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12 Ways To Prepare for a Recession

  • March 10, 2025
  • Tagged as: budgeting, career, credit score, dollar cost averaging, emergency fund, high interest debt, recession, saving money, side hustle

If you’ve read any type of financial news lately, chances are you’ve heard the whispers (or shouts) about a looming recession. But before you freak out and react like it’s the end of days, let’s…

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Ask Matt & Joel: I just got a raise. How much should I increase my 401k contributions?

  • March 8, 2025
  • Tagged as: 401k, career, retirement investing, roth ira, salary raise, tax advantaged accounts

Today’s question comes from Javier in Gainesville, FL… “My question is about my 401k.  Let’s say I get a raise at work, and I want to put it into my 401k. But I want to…

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How Much of Your Paycheck Should You Invest?

  • April 12, 2024
  • Tagged as: 401k, budgeting, career, emergency fund, Financial Independence, roth ira, saving for retirement

It can be tough to figure out how much of your paycheck you need to invest. Not only does your income need to cover today’s (crazy, fast-rising) living expenses, but you also need to somehow…

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Joel O'Leary
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How to Pay Off Your Student Loans

  • November 11, 2023
  • Tagged as: career, college costs, credit score, debt avalanche, debt snowball, personal finance, saving money, student loans

If you have student debt, you are not alone! Here’s a guide to pay off those student loans so you can start building wealth for the future!

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Digital Nomads, Financial Cruise Control And Gettin’ Lucky! (With Money 😉)

  • April 25, 2023
  • Tagged as: automation, betterment, career, Life Hacking, luck, money news, robo advisors, saving money, travel hacks

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Do you know the secret to being happy? —> Focus on what you love about your life. And the secret to being miserable? —> Focus on what you hate about your…

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Switching jobs, Earning more interest & Understanding bear markets 🐻📈

  • May 24, 2022
  • Tagged as: career, finance newsletter, investing, money, personal finance, real estate, saving money

Hello, hello! How are we doing this fine morning? 😉 I was chatting with a friend the other day, she told me she applied for a new job and just got an official offer! Woohoo!… Being…

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Dumb gas prices, i-Bond info, and cheap flights!! ✈️

  • April 26, 2022
  • Tagged as: career, high interest debt, inflation, investing, personal finance, saving money, traveling in the US

Yo yo! Happy Tuesday, HTM family! Last week we announced our newsletter launch – and today is issue numero uno! Every Tuesday morning we’ll be sharing fun stories, money news, and thoughts to chew on…

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