Tag: financial counseling

Plan to Reduce Financial Stress this Holiday Season

• December 12, 2023
• 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, Savings

In a holiday season like no other, the impact of financial instability on stress levels is challenging. Learn ways to reduce holiday stress.

Managing Household Finances During a Strike

• September 14, 2023
• 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, Financial Health Tips

When there is a worker's strike, households can face some unique challenges. Whether you’re directly involved or indirectly affected, keeping a few things in mind can help ease the situation. First, communication is key. Make sure everyone in the household understands what’s happening and why. It’s a great opportunity...

Take These Steps with Your Student Loans

• June 27, 2023
• By: Tara Spicer, Tara Spicer is a writer for GreenPath Financial Wellness, covering everything from budgeting best practices to financial literacy for families. A former book editor and University of Michigan alum, she divides her time between the page and parenting in Seattle, Washington.
• Category: Blog, College, Financial Education

What steps should you take with your student loans – even with the extension of federal student loan payment relief measures? The pause continues on federal student loan debt collection and reduced interest rates on federal student loans to 0% until June 2023. 

5 Ways to Improve Your Credit Score

• March 6, 2023
• 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, Credit

If you need to give your credit a boost, we have five suggestions for helping you get back on track. But first learn the basics.

Managing Your Household Budget During Inflation

• September 28, 2022
• 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, Credit

It seems like everything is costing more. It’s not your imagination. Your household budget is rising for the same amount of goods.

Me and My Debt: Three Financial Success Stories

• March 31, 2022
• 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, Debt

Real financial success stories can be inspiring. When people share their personal stories about getting control of debt and building a healthy financial life, the rest of us can be hopeful that we too, can get on track to pay off debt and move toward financial wellness.

It’s Time for Your End-of-Year Financial Health Checkup

• December 29, 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

The end of year is a great time to get a financial health checkup to make sure your finances are on track.  With regular checkups, you can fix small problems before they become big issues.

Real Stories Episode 21: Jessie – From Client to Counselor

• November 15, 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: Bankruptcy, Budgeting, Credit Card Debt, Podcasts, Real Stories

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After struggling with credit card debt in college, Jessie was all set to file bankruptcy. But after she told her family about her plans, they encouraged her to search for an alternative – a Debt Management Program with GreenPath.

The Budgetnista Talks “Next Level Adulting”

• October 26, 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, Savings

A Virtual Conversation Earlier this year, GreenPath hosted a special streaming event “The Financial Transformation You’ve Been Waiting For!” It was a virtual conversation featuring Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche. In this video highlight, The Budgetnista gives practical advice about next level “Adulting”...