.
Beginner’s Guide
The Low Down on Credit Cards
The dangers and benefits of credit cards. Plus, general rules and tips if you’re already feeling screwed over by them.
Beginner’s Guide
The IRA
The IRA aka Individual Retirement Account Skip To: What Is It? Benefits Eligibility Traditional vs Roth IRA Providers Open an IRA TL;DR What is it and how is it different than a 401k? *If you haven’t read my 401k post you should read that first – link here!* Like the 401k, Read more…
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401k Basics
Skip To: Basic Definition Why It’s Great Traditional vs Roth Contribution Recs Penalties Investing Tips TL;DR What is It? – The Basic Definition It’s an employer sponsored retirement plan that allows eligible employees to contribute on a pre/post tax basis. If you work for the government the TSP and 403(b) Read more…
Beginner’s Guide
Starter Pack: Personal Finance Goals
So you’re thinking of committing yourself to becoming BFs with your PF, but you have no idea where to begin. Below are 5 personal finance goals you can set for yourself.