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College Costs Are Outpacing Most People’s Income Growth – by a Lot

By |September 26th, 2016|Categories: For Employees|Tags: , , , , , , |

College costs a lot. In fact, today’s college students are taking on unprecedented amounts of debt to pay for an education - they hope - will lead to better career prospects down the road. Watching Millennials struggle under this load [...]

Why 50% of Americans Can’t Understand Their Credit Cards

By |September 14th, 2016|Categories: For Employers|Tags: , , , , , |

Remember life before credit cards? Best Money Moves Founder/CEO Ilyce Glink remembers her grandfather carrying around a wad of fresh $20 bills, peeling them off one by one to pay for dinner. Credit cards changed the way we pay for [...]

What’s the Biggest Source of Financial Stress in Your State?

By |September 9th, 2016|Categories: For Employees|Tags: , , , |

Are you financially stressed? Do you know what’s causing it? A recent study by GoBankingRates.com asked Americans to identify their biggest financial stressor and then broke down the results by state. Check out the map above to see which financial [...]

Why There Isn’t Enough Money To Pay Bills and Save

By |August 24th, 2016|Categories: For Employees, For Employers|Tags: , , , |

Ever wonder why there often isn't enough money at the end of the month to get all of your bills paid and save money? You're not alone. According to a new survey published this week by the Certified Financial Planner [...]

Making Americans’ Financial Lives Great Again

By |July 22nd, 2016|Categories: For Employees, For Employers|Tags: , , , |

In the wake of the Republican National Convention, it seems appropriate to lay out some steps ordinary Americans can take to make their financial lives great again - or, if yours has never been particularly strong, then at least make [...]

5 WAYS BEST MONEY MOVES MAKES YOU SMARTER ABOUT MONEY

By |July 11th, 2016|Categories: Featured - For Employees|Tags: , , , , |

When it comes to money, it's easy to feel like a dummy. After all, the entire financial services industry is set up to confuse you. That way, you'll feel relieved and, yes, even grateful to pay someone to do things [...]

BUILD A BUDGET AND CONTROL YOUR FINANCES

By |June 19th, 2016|Categories: Featured - For Employees, For Employees|Tags: , , , , |

Some would argue that to be happy, you need to be in control of you life. And, nothing makes you feel more out of control than being underwater with your finances. Debt, shopping cravings you can't control, loans that wind [...]