Financial Wellness

Financial health is a huge factor in the quality of our lives, yet it’s overlooked in many of the ways we evaluate wellness. Your financial wellness informs your physical and mental health. And it’s not a stretch to see how a bad credit score or unpaid loan could impact how you feel stress — and […]

I wish I could stop paying credit card debt and stop worrying about it. People in debt know this fantasy well. But in reality, it’s hard to imagine the former without the latter.  Financial stress can bring out our vulnerabilities. We can feel immense worry, shame and fear when confronting mounting balances. But Certified Financial […]

Have you ever found yourself scrolling through endless financial advice articles, wondering where to begin when it comes to improving your financial health? Maybe you lose interest halfway through personal finance blogs because you are already short on time and attention. Documentaries are great alternatives to traditional financial resources because they educate and entertain. Kickstart your […]

The timeline in the article outlines milestones made by women in the fight for financial independence in the United States.

To celebrate Financial Wellness month, we created a month-long challenge. If you are willing to spend a few minutes every day working toward your goals, the challenge can help you reset your budget, improve your relationship with money, save on everyday expenses, and more.

There are plenty of financial products, like loans, mortgages and credit cards, that can help us achieve big goals. Unfortunately, financial services can also be incredibly restrictive, shutting those who could benefit the most from using them out.

To understand the anatomy of a credit score, you should begin by looking at a credit report, what it includes and how it is used by lenders. The credit score breakdown is based on information available to credit bureaus in a credit report.  

Credit scores are numbers that evaluate your creditworthiness and financial health. They are issued by credit bureaus or other consumer reporting agencies and are used by lenders to evaluate consumers for credit approval, terms and interest rates. In the U.S., there are three main credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Most credit scores are issued […]

If you regularly worry about money, you are not alone. Every year the American Psychological Association (APA) commissions an annual nationwide survey to examine and understand the impact of stress. And every year since it began collecting data in 2007, money-related stress has been a top concern. 

It’s 11 PM on a Friday, and I’m doom scrolling on the internet when I take a detour to Refinery 29 for something light. I end up down a rabbit hole called The Money Diaries.