Month: May 2023
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529 Plans: A Smart Way to Save for College
529 Plans are a smart way to save for college, but I am not going to lie, I never heard of them until a few days ago. I follow personal finance advice on social media and found this lady’s comment asking about funding her child’s education. Then someone nondescriptly mentioned 529 Plans, and I googled…
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High-Yield Savings Accounts: Earn interest on your cash!
High-Yield Savings Accounts can be a good way to earn interest on your cash right now while maintaining an emergency savings fund. First things first: Build your emergency savings fund We will get the Number #1 most important priority for personal finances out of the way first! That is to build an emergency savings fund…
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What is your MAGI and how to lower it
What is your MAGI and how to lower it is a topic pertinent to how your taxes get calculated among other things. MAGI is relevant to understanding your retirement savings contribution limits and contributing to a 401K and HSA can lower your MAGI. So let’s get into it! Understanding Modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) requires…
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Open jobs at Lincoln Lab – how to apply directly
Open jobs at Lincoln Lab may be hard to find if you don’t know the exact website/link where they are posted! I have been working in this organization for over a year now and only recently discovered the website! So I thought I will share the exact link in this blog post so others may…