Tax Knight 2021

Taxes are a topic that most people do not like to talk about. It can be extremely stressful if you do not know what you are doing. For many students, this is your first tax filing, and it can be a struggle to understand what taxes mean and why you need to pay them. Lucky …

Biggest Financial Mistakes for Students to Avoid

Everyone likes to give college students advice. Sometimes we ask for it and other times we push it aside and pretend that it doesn’t apply to us. I have scoured the internet and clicked on the top six websites that show up when you ask Google to give you financial advice. I’ve summarized them into …

Finding a Side Hustle

Finding ways to earn a little extra cash during the school year There are hundreds of ways to make money as a college student and yet there never seems to be enough time to fit them into the schedule. On the other side of things, it’s possible that you just don’t know where to start …

COVID-19 and the Gas Pump

As gas stations around the country advertise prices between $1-$2, with many states nearing the dollar mark, consumers are rejoicing that it takes less than $20 to fill up your tank maybe for the first time in decades. This drop was accompanied by oil futures prices going negative for the first time in history on …

Talking Money with your Employer

The power dynamic that exists between employers and recent college graduates makes it hard to be comfortable talking about money with your employer. Many college graduates don’t have an understanding of their personal salary expectations nor how to bring them up. Take the following tips to heart and learn what you can do to take …

Stimulus Package and Students?

While helpful to the economy as a whole, the recent $2.2 trillion stimulus package leaves students claimed by their parents to fend for themselves. In this package, it is unfortunate that it will not currently benefit most college students.  So, how does it work? The provisions for coronavirus stimulus checks in the already-passed legislation establish …

Are You Covered In An Emergency?

As much as we want life to be as easy as floating in the sea, sadly, it isn't. If your car broke down today, would you have the money to fix it? Or, what if your house had a leak in the ceiling? Or, what if you broke your arm and had to go to …

Recessions

If you’ve been paying attention to the news, I’m sure you’ve heard talk of an economic recession related to the fallout of COVID-19. A recession hasn’t occurred in over ten years, making this the first recession in many students’ memories. Now that it’s becoming a reality again, you may be wondering what this means for …

Finding Reward in God (Genesis 15:1)

It’s no secret that these are unprecedented times. As we stay home and change our routines during the COVID-19 crisis, financial stress is piling up. Maybe you lost the part-time job you depended on and don’t qualify for stimulus checks because you live at home. Maybe you lost a lot of money in the stock …

Traveling in Budget

Traveling is something that many people enjoy. For many people, traveling can be very pricy and not realistic as a result. There are a few ways to make traveling more budget friendly so that you can see the world without breaking the bank. When you start to plan for your trip, it is a good …