Lisa Whitley is an Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC®). After an 18-year career as a Foreign Service Officer with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Lisa switched gears and became a personal finance coach and planner in 2019. She has counseled hundreds of persons on topics such as budgeting, debt, retirement, housing, paying for education and more. She has established her own firm, MoneyByLisa, a Registered Investment Advisor domiciled in the District of Columbia.
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Many people set out with good intentions in the new year -- eat out less, quit those pesky impulse purchases, and finally build up a good savings fund. Of course, all of these goals can be easier said...
Student loan debt is an ongoing problem in the U.S. — one-fifth of college graduates still owe on the funds they borrowed for their education. If you’re one of the graduates repaying student loans, shelling out the money each month can be a challenge, especially with all your other expenses. But for some students, parents...