Frightful Financial Topics and How to Overcome Them

Join our #CreditChat on Periscope, YouTube Live, Twitter, and Snapchat on Wednesday, October 25th at 3 p.m ET. This week, we discussed common financial fears and ways to overcome them.

We’re also featuring financial tips all week on Snapchat.

Questions We Discussed:

• Q1: What financial fears give you nightmares?
• Q2: Debt: How can you avoid being devoured by the walking debt?
• Q3: A Catasrophic event: What does a financial survival kit look like?
• Q4: Student Loans: How can grads avoid being haunted by student loan debt?
• Q5: Jobs: Will robots take over everything? How can we prepare for the changing market?
• Q6: Poor Credit: How can people address the credit skeletons in their closet?
• Q7: Scams: What financial “services” are more tricks than they are treats?
• Q8: Retirement: How can we avoid having to work all of eternity?
• Q9: Investing: Will we make money or lose money? How can we conquer our fear of the unknown?
• Q10: If your financial fear was a horror movie, what would it be called?

View the Tips from this Week’s #CreditChat via Storify:

Resources:

How to Get Over These 5 Scary Things About Investing 

If you’ve never heard about #CreditChat, here is a brief overview:

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• How to Juggle Debt & Retirement
• How to Pay Down Credit Card Debt Faster
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