Personal Finance
Cents is a relatively new app that just completed its Kickstarter campaign in Fall 2017. The idea behind Cents is that it rounds up your purchases to the nearest dollar and uses those extra cents to pay down your debt.If it sounds similar to Acorns, that’s because it is. The founder of Cents, Joel Ehorn, […]
Pluto is a financial app that was started in 2017 by college students who were struggling with managing and saving money. They realized that personal finance wasn’t just about becoming an expert at budgeting and looking at graphs to track your progress.Instead, the San Francisco-based team created an app with the help of behavioral science […]
PrimeRates is a company that was founded to help consumers learn more about credit cards, auto loans, and personal loans. It functions as an online resource and marketplace that allows you to pre-qualify for loans.All you have to do is answer a few questions about your personal financial situation and it gives you an estimate […]
Tanda Savings is a social savings app that was launched by Yahoo in January 2018. Its goal is to help groups of people save money together to meet short-term goals.How does it work? During the saving period (typically two weeks or a month), everyone puts the same amount of money into the pot. At the […]
No one likes doing their taxes, but after you’ve submitted your forms and receipts, at least your job is done, right? Not so fast. Just because you’ve completed your return doesn’t mean you’ve fulfilled your tax obligations. You also need to keep your tax returns and all accompanying documents for a specific period of time […]
MoneyLion is a mobile personal finance and lending app that helps customers get in control of their finances by providing them with tools that help them track their spending, saving, and credit usage.The company was started in 2013 by a team of technologists and financiers and is based in New York City. They have developed […]
Dental insurance is basically health insurance for your mouth. Policyholders pay a monthly insurance premium, and in exchange the dental insurance policy covers some of the costs associated with routine dental care. There might be a copay for regular cleanings, and the insurance generally pays a percent of additional care that the insurance company considers […]
The fierce competition among credit card companies is unleashing a new wave of signup bonuses – and consumers are biting. The lure of 30,000, 40,000 and 50,000 bonus points has rewards hounds scrambling to find new ways to meet the minimum spending requirements as if it were a sport.Their challenge is to find ways to […]
Buy a first home. Start a family. Once the aspirations of newly graduated young adults, these fundamental financial priorities hardly rate among millennials whose first hope is to get a good-paying job so they don’t have to rely on their parents for financial support. That’s according to a report from Bank of America, in which […]
The average wedding in the United States costs over $30,000, according to a poll by The Knot. So what happens to that money if you need to cancel the wedding because the reception venue has a fire? What if weather conditions prevent the bride’s family from getting to the wedding from the other side of […]