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How To Pay Off High-Interest Debt

Updated: June 20, 2025

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

Updated: June 20, 2025

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

Updated: June 20, 2025

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?

Updated: June 20, 2025

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

Updated: June 20, 2025

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

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7 Lessons I Learned From Buying My First House

Updated: June 20, 2025

There is no replacement for hands-on experience. You can read all you want to about Roth IRAs, 401(k)s, starting your…

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Why Are Credit Card Interest Rates So High?

Updated: June 20, 2025

Average interest rates on credit card accounts assessed interest last year rose to a record high of 22.75%. If you…

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My Experience Using You Need a Budget (YNAB)

Updated: July 17, 2025

Popular personal finance app Mint was shut down in 2024. Here Money Guy reviews YNAB, aka "You Need a Budget"…

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How To Pay Off Debt the Right Way

Updated: June 20, 2025

The median debt of the typical American family is just over $80,000, which includes car debt, home debt, student loans,…

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How To Become a Financial Advisor

Updated: June 20, 2025

This will sound like bragging, but it isn’t uncommon for others to want to do what we do for a…

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