The Financial Diet

How To Build Good Credit With Budget-Friendly Choices (2020x84)

Air date: Jun 07, 2020

In the fifth episode of The College Student's Guide To Money, Chelsea covers all the basics of building credit: why credit matters, what your credit score actually is, and how to use credit responsibly and maintain a budget-friendly lifestyle. What is credit: https://www.equifax.com/personal/education/credit/score/what-is-a-credit-score/ Spending on convenience: https://www.finder.com/cost-of-convenience How to find a budget-friendly routine: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-gen-y-psy/201810/the-power-routines-in-your-mental-health Changing your habits: https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/changing-habits/ SMART goals: http://geekgirlstrong.com/about-robyn, https://www.ucop.edu/local-human-resources/_files/performance-appraisal/How%20to%20write%20SMART%20Goals%20v2.pdf Home cooking resources: https://thefinancialdiet.com/3-cheap-easy-weeknight-recipes-that-are-even-better-as-leftovers/ https://www.moneycrashers.com/cooking-college-students-easy-recipes-dorm/ https://thefinancialdiet.com/17-delicious-snacks-you-can-find-at-whole-foods-for-under-3/ Cost per use: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nancyanderson/2019/05/31/how-not-to-waste-money-use-the-cost-per-use-formula/#345f340b4cb9 Sustainable shopping: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/sustainability/our-insights/style-thats-sustainable-a-new-fast-fashion-formula Building a wardrobe: https://thefinancialdiet.com/how-to-build-a-wardrobe-from-scratch/ Splitting expenses with roommates: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trulia/2016/11/08/how-renters-with-roommates-should-divvy-up-expenses/#216e911ece74 https://www.collegexpress.com/articles-and-advice/student-life/articles/living-campus/how-make-your-own-college-roommate-agreement/ The Financial Diet site: http://www.thefinancialdiet.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefinancialdiet Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFDiet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefinancialdiet/?hl=en