Personal Finance & Wealth Building
Mar 28, 2022
How To Pick A Financial Advisor
Rarely, if ever, do or should we try to tackle our finances alone. For the average person, financial life is too confusing to navigate without the help of an expert in this field who understands the ins and outs of finance – a financial advisor. Here are three tips for picking a great financial advisor.
Mar 28, 2022
How To Integrate Financial Literacy In The Classroom
As adults and as educators, we are all aware of the importance of teaching financial literacy to today’s crop of students. Here are a few ways that we believe you, as an educator, can incorporate or include financial literacy lessons in your classroom.
Mar 23, 2022
What To Consider Before Buying Your First Home
Are you thinking of buying your first home? It’s a big move that can also feel a bit nerve-wracking. How much should you borrow? How do you go about finding the right property? And what happens once you buy it? All the answers are right here for you! So read on, and learn everything you need to know about buying your first home.
Mar 21, 2022
Tips For Managing Credit Cards Responsibly
On February 7th of this year, CNBC put out an article titled “Why it’s important to open a credit card at age 18”. Accordingly, if you think your teenager is ready to have a credit card while they are in high school, here are four tips to help your child out with this big step towards financial responsibility.
Mar 16, 2022
Making Money in Your Spare Time
Do you ever find yourself wondering how to make money in your spare time? Well, look no further! In this blog post, we will share a few ideas on how you can make some extra cash. So whether you're looking to save up for a vacation or just want to have a little extra spending money, read on for some tips. You might be surprised at how easy it is to make money on the side!
Mar 14, 2022
Get to Know The Often Forgotten Retirement Savings Tool - IRA Accounts
IRAs, or Individual Retirement Accounts, are a lesser-known tool people can use to save for retirement. If you ask someone what an IRA is, they might only be able to untangle the abbreviation. Here are three facts about IRA accounts to help you and your child get familiar with the "forgotten" retirement sibling.
Mar 9, 2022
How To Simplify Key Investing Concepts When Discussing Finance With Your Children
Learning to invest is a hard task for a lot of adults so you can probably imagine how difficult it would be for children. Good news for you. Explorer Hop is here to help. Read on to find out our strategies for simplifying some of the most crucial concepts in investing when discussing finance with your children.
Mar 9, 2022
The 3 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons To Teach High School Students
If you had the chance to turn back time and go back to your days in highschool… would you? One reason we might go back is because, as adults, we realize how little high school taught us about money. Accordingly, here are Explorer Hop's three most important personal finance lessons to teach high school students.
Mar 9, 2022
How To Talk To Your Child About Prices Going Up
As we are all well aware as adults, prices are going up all around us. Most notably, this price increase is rearing its ugly head through the price of gas. Here are three tips to help you figure out the best way to address the reality of price increases with the youngest minds in your household, your children.
Mar 9, 2022
The Art of Living on a Budget
Do you ever feel like you're barely scraping by, month after month? Like no matter how hard you try, there's never enough money left over at the end of the day? You're not alone. A lot of people are struggling to make ends meet these days. But don't worry, there are ways to manage your finances and live on a budget. It takes some effort, but it's definitely doable. Below are some ideas and tips to help get you going.
Mar 6, 2022
Powerful Women In Finance Your Child Can Be Inspired By
As we approach International Women’s Day on March 8th, we at Explorer Hop wanted to take some time to highlight a few very powerful and influential women right in our domain – the world of finance – that your child, no matter their gender, can be inspired by. Here are four of those women.
Mar 3, 2022
Here Are Some Animals That Might Just Be Smart Enough to Do Your Taxes For You
Many of us have financial advisors and tax experts. In most cases, they are other humans, but what if we told you there are animals that we believe are smart enough to do your taxes? Today, on World Wildlife Day, here are five animals out there in the wild that might just be able to become your next financial experts!