It’s time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s financial news and the impact on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we distill it down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to continue to make smart money moves. In this episode we cover some relevant and helpful stories like: Kumiko Love book giveaway winners, hope you get rich!, internet nutrition labels, best consumer deals for February, Domino’s paying you to pick up your own pizza, inflation taking a bite out of the value menu, buh bye overdraft hello CoverDraft, getting charged more for renewable energy, the proliferation of financial advice and scams on social media, micro-philanthropy on the rise, 2 week test drives, using your tax refund to buy I Bonds, & why you might get a smaller tax refund this year.
Additional links:
- Ronny Chieng’s Netflix special.
- If you’re looking for an app like Acorns, but for giving money away, check out the RoundUp App.
- Check out Daffy if you’re looking to set up a donor advised fund on the cheap.
- Ford’s Blue Advantage is where you can look for used cars online that allow a 2 week return window- that’s pretty good!
- Credit Card Tool – Looking for the right credit card for you? Then check out our new credit card tool that’ll help you to easily filter through all the cards based on your preferred airline, whether or not they have an annual fee, or simply by the cash back offer! Just toggle the sliders and you’ll know which card to consider.
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