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Mint, the popular budgeting app, is about to shut down
A popular budgeting app with millions of users will soon disappear. On Jan. 1, Mint will no longer be available. It’s been known as one of the best budgeting apps on the market, but users will soon have to find a replacement. The app allows users to link all their financial accounts — including credit cards, investments and loans —…
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Easy ways to save money
Chris Browning shares a few money hacks from author Lisa Rowan, who wrote the book, “Money Hacks: 275+ Ways to Decrease Spending, Increase Savings, and Make Your Money Work For You!”
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Salary transparency is focus of bill that targets gender and racial wage gaps in Mass.
Many Massachusetts employers would need to provide an estimated salary range in job postings under newly moving legislation that top lawmakers pitched as a way to close gender and racial wage gaps. The Labor and Workforce Development Committee on Monday advanced a redrafted bill that would require businesses with at least 25 employees to include a projected pay range in…
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Women will accept $66,000 a year to take a new job — while men hold out for more than $90,000
For women, the lowest wage they would be willing to accept for a new job is $66,068, on average. For men, the minimum acceptable salary offer is $91,048.
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US judge sends FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried to jail over witness tampering
Sam Bankman-Fried heads to jail after a judge sided with a request by federal prosecutors to revoke the FTX founder’s bail over alleged witness tampering.
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54 million Americans have been in credit card debt for at least a year. Here are the best payoff strategies
More cardholders are carrying more credit card debt than ever before, and, on top of that, they’re paying record high interest rates.
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How do I know if I have ‘unclaimed money'?
One in 10 Americans has unclaimed property or money floating around. Here’s how to know if you are one of them.
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Your paycheck could clear faster now that the FedNow instant payment service for banks has launched
The Federal Reserve launched a new instant payment service Thursday. FedNow allows banks and credit unions to sign up to send real-time payments so they can offer customers a quicker way to send money between banks.
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Another interest rate hike is likely coming from the Federal Reserve. Here are 5 ways it could affect you
The U.S. central bank has indicated another increase in interest rates is coming as it tries to further ease inflation.
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One of the world's richest self-made men started as a motel janitor—now he has a net worth of $1.2 billion
Before he founded booking platform Yanolja, Lee Su Jin started his hospitality career as a “love hotel” janitor. Now, he has a net worth of $1.2 billion.
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Billionaire Mark Cuban swears by this ‘powerful' negotiation hack: It's ‘money in the bank'
Many people opt for persuasion when negotiating. Mark Cuban prefers to stay silent instead. Here’s why.
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The 10 best US cities for earning potential—the top 3 are all on the West Coast
When it comes to the best cities for earning potential, San Jose, San Francisco and Seattle top the list.
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Here are moves parents can make to help adult child become financially independent, advisor says
These days, it can take years before young adults are able to pay their own way. However, some money moves may speed up the process.
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The best way to budget for you
Chris Browning, host of the podcast ‘Popcorn Finance,’ joins Current to share some unusual ways to make a budget and some ways to pick the best one for you.
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Listen To This: Networth & Chill
Sue O’Connell talks to Vivian Tu, aka Your Rich BFF on social media. She’s got a new podcast that’s all about helping others with their financial success.
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26-Year-Old Pays $1,157 a Month for a 240-Square-Foot Studio: ‘I Didn't Even Know They Made Apartments This Tiny'
Chi Baik, 26, is a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington in Seattle and earns about $27,000 per year.
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What Is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index of 30 large publicly-traded American companies often used as a metric to gauge the performance of the U.S. stock market. Here’s an explanation from S&P Global and Bankrate.
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What Is the S&P 500?
The S&P 500 is a stock market index that tracks the 500 largest publicly-traded American companies and is often used as a metric to gauge the overall performance of the U.S. stock market. Here’s an explanation from S&P Global and Bankrate.
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App Created to Help Children Learn About Money
Many American teens don’t know a whole lot about financial literacy, and an app is aiming to drop some knowledge.
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Regulators Seize First Republic Bank and Sell it to JPMorgan Chase
First Republic Bank’s 84 branches in eight states will reopen Monday as branches of JPMorgan Chase Bank.