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Advertising disclosure: Some of the links in this post are from our sponsors. We provide you with accurate, reliable information. Learn more about how we make money and select our advertising partners. It’s the holiday season, and what better gift is there than a new gadget? From smartwatches to TV streaming devices, advancing technology has […]
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Over a long enough time horizon, the stock market goes up. That’s why it’s one of the best ways to build wealth – that’s why it’s the preferred investment for so many Americans. It makes up the bulk of my investments – a simple portfolio of index funds, the majority of which is invested in
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As a difficult cold and flu season continues across the country, the Biden administration announced it will revive a program providing free at-home COVID-19 tests delivered through the U.S. Postal Service. Due to limited funding and a depleted national stockpile, tests will be limited to a one-time order of four tests per household with shipping
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Advertising disclosure: Some of the links in this post are from our sponsors. We provide you with accurate, reliable information. Learn more about how we make money and select our advertising partners. The cost of living is going up and up thanks to inflation, which rose 7.1% in November compared to the previous year. If
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Certificates of deposit are a great way to lock in a high interest rate for a whole year. When you have short term savings that you can’t put in higher yielding, and higher risk, accounts – a 12-month CD is often a great choice. They’re the cornerstone of a good savings plan and with a
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Having kids is expensive. The cost of everything goes up: Clothing, shelter and — of course — food. We’ve brought you ways to save on clothes and housing in recent months. Today we’re going to show you how to get free kids meals any day of the week. Some of the restaurants that we’ve rounded
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When it comes to banks, something is comforting about being able to walk into a physical branch and talk to a human being. Online banks may offer higher interest rates, but there’s no one to go to. Community banks and credit unions may offer more perks, but they don’t have the national footprint. You can’t
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This holiday season, there will be packages aplenty on people’s doorsteps. With many of us gearing up (or already starting) to purchase gifts online, we all need a better way to track packages headed to our front door. There is no shortage of available apps to help you track packages when you have a tracking
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When’s the best time of year to buy a car? Let’s see what all the experts say. Edmunds: “Data shows that December is the best time of the year to buy.” Autotrader: “The best time to buy a car is in late December when yearly, quarterly, and monthly sales goals converge.” Cars.com: “Shoppers looking for
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Do you have a spare fifteen minutes? Want to do something that can improve your financial life? These are moves that are important but not urgent. Requesting a credit line increase is not something that will change your financial life… but it can make it easier. When you find yourself with some downtime after the
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Who knew that saving money could be so delicious? Holidays are often associated with certain foods. Both Christmas and Hanukkah bring to mind visions of cookies and other sweet treats. However, the holidays also bring a lot of time and money pressures. Why not consider a holiday cookie exchange? It could be a fun, inexpensive
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So, you’re at college and want (or need) a job. Maybe the money you saved last summer’s dwindling, there’s a trip you want to go on or books you need to buy. Whatever the case, you’re faced with a dilemma! With classes to attend, assignments to complete, extracurricular activities to enjoy, and a social calendar
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California is one of the most populous states and has the largest economy in the United States with a gross state product (GSP) of $3.37 trillion in 2021. If California were an independent country, it would be the 5th largest economic power behind only the United States, China, Japan and Germany! It may come as
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One of the biggest expenses in anyone’s budget is their housing. Experts recommend keeping housing to a maximum of 30% of your income – 30% is a big chunk! And many times we pay rent with a check or draw on your checking account, a way that earns us nothing in terms of rewards (and
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Americans’ collective credit card debt balance hit $930 billion in Q3 2022. That’s a $43 billion jump from the previous quarter. The average cardholder now has more than $6,000 in credit card debt, closing in on 2019’s all-time high. But our debt burden isn’t equally shared. Most Americans have no credit card debt at all.
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Are you familiar with the HALT method? I recently learned about the HALT method as it is a saying from Alcoholics Anonymous and they use it to identify relapse triggers. While I can’t speak on relapses and alcoholism, if a tool is useful for identifying situations and preventing a relapse with an addiction to alcohol,
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Made your travel plans for 2023 yet? If not, Cyber Monday will offer plenty of great opportunities and excellent deals to motivate you to get that beach, mountain or overseas vacation booked. Many companies have announced fantastic Black Friday and Cyber Monday travel deals. We’ve rounded up some of the best deals we could find.
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Talk about bad blood. Taylor Swift fans are ticked off at Ticketmaster because its website crashed and burned this week as millions of people were desperately trying to get tickets to Tay Tay’s first tour in four years. Now all those Swifties are on the outside looking in while cruel, evil scalpers are listing Taylor
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I first learned about mph.bank through the SaveBetter platform because they were offering a high interest rate on their money market deposit account. They’re the online bank subsidiary of Liberty Savings Bank and while they’re relatively new, their parent bank has been around for quite some time. If you’ve been thinking about opening an mph.bank
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Are you worried about the massive cost of getting a college education? Here are two magic words for you: free college. Free college? Is there even such a thing? Yes, there is, if you play your cards right. We got to thinking about free college when Princeton University recently announced that it’ll offer free tuition
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