Stuart Bilan

Wellbeingville

Welcome to Wellbeingville—where you feel like anything is possible with your money. It’s the place where we’re more at ease today, and tomorrow is filled with promise and opportunity.

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Where to Put Your Short-term Savings

You have money that you may need to get to. Maybe it’s money in an emergency fund. Maybe it’s savings that you just don’t feel comfortable locking up for one reason or another. At the same time, you’d like that money to do a little something for you…

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12 tips to save your first $1,000

Saving money doesn't have to mean living like a hermit.

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5 tips to help you boost your savings

We can rationalize a lot of things. It usually sounds like this:

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What should I know to save for retirement?

Smart stuff to help make your dream retirement come true When you picture retirement, what do you see? Feet up, relaxing on a beach with an ice-cold drink in your hand? Maybe that trip to Europe you could never find the time for? What might not…

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How much do I need in my emergency fund?

Calculate how much you'll need to feel ready to handle anything We’d all like to feel confident when it comes to money. Like we have a buffer that protects us from worrying about something bad happening. That’s what having an emergency-proof fund…

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Your Most Valuable Asset

We think of assets as those things that we can put a value on. Maybe it’s a savings or retirement account. Maybe it’s a piece of property that you have or your great grandfather’s gold cufflinks. Maybe it’s that velvet Elvis painting that you bought…

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5 tips for buying a new car

One of the most common dreams around the corner we all share is buying a car. Maybe we’ve imagined ourselves in a candy apple red convertible. Or maybe we just want the added room of a SUV to more comfortably cart around the little ones. Either way,…

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How to make your short-term savings goals come true

Know the road ahead and how much you'll need Maybe you’ve been dreaming about a week on the beach with the family. The sun. The ocean breeze. The tropical drinks. The only problem? You don’t have the cash right now to hop on the next flight out of…

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5 steps to help prioritize savings goals - for now and in the future

We all have things we want to do in life. It’s the things that are just around the corner, like a beach trip with the family or a new big screen to watch as we cheer on our team. And it’s things down the road, like helping to pay for child’s wedding…

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How to build a budget

Being the boss of your money starts with understanding what’s coming in and out of our bank accounts each month. To accomplish that, we need a budget. A budget can be like a four-letter word for most of us. But it shouldn’t be. Our budget should be…

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