Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and helpful stories like: Meta resuming credit card fees for donations, a direct EV tax credit, annual cost of car ownership, declining rates of bicycling, the high cost of WFH (even if you’re more productive), atrocious autopay, projected Christmas spending, IRS coming for savers, the fall of financial advisors, & DIY’ing your way to wealth.

Additional links:

• Cars – Of course, the easiest way to not have a car payment (other than paying in cash), is by not getting that car in the first place! Hear our thoughts on cutting a car from your life.

• Charity – Ensure that the money that you’re giving away is going to organizations that align with your values. Research and vet non-profits at sites like CharityNavigator.org, CharityWatch.org, & GreatNonProfits.org

• Minimal Christmas – Listen, with Meg Nordmann!

• Financial advisors – And if you’re looking to pay for some one on one personal investment advice, you can find fee-only fiduciary planners over at XY Planning Network or the National Association of Personal Finance Advisors (NAPFA).

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