Zina Kumok
Personal Finance Writer and Speaker at Freelance
Contributor at Forbes
Blogger and Financial Coach at consciouscoins.com
Freelance personal finance writer/speaker. Certified Financial Health Counselor and money coach. I paid off $28,000 of student loans in 3 years. She/her.
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3 weeks ago |
blog.cheapism.com | Zina Kumok
miodrag ignjatovic/istockphotoCheapism is . We may earn a commission if you buy through links on our site. Greener PasturesThere’s a hard reality that comes when you reach retirement age, but you can’t afford to retire. Having to work in your golden years can be harder than it sounds. Not every place is equal when it comes to supporting seniors who want — or need — to keep working.
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3 weeks ago |
salon.com | Zina Kumok
If you’ve ever seen a drag queen performance — either in person at your local club or on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — you’ve likely admired their charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. But one thing you might not have admired? Their bank account. Being a drag queen — even being a famous drag queen — may not pay the bills. And there are a lot of bills to pay. “People do drag because people love drag,” Indianapolis-based drag king Damien Belmont said. “Nobody's getting rich doing drag.
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1 month ago |
financebuzz.com | Zina Kumok |Amanda Machado
It seems like common sense that if you can afford to put extra money toward your mortgage, you should. But in some cases, you may be better off putting that money elsewhere. In fact, you could actually be doing well financially by not paying off your mortgage early. If the following descriptions fit you, you might be better off paying the minimum on your mortgage and focusing your funds somewhere else.
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1 month ago |
blog.cheapism.com | Zina Kumok
Cheapism is . We may earn a commission if you buy through links on our site. Sticker ShockWhen word of tariffs hit the airwaves, some people didn’t realize what they would entail. Unfortunately, it’s mostly bad news for most consumers. Tariffs on countries that export goods to U.S. consumers mean you’ll likely pay more for the same items. Even though tariffs can be removed, consumers might still experience sticker shock for a while, and in some cases, prices may not come back down.
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2 months ago |
salon.com | Zina Kumok
Treatment takes more than a physical toll on patients — it often empties their wallets Doctor advising cancer patient while examining x-ray (Getty Images/Maskot) When most people think about cancer, they imagine the physical toll that it takes: weeks of chemo or radiation treatment, or multiple surgeries and visits to various specialists. What often gets lost in the shuffle are the financial ramifications. Because whether you survive cancer or not, the diagnosis is often an express ticket to...
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