Spring into Action: Financial Cleaning Tips for March
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Spring is the perfect time for a financial refresh! Join us for this week’s #CreditChat where we’ll share practical ways to declutter your finances, identify savings opportunities, and build better money habits. Let’s make this season one of financial growth—what’s one small step you’re taking to clean up your finances this spring?
Topic: Spring into Action: Financial Cleaning Tips for March
When: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET.
Where: Join the live hashtag discussion
The panel will include:
The panel will include: Jeanne Kelly: Credit expert, identity theft expert, speaker and founder of JeanneKelly.net; Cameron Huddleston: Director of Education at Carefull; Robin Palmer: From the Arizona Council on Economic Education and the University of Arizona’s Take Charge Today Financial Literacy Program; Jim Wang: Founder of WalletHacks.com; Gabrielle Olya: Lead Writer and Editor at GoBankingRates.com; Gina Young, MBA: the creator of Money Savvy Living; Ilyce Glink: Real Estate and Financial Wellness expert, author, speaker, entrepreneur and founder of ThinkGlink.com; Dawn Papandrea: Journalist, Writer, Content Specialist, and Founder of DawnPanadrea.com; Rod Griffin: Senior Director, Consumer Education and Advocacy, Experian; Jennifer White: Consumer Education and Advocacy Team, and Christina Roman: Consumer Education and Advocacy Manager at Experian.
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Questions we will discuss:
- What are the first steps to take when doing a financial clean-up?
- How can reviewing your bank and credit card statements help you identify savings opportunities?
- What’s one expense you’ve cut recently that helped you save money?
- How often should you review and update your budget?
- What tactics can help you streamline your financial organization?
- What are some common financial “bad habits” people should clean up this spring?
- Building an emergency fund can be challenging. What’s one creative way to start or grow an emergency fund?
- Insurance policies can get overlooked. What’s a key reason to review and update insurance coverage as part of financial spring cleaning?
- What’s one small but impactful action someone can take this month to improve their credit this spring?
- Financial wellness is a journey! What’s one new habit or mindset shift you’re adopting this spring to strengthen your financial future?
Check out our complete list of upcoming personal finance Twitter chats here.