Car trouble is frustrating on its own. Add a bad mechanic to the mix, and you’ve got the recipe for a major headache. It is more likely that you have a bad repair than a bad mechanic. There is a difference between trial-and-error diagnosis of a problem and unnecessary work performed only for profit. The……
If you’ve been investing for a few years, you may have heard of FANG or FAANG stocks — and you may be wondering if those terms are still used. Big tech has changed a lot during the 2010s and 2020s, and the acronym for the biggest tech stocks has changed, too. FANG became FAANG, then……
The Department of Education is reconsidering what counts toward income-driven repayment forgiveness. Starting in November 2022, borrowers who have been paying their federal student loans for 20 years or longer can expect to see the remainder of their debt discharged, while millions more will move significantly closer to forgiveness. Income-driven plans offer reduced payments over 20……
After years of unusually low prices on airfare and vacation rentals during the pandemic, travel prices have taken off in 2022. And while travel price inflation has cooled with slowing demand and falling fuel prices this fall, it continues to affect travelers’ plans and budgets. So with travel prices still well above their pre-pandemic levels,……
San Diego-based mom of two Audrey Patterson frequently vacations in an RV with her family. But she’s actually only driven an RV once — a brief stretch near Burbank, California — en route to Yosemite National Park for their 2021 summer vacation. The area northwest of downtown Los Angeles is a tangled web of freeways,……
The financial services company Figure is no longer offering new personal loans. Instead, the company is focusing on home lending options like home loans and refinancing and home equity lines of credit. Figure used to offer online personal loans to good-credit borrowers, with loan sizes from $5,000 to $50,000. While the loans came with origination……
As holiday shopping gets underway, many of us will face the pitch at least once at the store register: “Would you like to save 25% on your purchase today by opening a store credit card?” The specific perk or discount may vary, but retail clerks across the country will generally follow a familiar corporate script,……
Logistics in general, and supply chains in particular, weren’t something Black Friday shoppers thought about much. Until the pandemic hit and empty shelves were where baby formula, produce and, yes, toilet paper once stood. Are we past shipping bottlenecks, clogged ports of entry and long-haul trucking issues? How will supply chains and inventory levels impact……
Welcome to NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast. This week’s episode starts with a discussion about why Black Friday is dead. Then we host a roundtable discussion with Travel Nerds about how you can find the best holiday travel deals this year. Check out this episode on any of these platforms: Apple Podcasts Spotify Our take on……
Peer-to-peer money transfer app Venmo allows you to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies in its app. The feature launched in April 2021, following a similar move by its parent company PayPal. While it’s a convenient way to buy and sell crypto, especially in small amounts, it lacks the functionality other major crypto exchanges offer. For……