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: the worst thing about the burbs, leveling up with private equity, not all that glitters is gold, forgotten 529s, abandoning insurance, brick and mortar perks, paying off mortgages, homes for $0 down, wrecked credit reports, and subbing out your social security number.

Additional resources:

• 529 Plans – Here’s the article we mentioned about making the most of 529 plans and how to choose the best route for your kiddo!

• 529 Alternates – BTW, there’s more than one way to save for kids education. Here’s our post on 529 plan alternatives for those who want a little most control over the investments/fees etc.

• Book Rec – Here’s a link to The Simple Path to Wealth, one of the greatest books of our generation.

• Credit Freeze – Locking your credit is super important, so here’s how to freeze your credit with the three major credit bureaus (and also did you know you can freeze your kids’ credit report, too?)

• 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 cashback offer! Just toggle the sliders and you’ll know which card to consider.

• Cheap cell plans – Massively reduce your cell phone bill each month by switching to a discount provider like US Mobile.

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