Money
Personal Finance Resources
Resources from Money Mondays session 1: Spending and budgeting
Hosted by Nicole Katav, Financial Planner at Northwestern Mutual
- Monthly Budget Template
- Credit Karma (Check your credit score)
- Social Security Income Estimator
Resources from Money Mondays session 2: Taxes
Hosted by Tom Osborne, Director of Tax Reporting at TradeStation Securities
Resources from Money Mondays session 3: Saving and Investing
Hosted by Peter Ryan, Principal, and Austen Sandoval, Analyst, from Blackstone
- Mint.com (Track financial accounts and spending in one place)
- Barrons.com (Great weekly magazine for investing)
- Etrade.com, tdameritrade.com, robinhood.com (Brokerage services)
- Vanguard.com (recommended low-cost, diversified ETF provider)
Compare credit cards
Secured versus unsecured cards
If you have no credit history, some creditors may as for an amount of money to “secure” your credit. For example, you may have to give your bank $1,000 to get a credit card with them. This money is just in case you cannot pay the bank back for purchases made with the credit card.
