4 expenses for parents to reevaluate in 2023
Parents who often look forward to sizable tax refunds may end up with a noticeable reduction, but there can be ways to save on health insurance plans and child care.
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What will charitable giving look like in 2023?
Here are a few predictions for major giving trends in 2023.
3 tips before you use buy now, pay later to fund travel costs | PennyWise podcast
Travel is the fastest growing segment of the "buy now, pay later" purchasing trend. It may work for some, but there are some big pitfalls, too.
Smart Money: Your Money in 2023: Homebuying and Selling
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Grocery items that changed the most in price in December
Here's a look at the grocery items that saw the largest price increases and decreases from November to December.
How to Tackle Holiday Debt in January
The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.After years of being in debt, Rachel Kramer Bussel came to a realization: “If I don’t become proactive about it,...
How Pay Transparency May Affect Your Job Search or Next Raise
Knowing if you're being paid fairly for the work you do is a mystery shrouded in a lack of information. That may be changing, though, and pay transparency may be the catalyst. It's a growing trend for companies to reveal what a job opening or current position pays — whether voluntarily, or because governments mandate...
3 Steps to Consolidating Credit Card Debt in the New Year
A new year is a time for resolution-making, and in 2023 you may be especially determined to get control of your finances. For many, that means eliminating high-interest credit card debt. Credit card balances were up 15% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same quarter in 2021 — the largest increase in 20...
How to tackle holiday debt in January
Paying off debt is a common goal as the new year kicks off. To attack your debt this month, try these strategies.
How much millennials make in each state
Here's a look at where millennials — defined as people ages 25 to 44 — make the most money.
SVFD asks community to pass upcoming levy to continue quicker response times
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- People living in a community near Spokane Valley say they're seeing more car crashes and fires than ever before. Now, the Spokane Valley Fire Department says…
Smart Money: How to Complain, and Saving for Your Kids’ Future
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Family finances: Paying down your credit card debt is a good New Year’s resolution
Carrying a balance has always been costly, but it’s particularly expensive now.
How pay transparency may affect your job search or raise
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Smart Money: Your Money in 2023: Investing in the Stock Market
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5 Tactics to Pay Off Buy Now, Pay Later Debt
Chances are that your “buy now, pay later” bill from the holiday season will arrive soon or has already made its debut.If you’re not financially prepared to pay up, late fees or other charges can bury you deeper in debt. Circumstances can change over a matter of weeks through financial setbacks like unemployment, an unexpected...
Privacy Hacks May Hurt Your Credit + You Won! Can You Hide?
Privacy seems to be an increasingly rare commodity. How often do we hear about security breaches that reveal our personal information to some bad actor somewhere? It feels as if it's almost daily. LastPass, the password security app (ironically enough), Chick-fil-A and Twitter have all recently (like in the past couple of weeks or so) had...
Sneaky ways inflation could affect your money in 2023
You’re probably familiar with the more obvious ways inflation affects your finances. Your money doesn’t go as far at the grocery store, for example. But other ways inflation helps or hurts have gotten less attention.
Answers to 5 confusing student loan debt cancellation questions | PennyWise podcast
PennyWise has the latest information on President Biden’s plans to forgive student loans.
Small-Business Trends: 6 Predictions for 2023
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, small-business owners have faced ever-changing regulations, cash flow shortages and general economic uncertainty. And 2022 brought its own challenges: inflation, rising interest rates and staffing shortages, among others.Entrepreneurs, however, remain resilient and optimistic about the year ahead. In fact, 66% of small-business owners expect their revenue to increase...
It's not just inflation. Here's why your car insurance rates are likely going up this year
If you haven't received a notice yet that your auto insurance rate is increasing, you can almost certainly expect one is coming.
Smart Money: Retirement Changes You May Have Missed
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6 Ways to Set Financial Boundaries
While setting boundaries around money can sometimes be a daunting task, doing so can help put you on the path to financial wellness.If you struggle with setting (and sticking to) financial boundaries, there's no better time than the start of a new year to get into the habit.What are financial boundaries? “Money boundaries are limits that...
5 Ways to Position Your Pocketbook for an Uncertain 2023
Between inflation driving up the cost of living and interest rates rising in response, 2022 was an expensive year. Talk of a recession continues, so 2023 may come with its own money challenges. And consumers are worried: NerdWallet’s annual household debt study found that nearly 7 in 10 Americans (69%) have financial concerns about the...
