Category: Personal Finance
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Personal Finance
Unexpected Expenses: My Back-Up Plan Flow Chart
by Kyle Burbank
Picture this: you've finally managed to get your finances in order and are making progress toward your financial goals... when a large, necessary but expected expense pops up. This is something that happens to Americans every day. What's more, as all too many surveys have told us, the great majority of us have no good plans for paying off such purchases of $500 or more. Even as someone who's "good...
Personal Finance
Synchrony Expands CareCredit with Albertsons Partnership
by Kyle Burbank
Synchrony is teaming up with Albertsons to increase acceptance of its healthcare credit product. About the expansion: Recently, Synchrony revealed that its CareCredit card would now be accepted at Albertsons Companies Inc. stores including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, ACME, Shaw's, and Jewel-Osco. In total, nearly 2,200 Albertsons Companies locations will participate in this partnership. At these locations, CareCredit customers will be able to use their card to purchase pharmacy items, qualified...
Personal Finance
Benjamin Acquires New Things for "Money Moments" Expansion
by Kyle Burbank
A growing cashback app has revealed a new acquisition and funding round. About the acquisition: Benjamin Capital Partners has announced its acquisition of Austin-based startup New Things Co. As a result, Benjamin intends to integrate New Things' proprietary augmented reality rewards into its app. Specifically, the company says the feature will be added to its cash rewards platform Benjamin Money Moments, which currently allows customers to earn rewards for making...
Personal Finance
Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: What Fed Rate Cuts Could Mean for Home Buyers and Owners
by Kyle Burbank
Yesterday, for the first time since 2020, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. In fact, to the surprise of some observers, the rate was cut by half a point (as opposed to the quarter point that was widely anticipated). For many people, this update might not mean much — but, for those who have been looking to buy a home or who purchased during recent rate highs, this could be...
Personal Finance
3 Personal Finance Features Found in Apple's iOS 18
by Kyle Burbank
This week, alongside a new slate of iPhones, Apple introduced its latest mobile operating software update: iOS 18. And while the "Apple Intelligence" features that the company has hyped didn't end up making it into this initial release, the upgrade does include a number of new features. This happens to include a few finance-related features that may be worth checking out. Whether you're on the fence about updating your device...
Personal Finance
Estate Planning Platform Wealth.com Raises $30 Million
by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech that helps modernize estate planning processes has raised a new round of funds. About the round: This week, Wealth.com announced that it raised $30 million in its latest funding round. The Series A was led by GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) and included participation from Citi Ventures, Outpost Ventures, 53 Stations, and Firebolt Ventures. Previously, the company raised a $16 million seed round in 2022. In a...
Personal Finance
4 Surprising Cost of Living Statistics From Across the U.S.
by Kyle Burbank
As someone who moved from Los Angeles, California to Springfield, Missouri, I know a thing or two about cost of living expenses and how they differ across various areas of the country. In fact, as you can imagine, it was a big reason why my wife and I chose to move here back in 2015. Since then, cost of living expenses have been an even larger topic in the United...