Three Ways to Create Healthy Financial Habits
- January 3, 2018
- Category: Financial Health Tips
It can be tough to stick to healthy financial habits, especially the ones that relate to long-term goals. The great news is that we can make some relatively small changes that “nudge” us along in the direction of financial wellness. In behavioral economics, the study of how people make choices, small changes that alter...
Planning for Retirement During Each Stage of Life
- June 14, 2017
- Category: Financial Education, Financial Health Tips, Retirement
Those of us planning for retirement face a very different set of circumstances than we did a couple of decades ago. Pensions are often less generous, if they exist at all, young people are saddled with more debt, and the future of Social Security may not be guaranteed. So what can you do to ensure you are set up financially...
Resume Writing Tips for Recent College Grads
- June 1, 2017
- Category: Financial Health Tips
As students around America graduate, hundreds of thousands of people will soon enter the full-time workforce for the first time. Many of you may be asking, “How do I land my first job when I don’t have any experience?” One key tool for job seekers is a resume. We have some resume writing tips for first-time job...
It’s Groundhog Day
- February 1, 2017
- Category: Financial Health Tips
It's February 2 and that means it's Groundhog Day! Before 1993, that meant waiting for Punxsutawney Phil to come out of his Pennsylvania burrow to see if we'd have an early spring or not. But, in the early 1990s, the day took on a new meaning, when Bill Murray starred in the movie "Groundhog Day." Essentially, he was forced...
Five Tips For 2017
- January 13, 2017
- Category: Financial Health Tips
As we get back on schedule after the holidays, it's time to face 2017 head-on! Here are five tips for 2017 to help you on the path to financial wellness this year. Open a separate savings account to force yourself to build an emergency savings fund. Make it separate from your main financial institution, with no ATM...
Income Increases
- September 21, 2016
- Category: Budgeting, Financial Health Tips
At GreenPath, we always encourage people to review their budgets, whenever income increases, to ensure the new income can be put to work positively, instead of simply spending more. The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that median 2015 US household income rose 5.2 percent, or $2,798, over 2014. This is the first...
Top 5 Mistakes with Student Loans
- June 22, 2016
- Category: College, Financial Health Tips
If you are a recent graduate or young professional, you may have significant student loan debt. Like many others, you may be strapped for cash and not know how to make any progress. Being short on money and facing debt can be scary, and it can lead many people to make mistakes with student loans. However, these common...
Financial Tips by Age Group
- May 4, 2016
- Category: Financial Health Tips
There are two “golden rules” in personal finance that apply, regardless of how old you are: 1) live within your means, and 2) look forward to the future and save for it. These are two very simple concepts, but very powerful. If actually applied to your everyday life, they can mean the difference between being constantly...
Spring Clean Your Way to Savings
- March 23, 2016
- Category: Financial Health Tips
Springtime means opening the windows, sweeping out the dust from over the winter and starting anew. It is also the opportune time to clean out your wallet or purse, that junk drawer full of receipts and those overflowing file cabinets. You can also spring clean your way to savings. But where to begin? Sweep it Go...
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