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Business News > Mint Authors > Julia Carpenter

Julia Carpenter

ARTICLES BY JULIA CARPENTER

The dissolution of a relationship can bring a host of financial lessons that shape how we talk about money in our relationships going forward. (Image: Pixabay)

The Lessons I’ve Learned From My Friends’ Expensive Divorces

6 min read . 12 Mar 2024

omparisons can make our finances seem inadequate even when things are going fairly well. (Image: Pixabay)

The Surprising Effect Friends Have on Our Finances

4 min read . 29 Feb 2024

Individual change in someone’s financial situation can have ripple effects throughout a wider friend group. Image: Pixabay

How to Handle Making More—or Less—Money Than Your Friends

5 min read . 08 Feb 2024

People tend to increase spending near the end of the year, and especially as their income grows.

Where Did All the Money Go? The Villain in Your Transaction History

5 min read . 26 Dec 2023

Millennials and Gen Z are turning to peers instead of professionals for financial advice. (Image source: Piaxabay)

What Your Friends Can Teach You About Money

6 min read . 08 Dec 2023

Some 40% of Americans oppose suggested tips, the Pew Research Center found.

People No Longer Know How Much to Tip

2 min read . 09 Nov 2023

Who’s Left Out of the Latest Student-Loan Plan? Parents

Who’s Left Out of the Latest Student-Loan Plan? Parents

3 min read . 31 Oct 2023

There is roughly the same number of student-loan borrowers under the age of 34 as those aged 35 and older, according to data from StudentAid.gov.

Student Debt Runs in the Family

4 min read . 03 Oct 2023

Someone who feels they are too focused on saving and not focused enough on using money to enjoy life might look for a partner who can help them feel more comfortable with an occasional splurge (Photo: iStock)

When it comes to marriage and money, opposites attract

4 min read . 24 Jan 2023

The Education Department is expected to put out a final version of the rules after a 30-day public-comment period (Photo: Jupiterimages)

What president Biden’s new student-loan payment plans mean for you

3 min read . 13 Jan 2023

Best investment 2023: Divide your time and attention equally among the career and financial investment, personal investment and investment in health. (Photo: iStock)

The best investment to make in 2023 is in yourself

4 min read . 28 Dec 2022

43% of couples said they have only joint bank accounts.

Couples who combine finances are happier. So why don’t more do it?

4 min read . 12 Dec 2022

While there are legal and tax benefits to marriage, research suggests the financial security and long-term mind-set of those who tie the knot may also be a powerful driver of wealth

Moving in together doesn’t match the financial benefits of marriage, but why?

4 min read . 23 Nov 2022

In October, mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time in two decades. (Photo; AP)

What the Fed’s rate increases mean for your financial plans

4 min read . 02 Nov 2022

Some 22 million people have either applied for up to $20,000 in student-debt relief since applications became available on Oct. 14, or were automatically eligible for the program, the White House said

With student-loan forgiveness on hold, millions wonder what’s next

4 min read . 27 Oct 2022

As of March 2013, there were 25,09,465 education loan accounts with a total outstanding of `53,520 crore. Over 5% of student loans outstanding had turned bad, up from 2% in 2008. Photo: Jupiterimages

Student-loan forgiveness: Who qualifies for Biden’s plan and how to apply

4 min read . 21 Oct 2022

By raising rates, the Fed seeks to cool the economy and rein in inflation, which continued to run higher than expected in August (Photo: AFP)

What the Fed’s rate hike means for your money

3 min read . 22 Sept 2022

Wth inflation near a four-decade high and prices skyrocketing on everything from gas to groceries, many Americans can’t help but save less and spend more.

I’ve never been an impulse buyer—until now

4 min read . 16 Sept 2022

The plan is expected to benefit the majority of the more than 43 million people in the US who hold a total of $1.6 trillion in student-loan debt (Photo: Reuters)

Student-loan forgiveness: Who qualifies for plan, what it means for borrowers

4 min read . 28 Aug 2022

President Biden said Wednesday that his administration will forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. Independent estimates suggest the plan will cost more than $300 billion over 10 years (AP)

Student-loan forgiveness: who qualifies for Biden’s plan, and what it holds

4 min read . 27 Aug 2022