The Road to Financial Wellness w/ @Phroogal
Join our weekly #CreditChat every Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET. This week we hosted a conversation about financial wellness with Jason Vitug on Twitter.
The panel included: Jason Vitug: Author, Speaker, Founder of Phroogal.com; Rod Griffin: Director of Public Education at Experian and Mike Delgado: Social Media Community Manager at Experian.
Questions We Discussed:
- Q1: What does it mean to be financially well?
- Q2: What prevents many of us from being financially well?
- Q3: What are some of the most common debts?
- Q4: What are strategies to get out of debt?
- Q5: What sorts of financial goals should we create to be financially well?
- Q6: How important is budgeting/tracking money?
- Q7: How does credit play a role in being financially well?
- Q8: What are ways to improve our credit scores?
- Q9: What resources are available for those struggling with their finances?
- Q10: Any final tips for those that want to be financially well?
View the entire discussion via Storify
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Resources:
Best Way to Pay Off Every Type of Loan via Kiplinger
How to use Dave Ramsey’s Debt Snowball Plan to achieve your New Year’s resolutions
Financial Goal-Setting Worksheet via Rutgers
How Do I Dispute An Error I Found On My Credit Report? via Stop Fraud Colorado
5 sites that make learning about finances fun (no really!) via Kasasa