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Are 529 Plans Helpful During Inflation? A Beginner’s Guide to College Savings

Imagine this: You keep aside $10,000 for your child’s college tuition in 2025. Ten years later, that same course now costs $18,000…

May 15,2025 · 6min read

Are 529 Plans Helpful During Inflation? A Beginner’s Guide to College Savings

Imagine this: You keep aside $10,000 for your child’s college tuition in 2025. Ten years later, that same course now costs $18,000…

May 15,2025 · 6min read

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Jul 16,2020 · 5min read

Sticker Price Is $100,000/Year : 5 Ways to Make College More Affordable

In 2024, The Princeton Review published an article listing "The Best 389 Colleges". Eight of these institutions including Yale, Washington University, New…

Mar 04,2025 · 5min read

Donald Trump is President Again : 4 Key Financial Impacts In 2025

On 20th January 2025, Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States. Thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington DC…

Feb 03,2025 · 4min read

What Is a CD Ladder? Pros, Cons, Alternatives

A certificate of deposit (CD) ladder is a savings instrument for investing your lump sum of cash across various certificates with different…

Jul 02,2024 · 4min read

F.S.A. vs. H.S.A.: Which Account to Choose for Medical Costs & Tax Benefits

The cost of healthcare has grown exponentially over the last two decades. For context, healthcare spending rose from $1.4 trillion in 2000…

Jun 05,2024 · 5min read

How to Build a Credit Score with a $3000 Income

A good credit score heavily determines whether you are eligible for a loan, credit card, EMIs and other such financial investments. Given…

Apr 01,2025 · 7min read

Deposits to Rental Recipients: How Vola Helped Build Users’ Credit Scores

Building credit is a Catch-22 situation. To borrow money, you need a good credit score. And to build a decent credit history,…

Nov 05,2024 · 4min read

How to Get Credit For Paying Monthly Utility Bills On Time

Did you know that the average credit score in the US hit an all-time high of 718 in October 2023? According to…

Mar 01,2024 · 5min read

How to Negotiate Credit Card Debt: A Step-by-Step Guide

Early in August, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York stated that credit card debt levels have crossed $1 trillion for the…

Oct 02,2023 · 4min read

Loans - Mortgage

What Is a Secured Loan? How They Work, Requirements, Collaterals & More

You may know at least one person in your family or social circle who has taken some kind of loan, whether for…

Dec 02,2024 · 4min read

Loans - Uncategorized

Meaning, Amount & Protection: Everything You Need to Know About Overdraft Fees

In simple terms, an overdraft fee occurs when you do not have enough money in your bank account to complete a transaction…

Aug 29,2024 · 4min read

Loans - Uncategorized - Debt - Student Loans

Didn’t Get Student Loan Forgiveness? Other Alternatives To Tackle Student Debt

Although the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, his administration has canceled close to $48 billion of…

Nov 06,2023 · 5min read

Loans - Student Loans

7 Ways to Pay For Grad School

Many people want the advanced degree that grad school gives you, but not the debt that comes along with it. People go…

Jul 20,2021 · 6min read

The Fed’s Key Rate Cut Is The Highest in 23 Years. 5 Ways It Could Impact Your Money

Key takeaways 1. The Fed recently cut its key rate by half a percentage point, bringing it to a range of 4.75%…

Oct 01,2024 · 4min read

Say No to Splurge, Yes to Savings: 6 Simple Ways to Invest $1,000

“When you invest, you are buying a day you don’t have to work.” Aya Laraya $1,000 is a huge chunk of money…

Aug 01,2024 · 4min read

Make Money - (Personal) Finance

Can You Become a Millionaire if You Save $15/Day? Step-by-Step Breakdown

This is not a blog telling you how to participate in 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire', convincing your parents to leave…

May 01,2024 · 4min read

(Personal) Finance

Cambridge to Michigan: 5 Free Online Personal Finance Courses

If you find yourself a little lost every time people around you talk about financial jargon, wealth management and investment opportunities, you…

Apr 01,2024 · 3min read

Loans - Uncategorized

Meaning, Amount & Protection: Everything You Need to Know About Overdraft Fees

In simple terms, an overdraft fee occurs when you do not have enough money in your bank account to complete a transaction…

Aug 29,2024 · 4min read

Working & Have Student Loans? 6 Benefits That Could Help You

Working hard and trying to tackle those student loans? Well, good news! Six new benefits are waiting to make your life a…

Feb 02,2024 · 5min read

Top Financial Trends of 2024 & How to Ensure Your Financial Wellbeing

Artificial Intelligence may have been the biggest buzzword in the world, but for most Americans, it might as well have been the…

Dec 05,2023 · 7min read

Loans - Uncategorized - Debt - Student Loans

Didn’t Get Student Loan Forgiveness? Other Alternatives To Tackle Student Debt

Although the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, his administration has canceled close to $48 billion of…

Nov 06,2023 · 5min read

Loved Barbie’s Marketing Campaign? Here are 5 Hollywood Movies Who Nailed This Game

You know a film has made its mark when its marketing budget has recovered within the first weekend of its release. Greta…

Aug 29,2023 · 5min read

Vola Life Tips - Saving

Mortgaging Houses to Partnering with White House, How Best Buy Did it All

Best Buy is like a 57-year-old grandpa who consciously redefines the generational gap. We can totally imagine him sharing his breakfast with…

Jul 27,2023 · 10min read

Vola Life Tips - Rent

How to Get Affordable Rent

Man opening the door to his apartment Moving out from your childhood home and renting your first apartment can be an exciting…

Oct 28,2021 · 5min read

Vola Life Tips - Cryptocurrency

Do You Know The Top 3 Best Bitcoin Podcasts You Need to Follow Now

By Judy Smith When it comes to the crypto sphere, podcasts are one of the most important sources of information. Not only…

Oct 26,2021 · 4min read

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