Editor’s note: This article was originally published in June 2021. Getting your credit score above 800 earns you elite status. Just 21% of consumers have a credit score of 800 or above, according to Experian. An 800 credit score means…
You survived the interviews. You deftly explained where you see yourself in five years. You managed to sparkle even when you talked about your greatest weakness. Now there’s just one thing standing between you and your dream job: a credit…
What is your credit score telling people about you? If your score is too low, it might as well be saying, “Charge this person more to buy a car,” “Double their deposit to rent a home,” or “Turn them away.”…
Struggling with bad credit? A debt consolidation loan may be your ticket to rebuilding your finances. In recent years, median household incomes have dropped 3%, but prices — on everything from a tank of gas to a pound of beef…
Dear Penny, We have credit scores in the 500s, and we are being declined for loans to consolidate our debt to improve our credit. We understand the importance of improving our credit scores and are frustrated that the debt consolidation…
For years, Gen Z, or “zoomers,” kept their older relatives occupied with throwaway Facebook accounts while they and their peers played in the digital warrens of Snapchat and the like. And when their elders started learning about “snapping” and ephemeral…
Every partnership is unique, but one topic tends to introduce stress more often than others in a relationship: money. Specifically how we make it, how we spend it and how we talk about it. Do we get joint bank accounts?…
On a scale of one to 10, how much do you loathe mansplaining? Personally, it’s an 11, taking the top spot over manspreading and bropropriating but barely squeaking past manterrupting. Just thinking about the unsolicited — or downright wrong —…
When you’re trying to buy a house, especially for the first time, it can feel like the deck is stacked against you. Having bad credit can spell difficulty in getting a traditional mortgage loan. But wouldn’t getting off the rent…
If you’re a woman and have been worried about finances lately, you’re not alone. More than 60% of working women said they had to make changes due to a financial strain related to the pandemic, according to a 2021 survey by…
