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  • Financial Considerations For Finding Your First Apartment

    Welcome back to the Young Adults Perspective Series, where we offer tips to newly financially independent young adults. With the New Year comes a change in work for many young adults. You might have finished your education in December, or perhaps you found a better opportunity in a new city. There are millions of people […]

  • 4 Financial Conversations You Need To Have With Your Teen or College Student

    Approximately two out of three 2018 college graduates have some level of student loan debt, according to an annual report from the Institute for College Access & Success. The average runs nearly $30,000. That’s a lot of debt, but the report does share an encouraging sign: Researchers found that while student debt is high, it’s […]

  • How to Plan for Higher Education

    Welcome back to the Young Adult’s Perspective series. In our last issue, we talked about first time homeownership for young adults. Today, we will be talking about pursuing higher education. At this point in the year, when college age students are preparing to go back to school for the fall semester, it may seem strange […]

  • First Time Homeownership: Advice from a Housing Counselor

    Welcome to another edition of the Young Adult’s Perspective series, where we help newly financially independent young adults make sense of the journey that comes with being on your own. This week, we’ll be taking on one of the biggest challenges in establishing independence: purchasing your own home. Unlike previous topics, I don’t have any […]

  • The Fastlane to Car Ownership

    Welcome to this week’s edition of the Young Adults Perspective series. In our last piece, we discussed some key things you needed to learn before working in the gig economy. As a part of that piece, we wrote about using your personal vehicle for work. We realize that, for some of you, this might not […]

  • The Pros and Cons of the Gig Economy

    Welcome to another edition of the Young Adult’s Perspective series, where we offer tips and strategies to help newly financially independent young adults manage their finances and stay debt free. In last week’s post, we covered how to set financial goals that you can accomplish in six months or less. This week, we are going […]

  • Financial Goals You Can Accomplish in Six Months or Less

    Last week on the Young Adults Perspective series, we talked about how to get back on track financially after a major setback. This week, we will continue to talk about the financial future, but with a positive focus of financial goals in mind. One of the best ways to ensure healthy spending practices is to […]

  • I Blew it Financially – Tips for Getting Back on Track and Correcting Mistakes

    Welcome once again to our Young Adults Perspectives series. In our last post, we discussed the idea of creating a personal finance checklist to help get a better understanding of your financial picture. This week, we will discuss what happens when all your hard work doesn’t lead to success. Despite all the time you might […]

  • A Personal Finance Checklist for Young Adults- What You Need to Know

    Welcome back to the Young Adults Perspective series, where we offer insights and tips for newly financially independent young adults. Last week, we looked at the blooming industry of FinTech, and covered tools that offer assistance for managing your personal finances. This week, we will be focusing on a much simpler type of tool: a […]

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