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Understanding the housing market can help you gauge what financial steps are best for your future. This selection of activities and articles on best house-buying (and renting) practices teaches useful tips and tricks for saving, borrowing, and paying just the right amount for your next home.

Explore your options for buying a home: first-time buyer benefits, best age to buy, building vs. buying, foreclosure auctions, buying with parents, and owner financing.
Buying a Home: Exploring Your Options
Discover the essential steps of working with a mortgage lender. Learn about mortgage applications, lender requirements, and how to find the right fit for your home loan needs.
Working with a Mortgage Lender
Understanding the cost of a mortgage requires considering several key factors, including the principal amount borrowed, the Annual Percentage Rate (APR), and the loan term. Gain insights into the true cost of your future mortgage, including the average monthly payment and all external factors that can influence the total cost.
The Cost of a Mortgage: A Comprehensive Guide

Credit Scores

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Every single time you use credit, the details are added to your credit report and used to influence your credit score.
Credit Scores
Make the first steps toward creating a college budget by learning specifics about fixed and variable expenses.
College Budget Breakdown
Whether it's a personal loan, credit card, or payment plan on a large purchase, you can see how long it may take to pay off the loan.
Debt Payoff Calculator
If you’re ready to change your living situation, you may be debating whether it’s better to rent or purchase your next home.
To Buy or Not to Buy?
Prepare to enter the workforce, go to college, figure out rent and all those other post-high school responsibilities.
College & Careers
Financial literacy is knowing what finances are and how to spend, save, and manage money effectively. But it’s not a light switch—you don’t flip the switch and be done with it.
What is Financial Literacy?