Time for our Friday Flight! These episodes are a sampling of 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 get ahead during these trying times. In this episode we cover some relevant and helpful stories like: HTM sock giveaway winners, more Google Map biking features, credit card companies are fighting for your business, cheap millennials are worse tippers, jumping ship to earn 10% more, why we’re proponents of child labor, US Bank exploiting their customers, pernicious hotel fees, Equifax continues to blow it, & a quick utility bill hack.
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- Credit cards – With all the card issuers fighting for your attention, be sure to see what kind of welcome offers they have. Check out our new CC search tool to find a great card with a sweet welcome offer!
- Vaca – Don’t get stuck paying for fees that you weren’t expecting at your next hotel stay. Before you book, read reviews over at TripAdvisor and be sure to look closely at the itemized bill!
- Save money – Turning down the water heater and turning up the thermostat are great ways to save, but here are 7 other ways that you can begin saving money this week. Also here’s our list of ways to save money on water at home!
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