Time for a Friday Flight- our 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 it 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: newsletter referral program rewards and shoutouts, tax-free state relief payments, free money for home improvements, how to appeal your property tax assessment, the worst way to invest, using or losing your points, cheating charities, starving to save, sketchy retailer tactics, & the myth of the informed consumer.

Additional links:

• Home improvements – Check out this calculator to make sense of the different tax credits and rebates that you are eligible for.
• Investing – And of course we touched on investing during this episode- listen back to how we invest our money with brokerage houses like Fidelity, M1 Finance, and Vanguard.
• Charity – Ensure that the money that you’re giving away is going to organizations that align with your values. Research and vet all charities at sites like CharityNavigator.org, CharityWatch.org, & GreatNonProfits.org
  • We’re big fans of the discipline of giving away a portion of your money every year. Check out our full Daffy Donor Advised Funds Review if you are considering setting up your own charity! Here are the ins and outs of donor advised funds.

• Newsletter – Don’t forget to sign up for the best personal finance newsletter in all the land! It’s completely free and something we create to help you along your journey to financial freedom. It drops every Tuesday morning and you can always unsubscribe if you don’t dig it!

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