personal finances
When you know how to handle your personal finances, adulthood gets a little easier.
This page is your launch pad to everything you need to know.
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courses & lessons
Explore these quick videos to understand some of the most important personal finance basics.
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Find out why & how budgeting can make all your financial dreams come true.
Anyone can invest, even you! Learn what, why, and how you can get started. We’re gonna teach you about the stock market, how to research and evaluate individual stocks, investing strategy, and so much more!
We’ll mostly focus on income taxes and tax returns, so you can learn now to avoid pitfalls and save money down the line.
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In this course, we’ll teach you why you need to build credit, how credit cards are the best way to do that, key terms, getting your first credit card, why you want to hop on this now, and much more.
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Understand what student loans are, how they work, and what type is best for you and your future!
guides
Our guides are your one-stop-shop to everything you need to understand some of life’s most important topics!
The Ultimate Guide to Adulthood
In order to help you out with becoming a real adult instead of a kid disguised as an adult, we’ve put together this Ultimate Guide to Adulthood.
How to Budget on a $50k salary: A Guide for 2021
Ever wonder what a typical budget should look like based on what you make? In this post we’re breaking down how to budget on a 50k salary.
5 Best Ways to Build Credit in College
The sooner you start building credit the better. Here are 5 best ways to build credit in college so you can start early!
community stories
Learn more from real life stories and adulthood “fails” so you can be better prepared for your future!
articles
Get your questions answered from our quick articles that simply explain concepts you need to know.
How to Pay Off Debt Quickly
This week we’re joined by Kendall of the super successful blog, Babe on a Budget. She’s a personal finance expert and has also paid off almost $200,000 of student loans in just 3 years! That’s why we knew we needed to chat with her about ways to pay off debt (& quickly!)
How to Grow Your Net Worth with Becca Brenner
A live interview with onomy and creator Becca Brenner on How to Grow Your Net Worth.
Roth IRA or Traditional IRA: Which Should You Choose?
Should you choose a Roth IRA or Traditional IRA? We break it down in this quick article so you can make the best choice for your retirement plan!
5 best budgeting apps for college students
The world of budgeting apps is vast and confusing. That’s why we’re breaking down the 5 best budgeting apps to use as a college student — or whatever you are.
3 ways budgeting can help you experience financial freedom
wanna know why you should budget? as boring as it sounds, budgeting can actually help you reach financial freedom, and who doesn’t want that?
What is inflation (and why should you care?)
In the most basic of terms, inflation is a measure of the rate of rising prices of goods and services in an economy.
resources
Check out our budget trackers, checklists, & other tools to help you plan your finances!
budget worksheet
download or save a copy of our monthly budget template (with a 50-30-20 rule calculator!)
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