Student Talk, a series of student-written blog posts, was started in partnership with the PKG Center's Social Impact Internship Program. It’s focus is providing financial education for students and marginalized communities. MIT Federal Credit Union understands the importance of our community and creating a space for all voices to be heard. If you are interested in writing for our blog, please email us at marketing@mitfcu.mit.edu.

The healthcare system is especially difficult to navigate for trans and gender non-conforming people. There’s usually a plethora of red tape and hurdles we have to go through in order to get the gender-affirming care and support we need. This is my story, involving top surgery, medical bills, and a debt collection agency.

Student Talk, a series of student-written blog posts, was started in partnership with the PKG Center's Social Impact Internship Program. It’s focus is providing financial education for students and marginalized communities. MIT Federal Credit Union understands the importance of our community and creating a space for all voices to be heard. If you are interested in writing for our blog, please email us at marketing@mitfcu.mit.edu.

Learning how to handle your personal finances is important, regardless of your financial situation. A financial planner might be a good choice for you or perhaps the DIY approach is more your style. As long as you start making a plan you’re taking that first step. The most important one.

Student Talk, a series of student-written blog posts, was started in partnership with the PKG Center's Social Impact Internship Program. It’s focus is providing financial education for students and marginalized communities. MIT Federal Credit Union understands the importance of our community and creating a space for all voices to be heard. If you are interested in writing for our blog, please email us at marketing@mitfcu.mit.edu.

The US healthcare system brings with it a bureaucratic labyrinth that can be very confusing, with its medical bills, billing practices and long dead end hallways/paper trails. This post provides a rundown of insurance terms, ways to deal with out-of-pocket costs, medical bill logistics, and how to advocate for yourself.

Student Talk, a series of student-written blog posts, was started in partnership with the PKG Center's Social Impact Internship Program. It’s focus is providing financial education for students and marginalized communities. MIT Federal Credit Union understands the importance of our community and creating a space for all voices to be heard. If you are interested in writing for our blog, please email us at marketing@mitfcu.mit.edu.

There are a variety of plans to meet your medical needs, but understanding them is the key. This blog puts a lot of it into simple language.

As promised, here is your bonus tip. 

Don't quit your day job. Sounds like a negative tip, I know. But in reality, thinking that if you are struggling, and starving and not able to pay the rent you'll get off the couch and do something is probably NOT the way to get yourself motivated to start up or ramp up your business. This post puts it out there, that "need" isn't going to be the answer. You don't have to NEED, you have to WANT!

Small businesses are not a set it and forget it kind of thing. The tips and thoughts included in this post will prepare you for what's to come – a possibly great adventure that has its ups and downs, just like life.

Summer breaks never hang around as long as we'd like. For parents of school-age kids, contrary to popular opinion, the summer is not a break by any means. The academic school year may end in June, but school days are quickly replaced with other activities. The possibilities are endless, and it feels as if time never slows down to give you a break.

Student Talk, a series of student-written blog posts, was started in partnership with the PKG Center's Social Impact Internship Program. It’s focus is providing financial education for students and marginalized communities. MIT Federal Credit Union understands the importance of our community and creating a space for all voices to be heard. If you are interested in writing for our blog, please email us at marketing@mitfcu.mit.edu.

Adulting, whether you’re new to it, actively doing it, or expecting that knock on the door any day, can seem like an unexplored frontier. Some of the largest milestones make it very clear that you "have arrived" including the inevitable finding a place to rent, and getting a loan (because let's face it, you usually can't pay cash for things like cars and other big purchases). In this post, I'll provide a basic rundown of what to expect when it comes to these key adulting milestones.

Student Talk, a series of student-written blog posts, was started in partnership with the PKG Center's Social Impact Internship Program. It’s focus is providing financial education for students and marginalized communities. MIT Federal Credit Union understands the importance of our community and creating a space for all voices to be heard. If you are interested in writing for our blog, please email us at marketing@mitfcu.mit.edu.

Understanding what goes into buying a home can give you a path to success in getting the best deal. Here, we give you an idea of the basic steps of home buying so you can realize a dream rather than just dreaming about it.