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Financial wellbeing starts here. Welcome to the Prosper Blog.
Here you’ll find smart, accessible content to help make money matters a little easier.
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Best Practices
In most ways, unpaid healthcare bills are like any other debt, and have the same consequences. Learn more in this guide to unpaid medical...
Financial Literacy
What is a personal loan? There are many reasons a personal loan may work for you. But before applying, you need to understand how...
Financial Literacy
Financial literacy is the know-how to manage your money and plan for your financial future. If you’re not entirely comfortable with money or aren’t...
Home Ownership
Finance for Homeowners
One of the best parts of homeownership is being able to customize your home exactly how you want it. You don’t have to make...
Finance for Homeowners
What Adds the Most Value to a Home? When it comes to home improvements, you probably know that the answer is “yes” to the...
Finance for Homeowners
Whether you’re taking a home you already love and making it better or taking a fixer-upper and restoring it to livability, the key to...
Managing Debt
Credit Management
Unemployed and looking for ways to borrow money? Here are some ideas.
Financial Wellness
“Did you get a good interest rate?” When applying for a personal loan, that’s the first thing everyone wants to know. The second: what...
Credit Management
Maybe you’re planning to make a big purchase, start a home improvement project, or consolidate existing debt. As you consider potential options for borrowing...
Financial Wellness
Financial Literacy
One of the most common questions consumers ask is this: what is principal and interest? They’re both terms related to loans, but what do...
Credit Score Information
Do you have questions about personal loans and your credit score? Prosper will help break down some of the important details.
Credit Score Information
Most adults in the United States have at the very least, heard of a FICO® Score. However, most lack knowledge of the nitty-gritty of...
Mastering Credit
Credit Management
Should you apply for a secured or unsecured loan? Find out the difference between secured vs unsecured loans before you apply.
Budgeting
It’s never the wrong time to start learning how to budget. Make today the day you take charge of your finances. Start with a...
Credit Management
A credit card balance transfer lets you move debt from one card to another that has a lower interest rate. Many credit card issuers...
Home Renovations
Home Renovations
Can't decide between a construction loan vs a HELOC? Prosper can help you pick the best way to finance your home renovation project!
Home Renovations
Winter is a great time to hunker down and tackle those projects you’ve been thinking about all year. Plus, by saving money on hefty...
Home Renovations
Winter can be a great time to tackle one or two home improvement projects that will not only have your home warm and cozy,...
Investing
Financial Wellness
Commonly confused, both as words and concepts, saving and investing are not the same. There are similarities between the two, but let’s look closely...
Financial Wellness
Waking up to start your workday on camera from the kitchen table is an adjustment. But for many of us, there are benefits of...
Financial Wellness
While it’s easy to see how savings are an important part of financial well-being, it can be tricky to figure out exactly how much...