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Duration: 1:34
2023 Tax Changes Part 1
Personal Finance

2023 Tax Changes Part 1

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:34
2023 Tax Changes Part 2
Personal Finance

2023 Tax Changes Part 2

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 2:06
2023 Tax Changes Part 3
Personal Finance

2023 Tax Changes - Part 3

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:50
2023 Tax Changes Part 4
Personal Finance

2023 Tax Changes - Part 4

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:19
3 more mistakes to avoid
Home Ownership

3 More Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for a Mortgage

Posted Feb 2023
Duration: 1:13
3 Mortgage Mistakes to Avoid
Credit

3 Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for a Mortgage

Posted Feb 2023
Duration: 2:15
Financial Resolutions
Budgeting & Saving

Financial Resolutions

Posted Jan 2023
Duration: 1:02
Why Now Might Actually Be a Good Time to Buy a Hom
Personal Finance

Why Now Might Actually Be a Good Time to Buy a Home: Part 3

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:17
Why Now Might Actually Be a Good Time to Buy a Hom
Personal Finance

Why Now Might Actually Be a Good Time to Buy a Home: Part 2

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:12
Why It Might Be a Good Time to Buy a Home
Personal Finance

Why Now Might Actually Be a Good Time to Buy a Home: Part 1

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:44
The Diderot Effect Could Be Costing You Thousands
Personal Finance

The Diderot Effect Could Be Costing You Thousands

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:36
Crypto: Should we buy the dip?
Investing

Is Now A Good Time to Buy Crypto?

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:17
Breaking Down a Bear and Bull Market
Investing

Breaking Down a Bear and Bull Market

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:34
Cryptocurrency 101
Personal Finance

What is Cryptocurrency?

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:28
Saving Mistakes to Avoid: Saving in Your Checking
Budgeting & Saving

Saving Mistakes to Avoid: Saving in Your Checking Account

Posted Mar 2023

Monthly Spotlight: Buying a House

Duration: 1:19
3 more mistakes to avoid
Home Ownership

3 More Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for a Mortgage

Posted Feb 2023
Duration: 1:13
3 Mortgage Mistakes to Avoid
Credit

3 Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for a Mortgage

Posted Feb 2023
Duration: 1:02
Why Now Might Actually Be a Good Time to Buy a Hom
Personal Finance

Why Now Might Actually Be a Good Time to Buy a Home: Part 3

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:17
Why Now Might Actually Be a Good Time to Buy a Hom
Personal Finance

Why Now Might Actually Be a Good Time to Buy a Home: Part 2

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:12
Why It Might Be a Good Time to Buy a Home
Personal Finance

Why Now Might Actually Be a Good Time to Buy a Home: Part 1

Posted Mar 2023

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Featured Series: 2023 Taxes

Duration: 1:34
2023 Tax Changes Part 1
Personal Finance

2023 Tax Changes Part 1
Duration: 1:34
2023 Tax Changes Part 2
Personal Finance

2023 Tax Changes Part 2
Duration: 2:06
2023 Tax Changes Part 3
Personal Finance

2023 Tax Changes - Part 3
Duration: 1:50
2023 Tax Changes Part 4
Personal Finance

2023 Tax Changes - Part 4
Duration: 3:36
What should I do with my tax refund?
Personal Finance

What should I do with my tax refund?

Featured Category: Budgeting

Duration: 2:15
Financial Resolutions
Budgeting & Saving

Financial Resolutions

Posted Jan 2023
Duration: 1:28
Saving Mistakes to Avoid: Saving in Your Checking
Budgeting & Saving

Saving Mistakes to Avoid: Saving in Your Checking Account

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:30
Saving Mistakes to Avoid: No Budget for Saving
Budgeting & Saving

Saving Mistakes to Avoid: No Budget for Saving

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:24
Saving Mistakes to Avoid: No Reason to Save
Budgeting & Saving

Saving Mistakes to Avoid: No Reason to Save

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:39
How should retirees manage cash during a recession
Budgeting & Saving

How retirees should manage cash during a recession.

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 3:48
Saving for a recession.
Budgeting & Saving

How to Save During a Recession

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 2:33
How do I build an Emergency Fund?
Budgeting & Saving

Building an emergency fund.

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:43
try a no spending day!
Budgeting & Saving

Try a No-Spend Day

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 2:40
The 1% Spending Rule
Budgeting & Saving

Save money with the 1% spending rule

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:30
Budget Hack: Budget Reset
Budgeting & Saving

Budget Hack: Budget Reset

Posted Mar 2022
Duration: 1:37
Budget Hack: Hit the Pause Button
Budgeting & Saving

Budget Hack: Hit the Pause Button

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:48
Budget Hack: More Savings Accounts
Budgeting & Saving

Budget Hack: More Savings Accounts

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:21
The 50-30-20 Budget
Budgeting & Saving

The budget for people who hate budgets.

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:16
The Zero-Based Budget
Budgeting & Saving

The Zero-Based Budget

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:16
The Envelope Budget
Budgeting & Saving

The effective (and old school) envelope budget.

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:23
Making a Food Budget
Budgeting & Saving

Don't eat your entire paycheck

Posted Mar 2023

Featured Category: Credit Score

Duration: 1:23
Will 'buy-now-pay-later' purchases hurt my credit?
Credit

Will 'buy-now-pay-later' purchases hurt my credit?

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 8:25
5 ways to improve your credit right now!
Credit

5 ways to improve your credit right now!

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 2:06
The perfect credit mix
Credit

No, 'Credit Mix' is not a DJ

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:20
hard versus soft credit inquiries
Credit

Wait, an inquiry can hurt my credit?

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:44
does credit history matter
Credit

Is your credit history, um, history?

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:34
using credit responsibly
Credit

Credit is not ‘set it and forget it.’

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:11
how important is payment history
Credit

Make your payments on time. Seriously.

Posted Mar 2023

Featured Category: Investing

Duration: 1:17
Breaking Down a Bear and Bull Market
Investing

Breaking Down a Bear and Bull Market

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 5:52
Top 5 Investing Mistakes
Investing

Top 5 Investing Mistakes

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:46
What is a 401(k) Rollover?
Retirement

What is a 401(k) Rollover?

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 2:04
Should I invest my emergency fund?
Investing

Should I invest my emergency fund?

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:11
Should I Invest or Pay Off Debt?
Investing

Invest? Or pay off debt?

Posted Mar 2023

Featured Category: Debt Management

Duration: 1:44
The Diderot Effect Could Be Costing You Thousands
Personal Finance

The Diderot Effect Could Be Costing You Thousands

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 2:19
Buy Now, Pay Later: Is it worth it for me?
Personal Finance

Is 'buy-now-pay-later' worth it?

Posted Oct 2022
Duration: 1:48
3 signs you're paying off debt too fast
Debt

3 signs you're paying off debt too fast

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 5:59
is the 'debt snowball' method right for me
Debt

The pros and cons of using the 'Debt Snowball' method.

Posted Mar 2023

Featured Category: Saving

Duration: 1:28
Saving Mistakes to Avoid: Saving in Your Checking
Budgeting & Saving

Saving Mistakes to Avoid: Saving in Your Checking Account

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:30
Saving Mistakes to Avoid: No Budget for Saving
Budgeting & Saving

Saving Mistakes to Avoid: No Budget for Saving

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:24
Saving Mistakes to Avoid: No Reason to Save
Budgeting & Saving

Saving Mistakes to Avoid: No Reason to Save

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 3:48
Saving for a recession.
Budgeting & Saving

How to Save During a Recession

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 2:40
The 1% Spending Rule
Budgeting & Saving

Save money with the 1% spending rule

Posted Mar 2023

Featured Category: Retirement Planning

Duration: 5:52
Top 5 Investing Mistakes
Investing

Top 5 Investing Mistakes

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 6:39
The pros and cons of a rollover.
Investing

The Pros and Cons of a Rollover

Posted Mar 2023
Duration: 1:46
What is a 401(k) Rollover?
Retirement

What is a 401(k) Rollover?

Posted Mar 2023

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