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The average graduate leaves college with a five-digit student loan debt attached to them. Many owe $100,000 or more when it’s all said and done. In addition to making large monthly payments for years to come,...
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A common theme I’ve discovered amongst the guests I’ve interviewed co-hosting the BiggerPockets Money Podcast is frugality. Living a frugal life allows many people to reach financial freedom—or helps them move down the path at an accelerated...
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Well, BiggerPockets, I did it. Now what?
Making “the jump” was incredibly scary and empowering at the same time—the only way I can describe my first month after officially cutting the cord is exhilarating. I knew I...
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For many adults, life insurance is a worthwhile consideration. We invest in such coverage in case of an accident or illness that takes us away from our loved ones. Life insurance allows those left behind to...
Got a late start on your retirement planning? Do you feel like you missed the boat and won’t be able to retire on your timeline? We’ve got good news for you in today’s episode—it’s never too late for...
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If you’re a regular visitor to the BiggerPockets Blog, you might know that I wrote an article that listed and described a handful of side-hustle ideas. Many of these ideas could make you an additional $1,000...
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I’ll set the stage for you. Every Friday, the credit card balance email would arrive, and I would be physically sick and terrified to open it. It was like the Russian roulette of email, wondering how...
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What’s smarter—to pay off your student debt first or to start investing in real estate first?
One of the biggest dilemmas that my generation is facing is whether to tackle and pay off their student debt completely...
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I almost scrapped this article entirely. This has been a hard one for me to write. It makes me look like an ungrateful, spoiled-rotten Millennial. It is embarrassing, and I was afraid of how my family...
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It’s no wonder why the middle-class American family has such a hard time getting ahead in today’s economic climate!
Outside of housing and transportation costs, the costs of healthcare and childcare are the next largest expenses that...