Megan Nye

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Portfolio

Below are samples of my original, copyrighted work:

Credit

Building Credit

  • Fuzzy About Your Credit Health? Let’s Fix That — Citi Life & Money
  • The Best Ways to Build Credit Without a Credit Card — U.S. News & World Report
  • What Does It Mean If My Credit Score Dips? — Wells Fargo
  • 5 Financial Habits of People with Excellent Credit — Citi Credit Knowledge Center
  • How to Read a Credit Report from Credit Karma — Finivi
  • What to Do If Your Identity Has Been Stolen — Northwestern Mutual

Conquering Credit Card Debt

  • How to Negotiate Your Credit Card Interest Rate — Northwestern Mutual
  • The Truth About Credit Card Debt Settlement — U.S. News & World Report
  • How a Hardship Plan Can Affect Your Credit — Credit Karma
  • Debt Snowball Method: 6 Easy Steps to Decimate Debt — LendingClub
  • 4 Steps to Bouncing Back After Bankruptcy — MindShift.money

Retirement, Investing, & Insurance

Planning for Retirement

  • 401(k) vs. IRA: How Should I Save for Retirement? — Northwestern Mutual
  • 7 Ways to Catch Up on Retirement Savings — Northwestern Mutual
  • Why Save Now? 7 Reasons You Need to Save for Retirement — Thrivent Magazine
  • How to Save for Retirement When You’re Self-Employed — Northwestern Mutual
  • Fun Ahead: Planning for the Future of Retirement — Citi Life & Money

Investing Wisely

  • Simple vs. Compound Interest: Here’s What You Need to Know — Quicken Blog
  • 4 Steps to Make Sure You Don’t Outlive Your Money — Viking Magazine
  • What is a Health Savings Account? Here’s What to Know About HSAs — Northwestern Mutual
  • Should You Hire a Robot to Manage Your Investments? — MindShift.money
  • How to Reduce Investment Fees and Maximize Growth — MindShift.money

Understanding Insurance

  • How to Save Money on Car Insurance for Your Teen — Northwestern Mutual
  • How to Update Your Insurance When You Get Married — Northwestern Mutual
  • 5 Common Life Insurance Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) — Northwestern Mutual
  • Should Your Safety Net Include Long-Term Care Insurance? — MindShift.money

Mortgages & Lending

Home Loans

  • What is Mortgage Insurance? A PMI Primer — U.S. News & World Report
  • Everything You Need to Know About Alternative Mortgage Lenders — U.S. News & World Report
  • Can You Refinance a Home with Low Equity? — Lending Tree
  • How Does a Reverse Mortgage Work? Here’s What to Know — Northwestern Mutual
  • Should I Pay Off Student Loans Early or Save for a Home? — LearnVest

Understanding Loans

  • Leasing vs. Buying a Car: Which Option is Better for You? — LendingClub
  • How Do Peer-to-Peer Loans Work? The Complete Guide — U.S. News & World Report
  • Our Simple Guide to the Types of Loans Available — LendingClub
  • Co-Signing a Loan: Pros & Cons — Credit Karma

College Planning

Student Loans

  • What Happens When You Stop Paying Your Student Loans — U.S. News & World Report
  • How to Avoid These Common Student Loan Mistakes — LearnVest
  • What is EFC? 6 Things to Know About Your Expected Family Contribution — Finivi

Saving Money on College Costs

  • 5 Tax-Advantaged Ways to Save for College: The Pros & Cons of Each — Finivi
  • 9 Game-Changing Ways to Save Money on College Costs — Finivi
  • Want to Save Money on Your Kid’s College Tuition? Don’t Pay It — The Penny Hoarder

Planning Ahead

Budgeting

  • This easy-to-use template will help you create a budget that sticks – Business Insider & Discover
  • How to Stick to a Budget: 6 Fixes for Common Problems — LendingClub
  • 5 Steps to Creating a Fool-Proof Holiday Budget — Cardtronics
  • How to Be Charitable on a Tight Budget — Vibrant Life Magazine

Saving Money

  • 9 Ways to Help Save Money & Stress on Holiday Shopping — Citi Credit Knowledge Center
  • Emergency Fund 101: Why to Save & How to Maximize Your Money — Thrivent Magazine
  • How to Build an Emergency Prescription Fund — RetailMeNot (RxSaver)
  • 5 Secrets of Extreme Couponers That You Should Steal — MagnifyMoney
  • Suffocating in Your Pricey Cell Phone Contract? How to Talk & Text for Less — The Dollar Stretcher
  • When is the Best Time to Buy a Car? — Lending Tree

Financial Planning

  • Baby on Board: 9 Essential Financial Steps for New Parents — Thrivent Magazine
  • What Financial Paperwork Should You Keep? — Northwestern Mutual
  • Estate Planning 101: How a Trust Can Protect You & Your Family — Thrivent Magazine
  • Which Assets Belong in a Trust? — Northwestern Mutual
  • How to Hire the Right Financial Advisor for You — MindShift.money

Improving Financial Literacy

  • Digital Payments Guide: From Peer-to-Peer to Mobile Wallet — U.S. Bank
  • How Does Compound Interest Work to Grow Your Money? — LendingClub
  • What You Should Really Do with Your Tax Refund — LearnVest
  • 5 Tax-Time Mistakes That Could Get You Audited — LearnVest

Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Building Your Business

  • 5 Ways to Successfully Manage Your Small Business’ Cash Flow — Business Insider & Capital One
  • How to Improve Your Business Credit Score — U.S. News & World Report
  • Small Business Owners Say These 4 Things Are Key to Growth — Business Insider & Capital One
  • How to Save for Retirement When You’re Self-Employed — Northwestern Mutual
  • Sole Proprietorship vs. LLC vs. S Corp: Which is Right for Your Business? — MindShift.money
  • Are You Missing Out on These 17 Business Tax Write-Offs? — MindShift.money

Scaling Your Business

  • 8 Growth-Boosting Secrets of Small Business Owners — Citi Life & Money
  • 10 Bad Business Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making — MindShift.money
  • 3 Questions That Will Tell You How Healthy Your Business Really Is — MindShift.money
  • How to Get Out of the Way of Your Own Business Success — MindShift.money
  • 9 Ways to Protect Your Business from Dangerous Employees — MindShift.money

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Megan Nye
I'm Megan Nye, an experienced freelance writer. I specialize in writing custom personal finance & lifestyle pieces for businesses, blogs, and publications. Contact me!
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Business Insider, Credit Karma, Wells Fargo, Citi, Capital One, Discover, Lending Tree, U.S. News & World Report, Chase, M&T Bank, Merrill Edge, Fidelity Investments, Northwestern Mutual, Quicken, U.S. Bank Personal Capital, LendingClub, PayPal, CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, Allpoint, Apartment Therapy, Magnify Money, RetailMeNot, Thrivent Magazine, The Penny Hoarder

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