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: pennies and coinstar gift cards, fat 401k accounts and the wealth effect, 2024 is the year for student loans, 529 flexin, Christmas returns, new year new gadgets, leasing used cars, BNPL IRL, & whether ARMs are the answer.

Additional links:

• 529 plans – How to maximize 529 college savings plans!

• Student loans – Whether it makes sense to go with Student Loan Planner to assist you with payments resuming.

• Investing – Our comprehensive guide on how you can get started investing for your retirement!

• Car – Sure leasing a used car is better than leasing a new car, but maybe even consider cutting a car from your life completely!

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