Before Janene Tompkins’ son, 21, left home to move to New York this summer, he asked his mom, a certified financial planner in Durham, North Carolina, for money advice. “He asked me if he should be establishing credit and how to get his own credit card,” Tompkins says. She explained to him how credit scores … Continued
“Ask Brianna” is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out. I’m here to help you manage your money, find a job and pay off student loans — all the real-world stuff no one taught us how to do in college. Send your questions about postgrad life to askbrianna@nerdwallet.com. Your credit score … Continued
There are nearly 90,000 bank branches across the U.S., but when was the last time you visited one? “I haven’t set foot in a bank branch or had a reason to since 2014,” says Jonathan Hasson, a user interface designer in Palo Alto, California. For people like Hasson, banking online and by mobile device has … Continued