The Truth About Overdraft Protection and Bank Fees (And What it Means For You)
May 21, 2019 When your balance is low and you’re in urgent need for cash, it’s as if your survival mode kicks in, and you start frantically looking for the easiest and fastest way to get the money you need. This may mean turning to a friend, family member, or your bank for money. If …
All in Good (Financial) Health
May 10, 2019 Stock market rallies Tech IPOs mint fresh new millionaires Unemployment rates near historical lows Headlines such as these paint a promising portrait of a prospering economy. A reader could be forgiven for believing that this portrait depicts the average American’s financial standing reaching escape velocity from the depths of the recession. Yet …
My First Week at Brigit and What I’ve Learned
April 17, 2019 After 2 months of job hunting, getting a job offer from Brigit was an extremely satisfying experience. From the gritty process of sending out job application after job application to scheduling phone interviews to landing the in-persons, it finally all comes full circle and viola! Negotiate + Accept + Sign + Celebrate …
The App that Beats Dave and Earnin
January 3, 2019 We’ve all gone through it. Your rent is coming up soon. You’ve texted way too many friends and your phone bill knows it. And your Chihuahua is binge eating like a 60-pound Labrador Retriever and doesn’t understand the concept of a budget. To many of us, it’s no secret that getting through …
Why Brigit is Better for Students than Other Apps Out There
August 30, 2018 When most of us think back to our years as a college student, we think of the good times. Making new friends, laughing for hours, free campus food, staying out till 4am, etc. We also remember the times that weren’t so fun. Like living in the library, stress-studying, stress-eating from stress-studying, and …
Real People, Real Issues and a Real Solution
June 20, 2018 After years of diving through the problem, recruiting the right team, and analyzing four billion transactions to create our secret sauce. Finally, we had member number one! Countless times, we contemplated key questions. Will people like Brigit? Are members going to trust us as a company working on real problems we relate …
Why You Should Choose This App Over a Chase Overdraft Fee
June 6, 2018 If you don’t remember your first overdraft fee, you probably remember the point when your overdraft fees began to get out of hand. What’s probably even more vivid in your memory is the name of the bank responsible for charging you all those fees to begin with. Overdraft fees are expensive, with …
Introducing Brigit, Your Financial Safety Net
April 10, 2018 Hi, I’m Zuben, Co-founder and CEO of Brigit. I’m a frequent overdrafter, a borrower with a bad credit score and a debit card user who buys lots of coffee and most importantly, want to live life on my own terms. At Brigit, we provide a simple, transparent, and convenient solution to the …