Personal Finance: What You Need To Know Today

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Money at 30: The Power of Parity

As I write this, my wife and I are once again in France. Unbelievably, this is our third visit in under a year as we continue to cover developments at Disneyland Paris for Laughing Place. However, this particular trip is a bit special for a couple of reasons. First, we're here to report on the opening of the new Avengers Campus land — which, as big Marvel fans, we're very excited...
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Klarna Officially Closes $800 Million Down Round

The popular "buy now, pay later" app Klarna has confirmed its latest investment round. Following reports last week, the FinTech has now officially announced that it's raised $800 million in funding. The round builds upon a $639 million venture round the company closed in June 2021. However, while the earlier round valued the company at $45.6 billion, the latest raise cut that valuation to $6.7 billion. Like many other BNPL...
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U.S. Economy Adds 372,000 Jobs in June

In the face of recession fears, the United States jobs market continued to add jobs last month. According to a new Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the economy gained 372,000 jobs in June. As noted by CNN Business, that well outpaces the 272,700 jobs the economists surveyed had anticipated. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate stayed steady at 3.6%. With the latest jobs figures, the nation moves even closer toward reaching the...
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Survey Finds Americans Relying More on Credit Cards

With the economy hitting some sour notes, it looks as though the use of credit is on the rise. According to Credit Sesame's latest Personal Finance and Credit survey, Americans are relying more on credit cards now than they were last year. In fact, the percentage of respondents who reported using more than half of their available credit limit increased by nine points when compared to last year's survey. Additionally,...
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Zilch Adds $50 Million to Latest Funding Round

Despite some reversals of fortune in FinTech as of late, a growing U.K.-based firm has announced an additional investment. Recently, Zilch announced that it had extended its round with an additional $50 million in funding. The added funds bring their Series C to a total of $160 million, while the company has now raised $460 million in equity and debt to date. The extended funding round comes on the heels...
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Cash App Introduces Round-Up Investing Feature for Debit Card

Debit card customers looking to grow their investments gained a new, automated option today as Block Inc. (formerly Square Inc.) officially announced a new feature for its popular Cash App. Now, customers with the Cash App Cash Card can opt into Round Ups as a means of growing their investments. When this feature is toggled on, Cash App will round up debit card purchases to the nearest dollar and invest...
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Marqeta Expands Credit Program with New APIs and More

A FinTech that specializes in creating credit card experiences is rolling out some new features. This week, Marqeta announced what it calls a "significant expansion" of its credit platform. This includes more than 40 new credit APIs that will further help clients craft and launch their own credit card products. Additionally, the company notes an updated intuitive dashboard. Using this platform, businesses can create unique card options that can not...
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Money at 30: What it Was Like Purchasing My First Life Insurance Policy

A few weeks back, I reviewed a platform called Everplans that helps you organize important documents and info for your loved ones lest anything happen to you. On the heels of that, I penned a post all about preparing your finances for after your death. During the process of writing these articles, I couldn't help but think about how I had yet to purchase a life insurance policy of my...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
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Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
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Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...
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PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...