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And speaking of beers, it’s 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: latest greatest iPhone, stickier high inflation, beer surge pricing, majors over pedigrees, investing in all the wrong ways, the downside of shopping for insurance coverage, (the death of) car privacy, fixed rates vs ARMs, & assumable mortgages.

Additional links:

• College ROI – Check out the Dept of Education’s college scorecard in order to help you compare college degrees and fields of study, before you commit to taking out a butt-load of debt!

• 529 plans – As the laws have changed, so have our attitudes towards 529 accounts and whether or not you should utilize them. We talked about this in depth on a recent episode and you can read up on those changes here as well.

• Insurance – There are so many reasons why we’re huge fans of at least checking out PolicyGenius for auto insurance. Remember, they’re an insurance marketplace so they allow you to compare the best plans for you!
  • Trusted Choice is a great resource to help you find (relatively) local independent agents who can also shop for the best rates. Added bonus: if they focus on a specific state, they’ll also know all the nuances since insurance requirements vary by state which can help you save and get the best coverage for you!

• 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!

• 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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Best friends out!