5 Personal Finance Apps to Help You Save More Money

Since I was in college, every year for my birthday I make a series of life goals—things I want to achieve, certain markers for my own self-defined success for the next 12 months. Inevitably, some of those goals include money: paying off a credit card, saving for a big trip, building a nest egg, a safety net, or meeting my maximum IRA contributions.

Working in the gig economy and running my own independent business has its financial ups and downs. But as my birthday approaches (I’m a scorpio, hey), I’m already working on what next year’s goals are and if I met my goals last year (kind of, sort of).

5 Personal Finance Apps to Help You Save More Money

Acorns
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A friend recommended the Acorns investing app to me last year. Mostly because every person you refer to the app gets you an immediate $5 bonus (and $5 for them). It’s a nifty little trick to get sign-ups, but…