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July 12, 2016

How to Save Money Like the Pros

40 experts in personal finance share their top tips and hacks on how to save money Last week’s 20 money saving tips to save $7,500 a year wasn’t enough! The emails have started coming in asking for more tips on how to save money. That’s why I reached out to 40 of the smartest in […]

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Published on July 12, 2016 07:06

Living the Three Money Rules

How learning three money rules taught one student how to graduate debt-free We cover a lot of money lessons here on the blog but sometimes you come across something so simple that it changes how you think about money. Beyond all the rules of thumb, money calculators and ways to manage your finances be sure […]

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Published on July 12, 2016 05:00

July 11, 2016

10 Mistakes that Destroy Your Credit Score

Destroy your credit score and you’ll be locked out of the lowest rates in history. Here’s how to avoid ruining your credit. We’re quite a bit more relaxed about debt here at PeerFinance101 than most personal finance blogs. We see debt as a financial tool rather than a burden, helping you to get the education, […]

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Published on July 11, 2016 05:30

The Most Important Money Lessons Never Taught

One student shares the money lessons she had to learn on her own and a powerful reminder to teach your kids about money I can remember learning how to write out a check and balance a checkbook in the 7th grade. That was it, no other money lessons were taught from primary school all the […]

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Published on July 11, 2016 05:00

July 7, 2016

How my Parents Taught me the Importance of Saving

Parents can teach their kids the importance of saving through simple financial tasks like managing a savings account The importance of saving is something too often lost on Americans and rarely taught in school. Personal finance classes are non-existent and have led to the fact that more than half the country faces financial risk of […]

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Published on July 07, 2016 05:00

July 6, 2016

What a Single Mother Taught Her Daughter about Money

Learning how to save money and build a credit score put this master’s student on the path to free tuition July is Teach your Kids about Money Month…ok, maybe not but that’s what I’m calling it. Today’s post is the first of our scholarship applications about, “What my parents taught me about Personal Finance.” Personal […]

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Published on July 06, 2016 05:00

June 30, 2016

How to Profit from Brexit and Rock-Bottom Rates

Understanding what Brexit means to your personal finances will help keep you on track to your goals So the big story this week is Brexit and how it’s causing stocks around the world to tumble. I provided a detailed explanation of the Brexit in a post on our sister blog, My Stock Market Basics, last […]

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Published on June 30, 2016 05:00

June 29, 2016

What Financial Health Means to Me

See how financial health has changed my life and get your own financial health checklist Today is the first annual Financial Health Matters Day! You probably didn’t even know it but try asking your boss for the day off. No? We pay a lot of lip service to the idea of financial health but spend […]

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Published on June 29, 2016 05:00

June 27, 2016

How to Retire Early and Why it Won’t Matter

Early retirement might not mean what you think. Follow these steps to retire early and find your financial freedom Six months after taking my first job as a corporate accountant, all I could think about was how to retire early and ditch the 9-to-5 rat race. It’s that way for a lot of people, strategies […]

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Published on June 27, 2016 06:27

June 22, 2016

Upstart Review: Great for Students but Right for You?

Upstart offers a unique opportunity for peer loans to students and graduates I still remember trying to get a loan as a recent college graduate. It was before the surge in peer to peer lending but I tried just about everywhere. The answer was the same, if you don’t have a credit history then you […]

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Published on June 22, 2016 05:45