My Columns

By: Howard Dvorkin

This month’s Debt.com scholarship winner for aggressive scholarship applicants plans to work as a nurse after she graduates from college.

By: Howard Dvorkin

Don’t give in to your kids’ demands. Use back to school shopping as an opportunity to teach them about the value of money.

By: Howard Dvorkin

Research from The Federal Reserve suggests it can determine your income and wealth by age. Its report found a correlation between the economic climate of the decade you were born, and the wealth you have accrued to date.

By: Howard Dvorkin

If they’re not careful, what millennials don’t know about money might also kill them. They underestimate the need for health insurance, keeping housing costs down, and financial planning for the loss of their parents.

By: Howard Dvorkin

Where will credit cards be in 5-10 years? Probably nowhere good. Credit cards have become so important to our daily lives that we might as well consider them like a cell phone. Can you imagine living without either? Yet both are more confusing than they need to be.

By: Howard Dvorkin

You can save a lot of money online shopping on Amazon Prime Day. However, Amazon makes it a little tricky. The date isn’t the same every year and the deals change rapidly. Be careful and only buy what you need.

By: Howard Dvorkin

The Federal Reserve rate hike sounds intimidating and confusing, but here is the bottom line: If you don’t pay off your credit cards every month, you’ll probably pay more.

By: Howard Dvorkin

A new study says the lower your socioeconomic status, the greater the changes in your brain. It’s yet more evidence of a link between debt and mental health.

By: Howard Dvorkin

Financial experts have long known that mental health and financial health are tightly linked. Money may not buy happiness but being happy is fiscally good

By: Howard S. Dvorkin | Source: Forbes

A few years ago, I interviewed a candidate for an entry-level accountant. The job paid $50,000, but she wanted $90,000. When I asked why I should pay almost double when she had little experience, she replied, “I have six master’s degrees.”

By: Howard S. Dvorkin | Source: Forbes

I remember a time when the boldest entrepreneurs would cringe in horror if you suggested they try to build a car. In the last century, that was a very expensive way to fail. Elon Musk has succeeded with Tesla because he took a technological leap when the major automakers weren’t willing to.

By: Howard S. Dvorkin | Source: Entrepreneur

Over the past two decades, the companies I have run have helped tens of thousands of entrepreneurs pay off their credit cards, pay down their student loans and in total have saved them millions of dollars empowering them to have the financial freedom to create amazing business.