Lauren is the award-winning blogger behind FinancialBestLife.com. We recently asked for her thoughts on the best tools and strategies for managing your money. Here's what she shared: Can you tell us about Financial Best Life? What inspired you to start your site? Previously the site was L Bee and the Money Tree, but at the end of 2016, I re-branded. I wanted the site to be … [Read more...]
See If You Won This Week’s Payday Bonus Sweepstakes
See Official Rules J.D. from Los Angeles, CA Just won $5,000 on September 22, 2017 Winner got GoBank card at GoBank.com Wondering how to enter? Use your card to make a purchase at least once before the next Friday for a chance to win! Don't have a card? Get a Card Your card must be registered to participate. See Official Rules for alternate method of entry … [Read more...]
5 Books About Money
In honor of September being National Literacy Month, we asked Glinda Bridgforth, our in-house financial expert and best-selling author of “Girl, Get Your Money Straight!”, “Girl, Get Your Credit Straight!” and co-author of “Girl, Make Your Money Grow!”, for a list of her favorite books about money. Keep reading for her top five (in no particular order), including one of … [Read more...]
The Top Five Ways to Use Your Prepaid Debit Card
Once you have a prepaid debit card, you can use it however you like. It works just like a traditional bank account, except you don't have to visit a bank branch or stand in long lines to deposit or withdraw money. We've discovered our customers use prepaid debit cards in specific ways. The following are the top five that help our customers save money, time and resources. Pay … [Read more...]
Budgeting and Limiting Expenses
Kumiko Ehrmantraut is an Accredited Financial Counselor® and creator of The Budget Mom, an online resource that helps women with money management. Recently, Kumiko spoke with us about the ins and outs of budgeting and also offered some advice on how to reduce household expenses. Tell us a little bit about your background. Why did you decide to start a blog? Working in the … [Read more...]