Here are a few lessons I wish I had known before turning 18. What we'll cover Start building a credit history early Keep extra cash in a high-yield savings account Budgeting with the 50-30-20 rule ...

“The hardest part was that I thought being a mother would come naturally, instinctually, that I would just know what to do when the baby cried. I didn't,” she says. “I wish someone had let ...