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: a recipe generator based on whatever you have on hand, inflation spurring us to reconsider buying habits, shadow inflation, childcare worker shortages, the great resignation leading to your ability to negotiate higher pay, lost money in holiday gift cards, bricked phones via planned obsolescence, expensive TVs, the worst student loans available, & earning more without a degree.
Additional links
- How our friend Jesse negotiated 30% raise over on his blog The Best Interest.
- Before you buy a new device it’s important to know the true cost of upgrading.
- Georgetown’s study that showed more education doesn’t always lead to higher pay. And be sure to check out this handbook by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see the many high paying jobs that don’t require higher education.
- 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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