Personal Finance

Personal finance and money management can be very confusing. Most people know that optimizing their finances is important but few feel confident that they have the knowledge to do so.

At Fioney we stay on top of the latest economic trends, financial products, and money management strategies in order to provide the knowledge to help you use the money you have today to live the life you want.

Learn to make your money work for you. Whether it’s getting debt free or buying a home we have you covered.

  • Experian Officially Launches Smart Money Checking Account

    Experian Officially Launches Smart Money Checking Account

    The credit bureau Experian is expanding its platform and introducing a new checking product. About the account: After an initial soft launch, today, Experian officially announced its new Smart Money digital checking account and debit card. The account will integrate with Experian Boost. When customers use their Smart Money debit card to pay for Boost-supported…

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  • Arro Officially Launches in App Stores, Partners with Dovly

    Arro Officially Launches in App Stores, Partners with Dovly

    A FinTech with a unique credit-building card option is officially launching its service on major app stores. About Arro’s launch: This week, Arro announced that it was now officially available in the Apple App Store as well as the Google Play Store. In turn, the credit-building Arro Card will now be available to the general…

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  • Resuming My (Potential) Home Buying Quest – 7 Years Later

    Resuming My (Potential) Home Buying Quest – 7 Years Later

    Seven years ago, I wrote an article highlighting the steps we were taking as we began looking at potentially buying a home. Well, since then, we have had a few more rounds of regularly sending each other Zillow listings but haven’t taken any further steps. Incidentally, just a few weeks ago, I wrote another post…

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  • A Practical Renters Guide From a Lifelong Renter

    A Practical Renters Guide From a Lifelong Renter

    For those of us who can’t afford to buy a home, just don’t want to buy a home, or who enjoy the freedom to move around as we please, renting can be a great option. According to Census Bureau data, 35% of U.S. households rent — including 61.5% of those living in apartments and 26.7%…

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  • Varo Bank Introduces “Varo to Anyone” Payment Feature

    Varo Bank Introduces “Varo to Anyone” Payment Feature

    FinTech-turned-bank Varo has unveiled a new feature that gives customers another option for sending money to friends and family. About the feature: Varo Bank has announced the launch of its new Varo to Anyone feature. As the name implies, this addition will allow users to send money to anyone who has a debit card. This…

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  • Credit Bureaus Make Free Weekly Credit Reports Permanent

    Credit Bureaus Make Free Weekly Credit Reports Permanent

    The three major credit bureaus in the United States have announced that consumers will be able to access their credit reports for free going forward. What’s happening: This week, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion confirmed that the pandemic-era feature that allows consumers to obtain their credit reports up to one time per week will now be…

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  • Insurtech Platform Authentic Raises $5.5 Million Seed Round

    Insurtech Platform Authentic Raises $5.5 Million Seed Round

    A startup that’s bringing the practice of “captive insurance” to smaller businesses has raised a new round of funding. About the round: This week, Authentic announced that it had raised $5.5 million. The seed round was led by Slow Ventures along with participation from Altai Ventures, MGV, Upper90, Clocktower, Commerce Ventures, Mischief Ventures, Core Innovation…

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  • “The Year of Less” by Cait Flanders Book Review

    “The Year of Less” by Cait Flanders Book Review

    I’m sure I’m the first person ever to mention that Twitter (or X) is both a blessing and a curse. For as much as I despise the discourse that comes from the platform, I’ve also met amazing friends from it as well. Furthermore, even though I’m not spending nearly as much time on the site…

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