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5 of the Worst Ways To Ask for a Raise, According to Career Experts

Avoid these tactics to keep the money talk on track.

By Erica Sloan

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Why There's No Such Thing as Being 'Bad at Money'—Seriously

In fact, the misperception can even function as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

By Erica Sloan

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Financial experts reveal the 10 items that are truly worth buying in bulk

"All I really want to see is the money."

By Kells McPhillips

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Baby Dove Launches 'Black Birth Equity Fund'—Which Gives Pregnant Black People a One-Time Grant To Fund Doula Services

By Kara Jillian Brown

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Actually, Achieving Financial Wellness Doesn’t *Have* To Start With Budgeting—Here’s Why

By Erica Sloan

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Here's How To Get Plan B for Cheap or Even Free

By Brenna Holland

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How to leave your job without burning bridges

Quitting Your New Job Is Not the Career Killer It Once Was

By Aly Semigran

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Why It's a Problem If You Don't Know Your Partner's Salary

By Erica Sloan

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Why Financial Health Is a Wellness Problem Particular to the Latinx Community

By Janel Martinez

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Tori Dunlap Is on a Mission to Help Other Women Earn Their First $100K—Here's Her Top Advice

By Erin Bunch

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Wealth Is What the 10 Healthiest Communities in America Have in Common

By Kara Jillian Brown

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3 Healthy Financial Boundaries To Implement Post-Quarantine, No Matter What Your Bank Account Looks Like

By Minaa B.

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How One Person Making $64K Financed Her Dream To Move Abroad

By Emily Laurence

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The Best Way To Bring Up Getting a Prenup, and Why Doing It May Protect Your Financial Health

By Morgan Mandriota

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Conquering Money Anxiety Can Be Easier With These Tips and Tools

By Vivian Nunez

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Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday Does Nothing To Right the Wrongs of Systemic Racism

By Kara Jillian Brown

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3 Steps To Set and Maintain a Post-Lockdown Budget That Works for You

By Erica Sloan

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How a Single Mom With Rheumatoid Arthritis Budgets for Her Family and Medical Expenses

By Emily Laurence

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5 Tips From a Financial Expert for Engaging in Healthy Retail Therapy

By Saanya Ali

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A Mother of 3 Teens Shares How the Pandemic Has Affected Her Grocery Bill, Among Other Expenses

By Emily Laurence

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The Most Common Questions First-Time Home Buyers Have About the Process, Answered

By Andy Taylor

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Why Your Financial Reading List Should Include Books *About* Money

By Laura Leavitt

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This Illinois City Just Approved the First Reparations Program for Black Residents—Here's How It Works

By Kara Jillian Brown

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How a 24-Year-Old Balances Saving for Her Wedding While Paying Off Student Loans

By Emily Laurence

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I'm a Financial Advisor, and Here's My 6-Step Checklist To Keep Stress About Money Away

By Kayla Hui

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Unpaid Internships Are Still a Problem—And To End It, Institutional Change Must Be Made

By Hilary Sheinbaum

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5 Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget, According to a Functional Medicine Doctor

By Emily Laurence

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How Getting Out of $30,000 in Debt Changed One Woman's Budgeting Habits Long-Term

By Emily Laurence

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What You Need To Know In Order To Start Investing in the Stock Market and Building Wealth

By Tiffany Aliche

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Actually, There Is No 'Happiness Plateau' When It Comes to the Amount of Money You Make

By Erin Bunch

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The Budgeting Apps, Books, and Podcasts To Help You Pave the Way to a Financially Healthier 2021

By Kayla Hui

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A 31-Year-Old Entrepreneur Shares How Launching a New Business During COVID-19 Is Affecting Her Finances

By Emily Laurence

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How To Ask for A Raise and Get the Feedback You Deserve During a Pandemic, According to Claire Wasserman

By Kells McPhillips

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Everything You Need To Know if Money Is the Reason You're Not Seeking Therapy

By Kells McPhillips

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I'm a Financial Advisor, and These Are My Top 3 Tips for Sticking To Your Financial-Health Goals in 2021

By Erin Bunch

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Why Credit Health Matters—and How To Actually Boost Your Credit Score

By Farnoosh Torabi

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How the Pandemic Made Me More Financially Responsible

By Sujeiry Gonzalez

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Overdraft Fees Are Taxing America's Poor—And We Need To Do Something About It

By Laura Leavitt

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How a Single Mother of 4 Is Budgeting for the Holidays in a Year That's Been Especially Hard on her Wallet

By Emily Laurence

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5 Easy-To-Use Investment Apps for Beginners To Help You Make the Most of Your Hard-Earned Cash

By Hilary Sheinbaum

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How to Protect Yourself From Medical Debt, Because Our Health-Care System Doesn't

By Abigail Bassett

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6 Things You Need To Know About FSA/HSA—And How To Spend That Money Wisely

By Kara Jillian Brown

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401(k) Versus Roth IRA: Which Retirement Savings Account Makes Most Sense for You?

By Athena Valentine Lent

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Crowdsourcing Is the Answer for Millions of People Looking to Pay Their Medical Bills, Which Emphasizes a Broken System

By Sara Li

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Free Peloton for the Rest of the Year—And 7 More Credit Card Fitness Perks You Didn't Know About

By Erin Bunch

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Why the Wellness Case for Reparations Goes Far Beyond the Paycheck

By Nicole Cardoza

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How To Create a Spending Budget When You're Living Paycheck to Paycheck

By Erin Bunch

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The Generational Wealth Gap Is Vast, and Closing It Is a Wellness Issue

By Tiffany Aliche

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A Financial Expert's 4-Step Plan To Get Out of Credit Card Debt and Build Financial Health

By Paco de Leon

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Financial Wellness Is Intrinsically Linked to Well-Being—Here's Why That's Important to Us

By Samantha Leal

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Trump Says 'Don't Be Afraid of COVID-19.' But Do You Honestly Think You'd Get the Same Level of Care?

By Kara Jillian Brown

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After Her Mom's Cancer Diagnosis, This Writer Changed Her Whole Life To Help—Here's How That's Affecting Her Finances

By Emily Laurence

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How a 51-Year-Old Social Worker Is Saving for Her Golden Years With the Help of a Side Hustle

By Emily Laurence

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The CDC Just Issued an 'Eviction Ban' Through the End of the Year—Here’s How To Qualify

By Erin Bunch

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Here's How To Join Financial Forces and Manage Your Money as a Couple

By Marissa Miller

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How Divorce Affected a 48-Year-Old Psychologist's Finances—For the Better

By Emily Laurence

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Salary History Bans Are Starting To Improve the Wage Gap—Here Are 6 Other Changes That May Level the Field

By Erin Magner

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How One Woman Balances Financial Shifts Due to COVID-19 While Saving for Her Son's College Tuition

By Emily Laurence

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4 Ways To Cut Your Monthly Expenses in 15 Minutes

By Mary Grace Garis

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This Quiz Reveals Your Money-Saving Personality (and Its Pitfalls To Avoid)

By Mary Grace Garis

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$24 Minimum Wage Is What It Takes To Afford Rent Anywhere in America

By Kara Jillian Brown

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A Head Injury Impacted This Yoga Instructor's Career—Here's How She's Bouncing Back

By Emily Laurence

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The Extended 2019 Tax Deadline Is Wednesday—Here's What Experts Want You To Know

By Erin Bunch

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COVID-19 Forced This Hair Salon Owner To Close Up Shop—Here's How She's Making Ends Meet

By Emily Laurence

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A Nonprofit Expert’s 4 Tips for Verifying Organizations Before Donating

By Kara Jillian Brown

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Checks+Balanced: a Massage Therapist Went From a 6-Figure Income to Zero Due to COVID-19

By Emily Laurence

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Zoom Weddings Are on the Rise and May Change the Marriage Industry Forever

By Erin Bunch

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How to Navigate the Emotional Side of Telling Your Partner You Got Laid Off

By Kells McPhillips

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11 Money Management Apps to Help You Get Your Financial Health in Order

By Jessica Estrada

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I Paid $36,839 for Infertility Treatments All Out of Pocket

By Angela Hatem

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12 Smart Financial Next Steps If You Were Laid Off Because of the Coronavirus, According to the Pros

By Mary Grace Garis

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Give Her Credit: the Under-Appreciated Journey Women Took to Get Those Plastic Cards

By Melanie Lockert

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Why the 'Last Mile' Has the Biggest Environmental Impact When You Shop Online

By Kara Jillian Brown

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How a Marketing Manager Making $125k Snags Free Flights for Her International Vacays

By Emily Laurence

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I'm a Real Estate Broker, and These Are the Top 5 Questions First-Time Home Buyers Ask Me

By Kara Jillian Brown

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4 Factors That Determine Whether You Actually Get the Pay Raise You Asked For

By Erin Magner

Credit Cards Can Actually Be Great for Your Financial Wellness—If You Use Them Responsibly

By Erin Magner

Checks+Balanced: How a Freelance Publicist Living in Puerto Rico Budgets for Wellness

By Emily Laurence

Exactly How to Adjust Your Budget After Getting a Raise to Avoid 'Lifestyle Creep'

By Erin Magner

8 Podcasts That'll Level up Your Financial Health in 2020

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Get Your Finances on Track With Our 28-Day Financial Wellness Challenge

By Emily Laurence

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Checks+Balanced: How to Budget for Early Retirement While Maintaining Healthy Habits

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A Financial Therapist's Take on the Guilt You Feel After Making Impulse Purchases

By Mary Grace Garis

Checks+Balanced: How Pregnancy Changed Budgeting for a 25-Year-Old in Seattle

By Emily Laurence