Tag: Personal finance
When it’s OK to let your good credit score drop
If you’ve worked hard to achieve and maintain a good credit score, it can be upsetting to see it drop. But “life happens, and...
Millennial Money: She crushed $20K+ in debt at age 24
With over $195,000 in student loan debt, Annika Hudak saw little harm in swiping her credit cards.
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Biden budget highlights: Lots of spending, taxing the rich
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal offers major new initiatives like child and elder care subsidies, generous tax credits for families...
Family of American killed in Kenya wants separate probe
NAIROBI — The family of an American investor of Somali origin whose body was found with torture wounds days after he went missing in...
Social spending, business tax hike drive $6T Biden budget
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal for next year would run a $1.8 trillion federal government deficit despite a raft of...
Texas lawmakers approve college athlete compensation bill
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers on Friday approved letting college athletes earn money with endorsements and sponsorship deals, pushing the state closer to joining...
Biden budget highlights: Lots of spending, taxing the rich
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal offers major new initiatives like child and elder care subsidies, generous tax credits for families...
US average mortgage rates decline; 30-year loan at 2.95%
WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates declined this week, pushing the benchmark 30-year home loan back down below the 3% mark. Signs continued of the economy’s...
4 tips for small-business owners paying down pandemic debt
After more than a year of navigating lockdowns, mandates and COVID-19 protocols, small-business owners are starting to see a light at the end of...
What would it take to solve the student debt crisis?
The possibility of federal student loan forgiveness grabs all the headlines. But experts say no single policy — not even wiping the slate clean...