What Is Money Management? A Practical Guide to Taking Control of Your Money
Sandra Ikeh
Most people do not have a money problem in the way they think they do. They have a money management problem. There is a difference. Someone earning $3,000 a month…
Paying Off Debt
How to Get Your Finances Under Control: A Practical Personal Finance Plan
Money problems rarely appear all at once. More often, they build quietly. A few unnecessary subscriptions here. A credit card balance there. An emergency expense that lands at the wrong…
5 Debt Payoff Mistakes I Made (So You Don’t Have To)
People mostly ask me what worked — how I paid off $15,040 in credit card debt, got my student loans down to one manageable payment, or got a hospital to…
How I Negotiated Down a Medical Bill by 42%
I slipped on ice outside my building in Astoria this past January, landed wrong on my wrist, and spent four hours in an ER waiting room before someone finally X-rayed…
I Consolidated My Student Loans — Here’s What Nobody Tells You
About a year before I started tackling my credit card debt, I consolidated six federal student loans into one. I did it for the most boring reason possible: I was…