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Why buy now, pay later plans aren’t safer than credit cards

Between Black Friday deals and Americans’ collective credit card debt reaching more than $1 trillion, you may be looking for alternative payment methods this holiday shopping season, including buy now, pay later plans. Buy now, pay later options accounted for around $6.4 billion of online spending in October, according to …

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How to take advantage of ‘Travel Tuesday’

Thanksgiving kicked off all-star weekend for Americans’ No. 1 pastime: shopping. Each year, lines form around the block and email inboxes pile over with offers as Americans look to take advantage of discounts for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Shoppers compete for the best deals on merchandise and retailers compete …

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NFL Black Friday game Jets vs Dolphins on Amazon Prime, not on TV

Jacob Kupferman | Getty Images The Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets face off in the National Football League’s first ever Black Friday game this week — but it’s not going to be the usual broadcast or cable offering. The game will stream exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video. The …

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Airlines shave minutes off flight times with faster boarding, new tech

Passengers make their way through the terminal as they travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on Nov. 22, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters In air travel, minutes matter. A few moments could be the difference between making and missing a connection for …

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25% of Americans still have holiday debt from last year

For some shoppers, the upcoming holiday season may lead to piling on more debt. About 25% of Americans are still paying off holiday debt from 2022, according to WalletHub’s November holiday shopping survey. But those already carrying a balance could find themselves sinking further into the red if they don’t …

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30-year-old makes $22,000/month in passive income from her side hustle—and works on it ‘just 2 hours a day’

In 2020, I was working two marketing jobs and putting in grueling 80-hour workweeks. But my real passion was creating art. So in April 2020, I started DomoINK as a side hustle. It has since blossomed into a successful art and home decor brand. I make $22,000 a month in …

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How to spot red flags of a stressful job before you take it

Work can cause a great deal of stress. More than half, 57%, of workers report experiencing the impacts of work-related stress such as emotional exhaustion, low motivation and a desire to quit, according to the American Psychological Association’s 2023 Work in America Survey. Whether or not a job ends up …

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How Meta could benefit from the OpenAI shakeup

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg may not have been directly involved with the drama surrounding Sam Altman’s tumultuous departure from, then return …

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What to know about jobless benefits as job market cools

Bill Varie | The Image Bank | Getty Images The job market is undeniably cooling. Though the Labor Department’s weekly jobless claims report released on Wednesday showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 24,000 to a seasonally adjusted 209,000 in the week ending Nov. 18, figures for new and …

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Despite strong economy, Americans are spending less

The U.S. is not in a recession. Despite nearly three years of warnings that a recession was imminent, it hasn’t happened yet. An economic downturn could still be on the horizon, but so far unemployment remains low, gross domestic product is growing and inflation has come down from its June 2022 …

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