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Category: Beyond Basics

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What Type of Health Insurance Plan Is Right for You?

Health insurance is a financial necessity for everyone, regardless of age or how healthy you are. About 25 million Americans…

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Is Paying Off Your Mortgage Early a Good Idea? The Truth Is Complicated

“Should I pay off my mortgage early?” is probably a question you’ve asked yourself at some point if you have…

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Top 10 Traits of a Financial Mutant

Being a Financial Mutant is not about having a certain amount of money in the bank or invested for retirement. It’s not…

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Inflation Unexpectedly Reversed Last Month. Here’s What That Means.

We hit a major milestone in the fight against inflation last month: prices actually declined month over month for the…

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Mega Backdoor Roth: What Is It and When To Use It

As the name implies, the Mega Backdoor Roth strategy is a way to build a very large amount of tax-free…

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How To Pay Off High-Interest Debt

High-interest debt is very harmful to your financial life, and the magic of compounding interest can work against you just…

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How To Choose the Right Online Bank for You

A place to live. Food. Water. A banking relationship. What do all of these things have in common? You can’t…

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5 Great Ways To Earn Extra Money on the Side

Chances are, especially if you are early on in your financial journey, you could use a little extra jingle in…

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Does It Ever Make Sense To Break the Money Guy Rules?

Rules are made to be broken, right? In the case of our Money Guy rules that is absolutely not the…

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How To Invest for Retirement the Right Way

Our Financial Order of Operations lays out what to do with every dollar, including when to pay off debt, when…

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