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‘Girl math’ is back. Consumers are shopping earlier to ‘save more’ on Christmas day
Pedestrians walk through the festively decorated Burlington Arcade luxury shopping arcade in London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Inflation…
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Why Fed rate hikes take so long to affect the economy, and why that effect may last a decade or more
The U.S. economy continues to grow despite the 5.5% benchmark federal funds interest rate set by the Federal Reserve in…
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Americans are spending big with credit cards. Here’s what that means for the possibility of a recession
Economists have been forecasting a recession for months, and that looming downturn is one of the most anticipated in U.S.…
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This app will save me $1,235 by helping me cancel unused subscriptions
Jnemchinova | Istock | Getty Images I spent about 30 minutes using one app to cancel a bunch of subscriptions…
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This couple left the U.S. to travel full-time—and cut expenses by 50%: ‘We’ve lived in London, Rome and Lisbon’
My wife and I love to travel. In the five years that we’ve been together, we’ve made many unforgettable memories…
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This 29-year-old left the U.S. for Budapest. Now he makes $120,000 — and lives in an $800-per-month apartment
In 2014, I had a life-changing wake-up call: I survived an opioid overdose that put me in the intensive care…
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How to teach your kids to have a healthy relationship with money – even if you didn’t
Many parents intend to teach their children to have a healthy relationship with money but end up falling short —…
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These states are poised to pass personal finance education legislation this year
Lee Jimenez, a teacher at Indian Hill Elementary School in Cincinnati, Ohio, discusses credit cards and methods of payments with…
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