Financial Tools for Success
- April 7, 2021
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: Blog, Budgeting, Credit
April is Financial Literacy Month - a good time to consider the importance of financial literacy education, especially with the economic uncertainties caused by the ongoing pandemic. Continuing our series of blogs sharing information as part of Financial Literacy Month, the focus today is on finding the right financial...
You Can Use Your Home Equity to Consolidate Debt, But Make Sure You Understand the Risks – TIME NextAdvisor
- March 27, 2021
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: News
Excerpt from Time Next Advisor discusses the pros and cons of using a home equity loan to pay off credit card debt, with insight from Financial Wellness Expert, Jeff Arevalo. Read the full article Sometimes it actually does make sense to put all of your eggs in one basket. Consolidating your debt can help you streamline...
Real Stories Episode 14: Kenia – A family’s collective strength brings its financial goals within reach.
- March 24, 2021
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: Budgeting, Credit Card Debt, Home Ownership, Podcasts, Real Stories
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Kenia grew up in El Salvador. Due in part to the violence in her native country, her family decided to immigrate to the United States when she was 11.
Who Benefits from a Debt Management Plan?
- February 18, 2021
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: Blog, Debt
For many of us, these past months have been marked with a level of uncertainty – especially around finances. In the face of unexpected changes in income, many households have turned to consumer credit cards to take care of daily expenses.
Why it Pays to Use a Debt Calculator
- February 4, 2021
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: Blog, Debt
Even a month into the New Year, it’s always a good time for making positive changes, and getting on the path to good health -- not only physically, but financially as well. Are you ready to start on the road to positive financial health? One way in which you can do this is by reducing and eliminating debt. With careful...
Crafting smarter money goals in 2021 – ABC News
- January 25, 2021
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: COVID-19, News
News article from ABC News suggests how to develop smarter money goals, with insight from GreenPath CEO Kristen Holt. Read the full ABC News article > These uncharted times of the pandemic make it a challenge to stick to financial goals. Some research shows that 29% of Americans with financial goals for 2020...
Take Charge of Your Credit Debt – Michigan Chronicle
- January 22, 2021
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
- Category: News
As part of GreenPath's Millennial Money Series, the Michigan Chronicle looks at ways to minimize the impact that financial struggles have on our credit health. Read the Full Article > A recent study has shown a 4% increase in U.S. adults carrying credit card debt. About 23% of existing credit cardholders have...
7 Ways to Get Out of Credit Card Debt
- January 5, 2021
- By: Julie Rogier, With a multi-decade career in communications, Julie Rogier serves on GreenPath’s content marketing team. She has presented on financial wellness for groups including the 2021 and 2022 Financial Services Midwest Summit, and regularly writes about financial health and wellness for several publications including U.S. News and World Report.
- Category: Blog, Debt
According to Creditcards.com, about 40 percent of Americans carry credit card debt from month to month without paying it off. The website also says the average interest rate on those credit cards is more than 13% but did you know that there are 7 ways to get out of credit card debt?