5-Minute Money: July 2023
The first in a regular series on what you need to know about money this month… in a 5-minute read
1. What Dragonfly Financial Solutions LLC Is Up to This Month
Teaching Homebuying 101 for Financial Education Associates
Participating in the 2.0 Coach Training Program with Coach Training EDU — 24-session training course that dives deeper into the research supporting coaching tools and introduces more advanced coaching tools and skills
Facilitating the monthly Financial Fitness Club meeting for Quaboag Valley Community Development Corporation
Conducting Money Matters Financial Coaching Sessions
Attending the Midas Collaborative Member Meeting and Listening Session with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
2. What We Are Reading This Month
National Public Radio: 'There is no trust now': Student loan borrowers respond to Supreme Court decision
Friday's Supreme Court decision striking down President Biden's student loan cancellation plan has left a lot of borrowers wondering: Where do we go from here?
3. ICYMI from the Talking About Money Blog
Through reflection and analysis, there are ways to avoid the debt trap.
4. Money Tip of the Month
See Your Federal Student Loan Repayment Options with Loan Simulator
Loan Simulator helps you calculate student loan payments and choose a loan repayment option that best meets your needs and goals. You can also use it to decide whether to consolidate your student loans.
5. What Do You Think?
Considering the news of President Biden’s student loan relief plan being stricken down by the Supreme Court, what do you think are the attributes of “good debt”? What about “bad debt”? And what’s the difference?
Share your thoughts with this insightful and supportive (and did I mention good-looking?) community in the Comments below. Stay safe, be well, and see you next month.
