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A Millennial’s Guide to Finances: 5 Things to Start Before You Turn 30

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Welcome to adulthood, where your credit score is (hopefully) lit. Drew Parker, creator of The Complete Retirement Planner, encourages young adults to check their credit score each year, aiming for that sweet spot of 720+, where you will receive the best loan, mortgage and credit card rates. Wiedman, D.B.A.,

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Tori Dunlap, Founder of Her First 100K is on a Mission to Close the Gender Pay Gap

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In a 2018 study of financial capability, results showed that men, on average, responded to 3.3 But getting stuck in a cycle of accumulating and paying debt can create long-term emotional and financial damage that hold women back from other financial priorities such as buying a home, investing in the stock market or saving for retirement.

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16 Timeless Truths of Financial Freedom

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When Jim came into my office at age 52 to see about retiring early, I was surprised. I fully expected to inform Jim and Sue they couldn’t retire early only to discover they were multimillionaires. million as of September 2018. That is, until the day I met Jim and Sue McIntyre. Here I was making six figures with nothing saved.