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<p>If you have been at your job for a while, grinding away and working hard, you may feel like you have earned a bump in salary. Although many workers may think this way, they may not know the best way to go about asking for a raise, or may not even know if they are &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/when-is-the-best-time-to-ask-for-a-raise/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">When Is the Best Time to Ask for a Raise</span> <span cl

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<p>Every money move you make today is something Future You will thank you for. So if you don’t have the wiggle room to invest right now, here’s what Ellevest recommends.</p>

<p>It’s the most wonderful time of the year&#8230; and for many of us, also the most expensive.&nbsp; Sure, we all want to go to every party in a great new outfit and buy our family and friends gifts that will make them smile from ear to ear.&nbsp; But to&nbsp;avoid&nbsp;the stack of&nbsp;January credit card statements that &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/how-to-not-go-broke-during-the-holidays/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text

<p>Debt. You don&#8217;t know how it happened (or maybe you do), but suddenly it feels like you&#8217;re&nbsp;knee-deep in it.&nbsp;Whatever the amount, being in debt can be a horrible, stomach-wrenching feeling but remember: not all debt is created equal. And while&nbsp;it’s not something to be ashamed of (we all have some form of debt at some &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/should-you-pay-off-your-debt-or-invest/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class

<p>The holidays are just around the corner, which means more carefree weekend trips, adventurous vacations, and spending&nbsp;meaningful family time outside your daily routine. What is it about the holidays that cause us to be more carefree with our money? No one can really say, but fun and booze is no excuse to disregard your overall &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/4-ways-to-save-money-during-the-holidays/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen

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<p>It’s easy to put investing off. It will be easier to start when you get that raise (which you probably will). It will be easier to start when you have more time (which you probably won’t). Or when you feel like you’ve learned enough about what it even means. But, it&#8217;s 2019 and it’s time &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/why-you-should-start-investing-asap/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Why You Should Start Investing

<p>Investment apps are poised to become one of the top options for beginning investors to get involved in the stock market. In fact, even experienced investors may find opportunities to save money and improve their portfolios with one of the available investing apps. While you used to have to call a stockbroker to make an &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/the-5-best-investment-apps-to-download-in-2019/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader

<p>Despite the influx of many other types of payment methods such as credit cards, e-wallets, prepaid cards, mobile payments, and e-transfers, checks are still commonly used these days. There’s been a significant decline in the use of checks for sure. But many people, especially business owners, use it to collect payments and pay vendors or &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/cash-a-check-save-money-and-avoid-problems/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class

<p>I&#8217;ll be the first to admit that personal finance isn&#8217;t one of my strong suits. Budgeting and money management&nbsp;is simply one of those topics we avoid just because it adds so much stress to our lives.&nbsp;If just the thought of checking your bank account&#8217;s balance and starting to invest fills you with anxiety, you&#8217;re not &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/top-10-financial-mistakes-women-make/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span

<p>Adulthood comes with its fair share of responsibilities. Unless you&#8217;re an actual superhero, it can be a hard ask to always stay on top of things, especially when it comes to personal finance. If you&#8217;re in need of a little help managing your money, a budgeting app may be the answer. There are so many &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/the-7-best-budgeting-apps-to-download-in-2019/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Th

<p>Estate planning is one of those subjects we would all rather avoid. The obvious reason being that most people aren’t exactly thrilled about preparing for their own death. Worse, it seems like some kind of self-fulfilling prophecy wherein researching it kills us of boredom. Well, we’ve decided to do you a solid and put together &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/12-simple-steps-to-plan-your-estate/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-te

<p>Let&#8217;s first be honest here: Adulting is hard. From work to exercise, cooking and cleaning, running errands and managing relationships, adult is tough. While it&#8217;s an obvious statement to say that being an adult is challenging, there&#8217;s one aspect of grown-up world that can be particularly challenging: personal finance. Even after going to college and &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/32-financial-terms-everyone-should-know/" class="more-link">Co

<p>When I set my resolutions&nbsp;last January, taking control of my career and my money was top of my list. But here we are again, New Year 2020 is coming up, and I&#8217;ve&nbsp;barely taken&nbsp;the steps to get there.&nbsp; As 2020 approaches,&nbsp;I&#8217;m ready to take control and woman up—and you should too. If&nbsp;you&#8217;ve just been offered a &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/negotiation-habits-successful-women/" class="more-link">Continue reading <s

<p>Once you’ve decided whether to pay off student debt or invest, what’s the best way to do it? Here’s Ellevest Chief Product Officer Alex Stried’s advice.</p>

<p>You know those weeks when it feels like you’re just spending&nbsp;money every&nbsp;single day? We hear you — it&#8217;s kind of like that happy hour you so badly want to attend after work. You got out early. You had a tough day and you just want to see your girls. But giving up that happy hour &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/how-to-budget-your-money-50-30-20-rule/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The 50/30/20 Rule — A Quick

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<p>Ellevest&#8217;s Sallie Krawcheck has no patience for a brewing trend in personal-finance mansplaining. </p>

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<p>Millennials sometimes don’t get proper credit for many things – our fluidity with technology, our natural instinct to marry environmental ethics with business, and so much can be said about our progress for women’s rights. However, one area that needs drastic improvement is our investment habit: 85% of Millennial women do not invest, and it &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/why-every-working-woman-should-invest/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="

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<p>Today, April 2nd, marks how far into the year women have to work (on average) to earn what men earned in the year prior. &#8220;Happy&#8221;&nbsp;National Equal Pay Day. So, what&#8217;s the story with Equal Pay Day? In short, it&#8217;s your annual reminder that men typically get bigger paychecks than women.Gee, thanks. I won&#8217;t&nbsp;celebrate to that. &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/pay-forward-symbolic-equal-pay-day/" class="more-link">Continue readin

<p>You know the old adage: Money doesn&#8217;t buy you happiness. This certainly may be true in many aspects, but recent research tells us that overall health and happiness may have more to &nbsp;to do with your&nbsp;financial security than you think. So, can money really buy happiness? Perhaps not, but saving and spending money wisely can &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/money-and-happiness/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Ca

<p>The best time to invest your money? Yesterday. But, unfortunately there&#8217;s been an unspoken myth for decades that the investment world is meant for men.&nbsp;While the thought of investing can be somewhat of a daunting task, it doesn&#8217;t mean women can&#8217;t master the skill. In fact, the data shows&nbsp;women are actually superior investors. And since &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/myths-investing/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class=

<p>&#8220;Is it a good&nbsp;time to invest?&#8221; Good question. &nbsp;Here’s the short answer from Sallie Krawcheck&nbsp;and our friends over Ellevest: &#8220;Yes &#8230; but yesterday probably would have been even better.&#8221; Why? Because every single day you wait could cost Future You about $100. (Mhmmm). That’s like having $4 deducted from your bank account every single hour &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/good-questions/" class="more-link">Continue read

<p>There are a million “excuses” to put off investing for retirement. You aren’t sure if you know enough to get started. Retirement feels a hundred years away. You’re expecting a raise. You don&#8217;t want to &#8220;lose it all.&#8221; But, the truth is&nbsp;waiting&nbsp;to invest can cost you big time.&nbsp;Even&nbsp;if you&#8217;re decades away from retirement,&nbsp;financial experts recommend &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/how-much-money-youll-have-in-retir

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<p>We are all guilty of overspending from time to time (or all the time). However, if you&#8217;re consistently spending over what you afford, you can fall down a scary downward spiral—and before you know it, you&#8217;ll be drowning in bad debt. Don’t get discouraged, and don’t think&nbsp;it&#8217;s impossible to get back on a budget. Changing &hellip; <a href="https://www.stylesalute.com/new-year-budget/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">5