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Reflections on the 4S budget

Our 4S method is named after four key ways to use money: Save, Spend, Splurge, and Share. Learn about why these are the four money verbs that matter.

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Getting food delivered is really expensive

We compared 4 versions of the same meal, available at a restaurant about 5 minutes away. Here’s what we found out in the Potbelly test.

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Why Boomers are jealous of YOU

You have the one thing they don't.

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What’s the best thing you could do with $1,000?

Financial decision making, Hogwarts edition.

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4S Budget Update

What we learned from our experiment.

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We’re trying out a new budget

Save / Spend / Splurge / Share

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Helping Hannah: Follow Up

Some suggestions from our previous post.

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One question: What should she do?

Meet Hannah. She needs help!

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Financial Report Card: Esteban M.

“There wasn’t ever any money to plan for, and you can’t plan for something you don’t have.”

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What’s with the emergency fund?

Understand what is the right amount for you.

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What is an HSA and should you have one?

Say yes to HSAs!

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Should you use Afterpay to pay in installments?

Read the details and buy responsibly.

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Cash is king. Or is it?

Different generations have different norms.

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Should you have a Robinhood account?

Keep it small and don’t forget about taxes.

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How to do taxes (last minute)

Yes, you CAN do your taxes.

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Financial Report Card: Sidney & Brian

“I had one credit card… I was terrified of using it. I’d spend $10 and then think, I need to go home and pay that right now.”

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Financial Report Card: Alex P.

“I wasn’t given much money growing up. I got really good at coming up with creative ways to not spend money.”

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Webinar Jan 27!

Your questions, answered by a professional financial advisor.

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Financial Report Card: Robert A.

“I would give my parents pretty high marks. A lot of what I’ve done, as I look back I can draw a straight line back to the way I’d been taught.”

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Financial Report Card: Kathleen H.

“My mindset was that I had to focus on paying back my student loans before I could do anything else. But my mentors explained to me that I couldn’t wait until I was 40 to start thinking about my future.”