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4 days ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Olivia Christensen |Henry Blodget
The reader is not pictured. Marco VDM/Getty Images 2025-04-20T12:30:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader's spouse refuses to help out with a $25,000 debt.
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4 days ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Libby Kane |Henry Blodget
How much is your net worth? NoSystem images/Getty Images 2025-04-20T11:15:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . The typical American household has a net worth of about $193,000. To be in the richest 10% of the US population, you need a household net worth of almost $3.8 million.
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5 days ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Holly Humbert |Henry Blodget
The author, Holly Humbert. Holly Humbert 2025-04-19T12:50:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Over a decade ago, I had to take an unexpected, costly trip to get to a funeral. Now I keep a large supply of airline points on hand so I can afford to travel anywhere in an emergency.
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6 days ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Eric Roberge |Henry Blodget
The author, Eric Roberge. Beyond Your Hammock 2025-04-18T12:53:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . I'm a financial planner, and while I can't control the market, I'm taking steps to respond to it.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Holly Johnson |Avril Ayers
A few months ago, I explained why my husband and I make extra payments on our 15-year home loan at 1.99%. Not surprisingly, the internet lost their minds, and I received some angry and aggressive emails from readers (all men) who said I was doing things wrong. That's despite the fact that I am already financially independent at age 45.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Dana Francisco Miranda |Henry Blodget
MoMo Productions/Getty Images 2025-04-12T12:38:02Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Especially in uncertain financial times, it's important that you have a solid plan for retirement. Saving gets harder over time; your money is more valuable if you start saving it in your 20s.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Ben Gran |Avril Ayers
During the summer of 2024, I took a two-week vacation to Albuquerque, New Mexico. This trip was one of the happiest vacations of my life. I got to spend time with wonderful friends. I ate lots of green chile burgers, blue corn stacked enchiladas, and other delicious New Mexican cuisine. And I got to see gorgeous scenes like the Santa Fe Opera and otherworldly sights like White Sands National Park and Carlsbad Caverns. And maybe the happiest part of all was that I didn't pay for the trip with money.
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1 week ago | 
businessinsider.com | Eric Roberge |Avril Ayers
Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link I'm a financial planner, and I helped one of my clients start a personal training business. I would normally never advise cutting retirement savings, but that was key to going all in on her business. Having a financial planner who can assess your business plan makes it easier to find clarity.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Jen Glantz |Henry Blodget
Online tutoring is a side hustle that can help you build communication skills. jose carlos cerdeno martinez/Getty Images 2025-04-08T22:12:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . When I was still working full-time, my companies never offered professional development.
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2 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Avril Ayers |Sheneya Wilson |Henry Blodget
Sheneya Wilson, CPA. Courtesy of Sheneya Wilson 2025-04-08T12:21:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Tax software is appealing because of its affordability, but it can make it easy to file incorrect information.
