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

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List out your purchases in an Excel spreadsheet at the end of each month and place each transaction into a bucket. Get detailed and introspective to evaluate which purchases are legitimate needs vs. nonessentials. Retired professor Timothy G. This article was published in November 2018 and has been updated.

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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.