Category: Personal Finance
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Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: Comparing Our Mortgage to Rental Options
When we decided to buy a house, a huge consideration was how much we'd be spending on a monthly basis. Sure enough, once you factor in our mortgage (complete with 7.999% interest), insurance, and property tax, our monthly payments were an increase from what we were paying for our apartment, coming in at around $1,500. Thankfully, we've been able to manage this increase — but that hasn't stopped me from...
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Personal Finance App Fruition Adds Zero-Based Budgeting Feature
A personal finance tool is bringing a new budgeting feature to its platform. About Fruition and the New Feature: This week, Fruition announced that it was adding a zero-based budget tool to its service. The new feature is now available to all Fruition members. With this Budget tool, users can first link their accounts to get real-time transaction data and balance updates. From there, they can create a custom budget...
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Robinhood Set for Second Annual HOOD Summit Next Month
The investment platform Robinhood is preparing for another HOOD Summit — and will launch special offers leading up to the event. About HOOD Summit and HOOD Month: Recently, Robinhood announced plans for a sequel edition of its HOOD Summit. This year's event will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 9th and 10th. At the conference, those in attendance will be able to hear from speakers including Robinhood executives...
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Tax-Efficient Diversification Service Cache Raises $12.5 Million
The San Francisco-based FinTech Cache has announced a new round of funding. About the Funding: Cache has announced that it's raised $12.5 million. The Series A was led by Bill Trenchard at First Round Capital, joined by a variety of solo investors. With this latest funding, the startup has now raised a total of $26.8 million, including an $8.5 million seed round last year (also led by First Round). As...
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Self Financial Introduces Self Cash Advance Feature
Self Financial (formerly Self Lender) is debuting a new feature for customers. About Self Cash: This week, Self announced the launch of a new option called Self Cash. With this feature, customers can access cash advances with no interest or late fees. Additionally, there's no credit check required. According to Self, Self Cash advances start at $25, but customers may qualify for up to $100. Over time, they can also...
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Grasshopper Bank Raises $46.6 Million, Adds Members to Board
A digital full-service bank built for small businesses has raised a new round of funds while adding to its Board. About the Raise: Recently, Grasshopper Bank has announced $46.6 million in new funding. The round was led by Patriot Financial Partners LP while Glendon Capital Management also participated. To date, Grasshopper has now raised $218.8 million, including a $10.6 million equity round last year. Also included in that total is...
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