20 ways to win a real estate bidding war
In a hot real estate market, finding your dream home can be frustrating, no matter how many tools and websites you use. No sooner do you find a home you love, but you find out the […]
What is Filecoin (FIL)? How to buy FIL
By now most people have heard of established cryptos, like Bitcoin or Litecoin. But it seems like every day there’s another newcomer on the scene. Filecoin (FIL) is one such cryptocurrency that is drawing curiosity. […]
Partial payments for debts
Whether you’re paying for college, buying a house, or starting a business, it’s common to take on debt at some point in your life. Repaying that debt typically involves making a fixed or minimum […]
What is a private blockchain? Public vs private blockchain
The term “blockchain” most often implies a public blockchain. The Bitcoin blockchain, the first-ever created, is a public blockchain, and for a time it seemed like all blockchains functioned the same. But in […]
5 steps to create & launch your small business website
Welcome to the internet! You made it this far, so we’re guessing you have some idea of how this works: Need some information? Go to the internet. That’s why your new business is going […]
Don’t let these feelings keep you from fixing your finances
What’s keeping you from fixing your finances? Despite strong economic metrics over the last decade, only 28% of Americans are considered financially healthy, 17% struggle in almost all financial aspects of their lives, and another 55% are […]
What is an interest-bearing account?
Oftentimes, one of the first things you should do to get your personal finances in order is to set up an interest-bearing account, like a savings account. This type of account is safer than putting your […]
Life insurance & wills: If you have one, do you need the other?
As a company that sells term life insurance, we get one question a lot: What’s the deal with life insurance and wills? And that question is really a lot of questions bundled into one: How does […]
Are EIDL loans taxable?
Should you expect to be taxed on emergency help? The SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program has historically been reserved for businesses impacted by declared disasters throughout the U.S. But in 2020, the […]
When do student loans start accruing interest?
Student loans — federal or private — begin accruing interest when they’re disbursed, and the borrower is responsible for paying the interest on all but subsidized federal student loans during grace periods or deferment. […]