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Hey, we’re not going to geek out on accounting terminology, but to understand tax liability, it’s helpful to be familiar with two basic accounting terms: assets and liabilities. Assets are things you own—think money, property, your collection of obsolete cell phones. Liabilities are money you owe to other people. In other words: Bills…
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Taxes . . . can’t live with ’em, can’t live (in America) without ’em. Whether we like it or not, income taxes are as much a part of American life as baseball and apple pie. And while we groan and grumble as we fill out our tax returns every spring, our…
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The whole student loan situation over the last three-and-a-half years has been a dumpster fire (to say the least). From payment pauses to failed forgiveness, borrowers have had to deal with so much back and forth from the government, they could probably sue for whiplash. Now that borrowers are finally…
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Hey Mint users. We know you’re in the market for a new budgeting app. And we know there are plenty of options out there—so how do you pick? Let’s talk through a comparison of Mint vs. EveryDollar. What Is Mint? Mint was one of the most popular budgeting apps out…
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