Better Financial Counseling Network
Better Finances. Better Living.
Better Financial Counseling Network
Better Finances. Better Living.
Many Americans want to save more, pay down debt and spend less in 2019. If you do too, you’re in good company. According to Fidelity Investments’® tenth annual New Year Financial Resolutions Study the three most popular financial resolutions for 2019 are 1) Saving more money (a median of $200 per month) 2) Paying down debt …
“I see a bad moon a-rising. I see trouble on the way.” That’s a lyric from the classic song by Creedence Clearwater Revival released in 1973. Here, in newly minted 2019, many of our fellow Americans are adjusting this lyric to the bad moon has risen and the trouble is here. Due to the protracted, …
The statistics are out there-telling us, financially, the holiday season is not all merry & bright. Many of us struggle to stick to a holiday budget-if we’ve even attempted to create one. (Am I right?) According to yougov.com, 15% of Americans are still paying off 2017’s holiday debt. One key to avoiding the dreaded Holiday …
Budgeting is one of those things that can be compared to cleaning your house…you know the benefit of doing it but getting started always seems like such a chore (pun intended). Just like cleaning your house gets easier over time, the more you use a budget to manage your income and expenses, the easier it …
Welcome 2019! In the spirit of a new year, the Accredited Financial Counselors (AFC®) at Better Financial Counseling Network took some time to reflect back to early in our financial journeys. Here’s some of the best decisions we made to grow bright financial futures. Terri: Paying myself FIRST In the beginning, that meant $20 a …
As financial counselors we often get asked how a client can improve a credit score. Most of us aren’t privy to the complete super-secret formula, including me. But there are actions you can take to improve your credit score. Scoring models differ and can change a bit over time and we are focusing on the …