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  • Personal Finance

How to Combine Finances with Your Partner

  • February 26, 2025
  • Tagged as: budgeting, emergency fund, family finance, Financial Independence, HYSA, net worth

Combining finances with your partner can produce bountiful benefits to both your relationship and your overall financial trajectory. Merging money forces you to communicate more, helps with financial goal setting, and enables you to hit…

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Joel O'Leary
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  • Saving money

4 Easy Ways to Budget

  • September 16, 2024
  • Tagged as: bad debt, budget software, debt management, how to make a budget, mindful spending, needs vs. wants, net worth, personal capital, personal finance, saving money
different ways to budget

Does your bank account feel like a leaky bucket, and no matter how much you put in there all the dollars just end up disappearing? You’re in luck –> today we’re covering four easy ways…

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What To Do When the Stock Market Crashes

  • August 5, 2024
  • Tagged as: index funds, net worth, recession, saving for retirement, stock market
What to do when the stock market crashes

It can be tempting to react impulsively during a stock market crash. But selling or making drastic portfolio changes in volatile times (and under duress) can screw up your investments even further.

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Reward Realities, Budget eBooks, & Happy “Middle” Day 🥳

  • July 2, 2024
  • Tagged as: 401k, credit cards, credit score, Financial Independence, net worth

Good morning, happy people! Here are some random facts about today, July 2nd… Today is the exact middle day of the year. 182 + today + 182 = 365 days. I feel very centered 🧘‍♂️…

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How to Calculate Your Savings Rate (and Improve It!)

  • March 28, 2024
  • Tagged as: budgeting, Financial Independence, net worth, saving for retirement, savings rate, tracking expenses

Imagine if you had a crystal ball that could look into the future and tell you how rich you are going to be… Wouldn’t that be cool!? Well, believe it or not, there is such…

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Joel O'Leary
  • Personal Finance

How to Find & Claim Missing Money

  • March 25, 2024
  • Tagged as: budgeting, debt management, Life Hacking, missing money, net worth
unclaimed money feeling

Whether it’s finding $20 in your jeans, scoring a sweet bonus at work, or opening up that birthday card from grandma, getting unexpected money is always a blessing. But what if I told you that…

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Brit DiTocco, Financial Writer at How To Money Britney DiTocco
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DIY Will or Lawyer Up? Your Guide to Creating a Will

  • March 16, 2024
  • Tagged as: emergency fund, estate planning, family finance, life insurance, net worth, saving for retirement

A will is like a roadmap for all of your assets after you die. It applies to everything you own, from big stuff like your house or investment portfolio to small stuff like your clothes…

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Joel O'Leary
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How to Buy Life Insurance: A Step By Step Guide

  • February 15, 2024
  • Tagged as: family finance, Financial Independence, net worth, saving for retirement, teaching kids about money, term life insurance

Unless you have a crystal ball, you probably don’t know exactly when you’re going to die. Luckily, you can buy a life insurance to provide a financial safeguard for your loved ones, should the worst…

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Brit DiTocco, Financial Writer at How To Money Britney DiTocco
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Golden Rules Of Plastic, Rando Cash Facts, & 3 Little Reminders 🎗️

  • June 13, 2023
  • Tagged as: best credit cards, college costs, fun facts, inflation, net worth, personal capital, rewards cards, saving money

Good morning, HTM family! 3 quick reminders to start the day… If you don’t go after what you want, chances are you’ll never get it. Today’s a great day to GO for it! If you…

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Net Worth – Here’s Everything You Need To Know

  • May 18, 2023
  • Tagged as: budgeting, debt management, emergency fund, Financial Independence, net worth, saving for retirement, savings rate, ynab
What is net worth blog title

Calculating and tracking your net worth is one of the easiest ways to make sure your financial journey is moving in the right direction

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