While some brokers and lenders will tell you that “a loan is a loan,” the truth is that car loans are not a one-size-fits all product. It’s difficult for many consumers to comprehend this because loans look like commodity products. At the same time, some loans are overly complicated or charge unnecessarily high fees given […]
Surviving Christmas Without Credit Cards
When most people think about Christmas shopping, many of them plan to use their credit card in order to buy gifts for everyone on their list. But what if you could survive Christmas without using a credit card? It can be done easily and save you some stress when it comes to paying off that […]
Budget Now and Treat Yourself Later
It’s tough for women to save money, and it’s not because we’re addicted to iced lattes and shoe sales. Even though the wage gap is slowly but surely closing, women still earn $11,500 less a year than their male counterparts. That’s not exactly pocket change. The amount is so significant that women are struggling to […]
4 Ways You Can Bridge The Pay Gap
According to the White House, full-time working women earn on average 77% of the salary of their male counterparts. To earn the same annual salary as a man, a woman would need to work an extra three months. The gap is reducing, though, and there are some things that you can do to make sure that […]
Side Hustle Success: Kamii K. Nettles
Kami started her side hustle by working nights from home. She hopes to work full time on Paper Clip. Tell me a little bit about how you got started? While working a 9 to 5, I was in search for a night job, where I could work from home. My mother already had a […]