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Monday’s need-to-know money news

September 23, 2019 By Liz Weston

Today’s top story: 5 credit card changes coming soon. Also in the news: 4 ways to pay for college if your financial aid isn’t enough, the best credit cards for recent college grads, and the decline in house flipping profitability.

5 Credit Card Changes — With More Rewards, Less Fraud — Coming Soon
A sneak peek at what’s to come.

4 Ways to Pay for College If Your Financial Aid Isn’t Enough
You still have options.

The Best Credit Cards for Recent College Grads
Time to start building solid credit.

Is house flipping starting to flop? It’s “getting less and less profitable”
Return on investments reaches an 8-year low.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: college grads, credit card changes, Credit Cards, financial aid, house flipping, paying for college, real estate, tips

Tuesday’s need-to-know money news

June 19, 2018 By Liz Weston

Today’s top story: A credit check-up for new grads. Also in the news: How couples can marry clashing investment styles, how your credit history can impact your life insurance rate, and ten steps to writing a will.

New Grads, Unlock Your Future With a Credit Check-Up
Your new world requires good credit.

How Couples Can Marry Clashing Investment Styles
Finding a happy medium.

Your Credit History’s Role in Your Life Insurance Rate
It’s all about reliability.

10 Steps to Writing a Will
Making your intentions known.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: college grads, credit check-up, Credit History, Estate Planning, investment styles, life insurance, wills

Thursday’s need-to-know money news

May 3, 2018 By Liz Weston

Today’s top story: How to build your ‘Oh, Crap!’ fund. Also in the news: A strategy that could help new grads retire sooner, United Airlines sets a new pet transport policy, and what happens to your debts when you die.

How to Build Your ‘Oh, Crap!’ Fund
Don’t get caught empty-handed.

New Grads, This Strategy Could Mean Retiring Sooner
Doesn’t that sound nice?

United Airlines Sets New Pet Transport Policy
The policy will ban dozens of dog breeds from being transported in cargo.

What Happens to Your Debts When You Die
They don’t disappear.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: college grads, death, debt, emergency fund, pet transport, Retirement, retirement savings, United Airlines

Tuesday’s need-to-know money news

May 1, 2018 By Liz Weston

Today’s top story: What is synthetic identity theft? Also in the news: The top 5 places to invest in for new grads, why more credit cards are helping you speed through airport security, and what you don’t know about foreign transaction fees.

What Is Synthetic Identity Theft?
Imaginary applicants with very real data.

New Grads: Here Are the Top 5 Places to Invest
Where to put your money.

Why More Credit Cards Help You Speed Through Airport Security
Skipping those long TSA lines.

What You Don’t Know About Foreign Transaction Fees
All of your overseas purchases could be racking up fees.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: college grads, Credit Cards, foreign transaction fees, Identity Theft, Investing, pre-check, synthetic identity theft, TSA

Wednesday’s need-to-know money news

May 24, 2017 By Liz Weston

Today’s top story: 7 tax tips for new college grads. Also in the news: Why many people don’t know the cost of bad credit, how to travel on the cheap, and the death of payday loans.

7 Tax Tips for New College Grads
It’s a whole new tax world.

How Costly Is Bad Credit? Many Don’t Know, Survey Shows
A look at just how expensive bad credit can be.

To Travel Cheap, Steer Clear of These Booking Flubs
Don’t make these mistakes.

Payday loans are dying. Problem solved? Not quite
The slow death of payday lending.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: bad credit, college grads, Credit Score, payday loans, tax tips, travel tips

Monday’s need-to-know money news

June 29, 2015 By Liz Weston

imagesToday’s top story: The money mistakes you make in your 40’s. Also in the news: What financial documents you should keep, what every college grad needs to know about money, and the important things you need to know about Social Security.

Money mistakes you make in your 40s
A crucial time for your financial future.

What financial documents to keep
What to keep and what to shred.

10 Things Every College Grad Needs To Know About Money
It’s a whole new world.

4 Important Things You Need to Know About Social Security
Finding your way through the maze.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: college grads, financial documents, money mistakes, Social Security

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