Allen Francis

Allen Francis is a veteran staff writer for District Media, Inc., delivering expert personal finance and lifestyle content to SavingAdvice.com focused on investmenting and wealth-building through popular culture. A New York City native and Marymount Manhattan College graduate, he previously served as a college academic advisor, librarian, and adjunct instructor. Allen has over 15 years of professional writing experience and is an expert in collectables and related assets.

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The Best Place to Put Savings From A Side Hustle – Savings Bonds It’s a hard time to look for work in America, and many Americans are looking. Over 45% of Americans earn extra money b... read the story

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A Good Credit Score is a Tool for Your Personal Finances Have you ever had to take out a loan? Rent an apartment? Get a rental car? Interview for a job? Your credit score can im... read the story

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Is The Post Office Open on Christmas Day 2022? Did you know that the oldest federal agency in the United States is the post office? Technically speaking, the post offi... read the story

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7 Ways To Cope Up With a Financial Stress When I was a younger man, I was financially illiterate and irresponsible. And I didn’t view money as a financial tool ... read the story

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Places That Pay You $10K or Better If You Relocate If you could leave right now for a new life, where would you go? If you could jump at the opportunity for a new li... read the story

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More Weird Ways to Make Money In the 21st century, the only limitation to making money is your imagination. Here are five weird ways you can st... read the story

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6 Immediate Steps To Do When Your Savings Run Out Did you know that over 20% of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck and are constantly in danger of running out of money b... read the story

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Sensible Strategies for Buying in Bulk Are you buying in bulk for the right reasons? In other words, are you buying in bulk because it’s saving you money and... read the story

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10 Ways to Save Money on Household Repairs To paraphrase a beautiful song, a house is not really a home until you have paid for all of the repairs. Do you know any... read the story

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Affordable Retirement Strategies You Can Try Now A retirement fund is a personal expense account for retirement living. The amount of money you have in your retirement a... read the story