Shannon, Shannon McNay is a transplanted Midwesterner living and writing in San Francisco. She is Community and Customer Support Manager at ReadyForZero. You can follow her on Twitter at @shannonmcnay.
Graduation is just around the corner which means student loans aren’t far behind. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to gain control over student loans before they take over your life. And the earlier you start, the better! That’s why we’re sharing information on student loans in this week’s shout outs – to empower you to…
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If you’ve been following our blog, then you know that we often talk about ways to start a budget, pay your debt down faster, and save more money. But we know that this advice isn’t always as easy to implement as it sounds. The fact is, finances may be comprised of simple math, but the way they add up in…
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Graduation season is upon us! Are you graduating this year — or know anyone who is? If so, take a look at these shout outs! You’ll find some reads on how to handle finances after graduation, how to pay off student loans, and how to guy graduation gifts on the cheap.
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At ReadyForZero we strive to always be available and accountable to our users. That’s why we personally respond to every e-mail that’s sent to our support inbox, and why we put our dashing profile pictures on the About page. Now we’re interviewing each one of our awesome team members (all 12 of us) and posting them here on our blog…
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Setting goals can be a ton of fun. I mean, who doesn’t love a little daydreaming about what they’d like to accomplish? For example, I started the new year with a few goals that at first made me incredibly happy to think about: becoming credit card debt free, building up a substantial emergency fund, paying for a wedding…erp. Suddenly the…
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Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Have you picked out a present yet? It’s not easy to think of new ideas each year and it’s even harder if you’re on a budget. Luckily, there are plenty of personal finance bloggers coming to the rescue! Read on for gift ideas your mom will love and that will keep your budget…
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This post is a step-by-step guide to scheduling Sallie Mae payments on ReadyForZero. There have been some recent changes to the way we request your information to process these payments, so please read on if you have questions about how this works.
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We talk a lot about working to achieve financial goals on this blog. But one thing we haven’t addressed much is how striving for lifelong goals can be the game changer when it comes to staying motivated for your financial goals. Today we’re going to change that. This idea occurred to me when I was working with Ms. Career Girl…
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Have you and your partner had the money talk yet? Could you use some help getting started? Veteran’s United is hosting a live chat tomorrow at 7pm EST to share advice on money and relationships. In honor of this chat and important topic, we’re sharing blog posts from other experts to help you and your partner handle this productively and…
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As employees at an Internet company, we love connecting with people online and talking to our awesome ReadyForZero users from all over the United States. Those conversations have helped us take ReadyForZero this far and set the direction for the future. Plus, they inspire us to keep working hard to create a better and better tool for getting out of…
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