Southwest Airlines is giving flyers an early holiday gift this year. The airline’s suite of credit cards, issued by Chase, have long been popular with frequent Southwest flyers. Starting Nov. 3, 2022, Chase is boosting the bonus for all new cardholders of Southwest consumer credit cards: Earn 75,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases……
The Federal Reserve has announced its sixth rate hike this year, increasing rates by three-quarters of a percentage point in an attempt to stabilize the U.S. economy. For consumers, this means that “the market interest rates for credit cards, for auto loans, and for all the other loans are going to increase,” says Ligia Vado,……
There are a lot of conversations on and off of social media about breaking “generational curses,” which essentially means healing from generational trauma. And part of healing from generational trauma involves changing our relationship with money. What is generational trauma? With generational trauma (also called intergenerational trauma), emotions and behaviors linked to adverse — even……
Home affordability has crumbled this year, and it may erode further at the hands of the Federal Reserve. The Fed on Wednesday raised the federal funds rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to a range of 3.75% to 4%. The central bank’s action will directly or indirectly raise the floor under several consumer interest……
The federal funds rate — often called the fed rate — is the interest rate that U.S. banks pay one another to borrow or loan money overnight. Since banks are legally required to keep a minimum amount of money in reserves, banks with excess reserves often loan money to banks that can’t meet those reserve……
This holiday shopping season points earned from the suite of Chase Freedom cards will be worth more towards certain redemptions. Chase offers four varieties of the Freedom card, and all are eligible for these limited-time offers: Chase Freedom Flex℠, Chase Freedom Unlimited® or Chase Freedom® Student credit card and the legacy Chase Freedom®. Through Nov….…
There’s no denying that Airbnb has revolutionized the way we travel. According to the company, there are more than 6 million listings worldwide in over 100,000 cities — that’s no small feat. But while many people have chosen to move over to Airbnb, they’re often unprepared for the total costs of their stays, especially after……
Tires are a big part of the cost of owning a car, and the range of tire prices doesn’t make it easier to budget for them. The price of tires depends on several factors, including how they perform in certain weather conditions, how well they handle, and what type of terrain they can manage. Each……
The Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates by 75 basis points on Wednesday for the fourth consecutive time in its efforts to cool a hot economy. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in September that he wishes “there were a painless way” to lower inflation. “There isn’t,” he said. So who is going……
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