7 Financial Tips From the Great Depression

History teaches us that creative solutions to complex problems can lift us out of unfortunate circumstances. After the 1929 stock market crash, people learned to not only make due with much less, they also found ways to save money and still have a rewarding life. Now that we are facing similar dire circumstances, let’s take a look back at some lessons from the Great Depression that still make sense today.

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Get It Done: Score Cheap Prescription Drugs

Getting the right health insurance setup takes time and — in most cases — money. Once you have your insurance in place, though, you can feel confident that you have most of your health-care bases covered.
Still, to ease the financial aches and pains of augmenting your coverage, it’s nice to look for savings elsewhere. Here [...]

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60-Second Guide to Maxing Out Your Benefits

These days, negotiating the best salary you can, or making sure you earn yourself a big bonus, aren’t the only things you have to worry about at work. Now more than ever, employee benefits are equally important aspects of your total compensation package. And with skyrocketing health-insurance premiums and health-care costs, you can’t afford to [...]

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Cheap Alternatives To The “Must Haves” In Your Life

Admit it. Being frugal isn’t something that you look forward to; after all it means that you’ll be giving up or cutting back on some or all of your favorite activities. But what if you found a way to cut back without giving up those things completely? What if you found a way to actually get a hold of the things you enjoy without spending a fortune?

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Expenses Tracking: The True Cost of an iPhone, a Car, and Other Things You Don’t Know About

How much will an iPhone truly cost you? What about that puppy you’ve set your eyes on? The new car you’re about to purchase? We searched the web for the numbers, busted out our abacus and crunched some numbers. Find out the real sticker prices and what they mean to you.

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Budgeting Your Money and The Financial Benefits of a Fixed-Rate Mortgage

What are the benefits of using fixed-rate mortgage in purchasing or refinancing your home? If you are in an adjustable-rate loan, should you consider refinancing and getting out of it while you still can – before interest rates get too high and home values drop?

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Personal Expenses Management - How to Tackle Your Debt in Five Simple Steps

personal expenses management is something that we care about here at Mint. Learn more with great expense management tips in our blog article index.

Any Mint reader who finds themselves stuck under a mountain of consumer or credit card debt understands the anxiety involved with owing money. Over half of American families with credit cards report [...]

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60-Second Guide to Budgeting

Do you get hot sweats, a cold fever, a nervous stomach, or something worse when you peer into your checking account on Tuesday and find it empty — then realize that payday isn’t until Friday?
You’re suffering from Paycheck-to-Paycheck Syndrome, a malady that can affect anyone who regularly runs short of money in the bank [...]

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