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: cutting a car from your life, instant e-bikes, driving something durable, bank fee baloney, rate cut predictions, down payment assistance, wasteful wrinkle creams, unlocked cell phones, community college considerations, higher education value proposition, and the ascent of Aldi.
Additional links:
- No Car, No Worries! – Are you up for a car-free challenge? Check out our post on how to live without a car, and some of the pros and cons.
- E-Bikes – Joel is still rocking his RadWagon 4! Don’t forget to check reviews on trusted sites like Consumer Reports before pulling the trigger on an e-bike or accessories.
- Home downpayment – For all you without deep-pocketed parents, here’s how you should think about saving for a home downpayment the old fashion way.
- Cheap cell plans – US Mobile has the cheapest plan for unlimited everything. Better yet, you get some choice when it comes to which cell towers you connect to for reception. Here are the other best cheap cell providers we love and recommend.
- 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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