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It’s only logical to think that the job market will eventually rebound — or at least stabilize — following the damage caused by the pandemic. But with a near-certain recession on the horizon for 2023, there’s no reason to think that the labor market will hold steady anytime soon. By David Nadelle See: More Americans Are Turning to Freelance Work Amid Struggle To Find WorkersFind: Top 10 Recession-Proof Jobs However, we can anticipate which employment sectors will by revived and which will continue to grow over the next decade....

Citigroup, also known as Citi®, is a global financial services company with over 200 years of experience to its credit. Citi boasts over 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. It serves consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a host of financial products and services, including consumer banking. Citi has announced its two newest offers for prospective consumer banking customers. Here are all the details, including how to qualify, how much you could earn and how much time you have before the offer expires....

Billionaires — they’re just like us, right? While they may like to think so, particularly Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, sometimes their ideas about the finances of non-billionaires can be a little off. For example, in a recent interview with Ted Conferences Founder Ted Anderson, Musk suggested that $100,000 is an affordable ticket price for “almost anyone” who would want to take a trip to Mars on SpaceX’s planned future missions....

Of the 423 sites within the National Park System, only 108 of them charge entrance fees, ranging from $5 to $35 for a vehicle, which includes all passengers inside. Camping, tours and shuttles have additional charges. To avoid the fees altogether, you can visit on one of the year’s remaining three free admission days: Aug. 4 (Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act), Sept. 24 (National Public Lands Day) and Nov....

By Maddie Duley Here It Is: Our 2022 Small Business SpotlightFind Out: 7 Surprisingly Easy Ways To Reach Your Retirement Goals In this Small Business Spotlight, we’re featuring Summer Littlejohn, the owner of Always Summer, a storefront in Alabama carrying a variety of hand-picked boutique clothing items, as well as Littlejohn’s specialty: custom-designed bleached T-shirts. Littlejohn transformed her side hustle of creating custom T-shirts for friends and family into a successful boutique, which helps people find the clothing they love at affordable prices, and makes shopping fun and easy for everyone....

Just a few hours after embattled FTX — and its 130 subsidiaries — filed for bankruptcy and Sam Bankman-Fried stepped down as CEO, the crypto exchange said it was hacked. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy The crypto assets could be worth around $477 million, according to crypto risk management firm Elliptic. The Future of Finances: Gen Z & How They Relate to Money See: 5 Things You Must Do When Your Savings Reach $50,000...

California is one of just two states experiencing gas prices over $5 per gallon, based on current AAA statistics. The same factors driving oil prices up in California, including sanctions on Russian oil and increased demand as travel ramps up following the pandemic, are affecting economics in the rest of the U.S. as well. By Dawn Allcot Gas Cost Fallout: Major Oil Companies Amass $205B in 2021 Profits, Draw CriticismExplore: Does Charging an EV Cost More Than Filling Up Your Gas Tank Today?...

It can start out so innocently: a friend asks you to spot him some cash. Maybe it’s a fairly trivial amount — a $20 for his share of brunch, say. Or perhaps it’s a tad more substantial: $100 to tide him over until he gets paid. Or maybe he asks for $500, $1,000 or more. By Nicole Spector And he’s your friend, and he’d do it for you, right? And you have the means…...

Robert Kiyosaki is an American businessman, finance expert, motivational speaker and author who has turned his signature work “Rich Dad Poor Dad” into a multimillion-dollar marketing and self-help industry through the companies Rich Global, LLC and Rich Dad Company. Of late, he has been reminding people that crashes are a great time to get rich. By Michelle Tompkins See: How Much is Kevin O’Leary Worth?Find: How Much is Robert Herjavec Worth?...

Any number of circumstances, from medical bills, job loss or overspending to scrimping together a down payment on a house, can deplete your savings and retirement accounts, leaving you without a safety net for the foreseeable future. By Daria Uhlig Regardless of what landed you in this situation, the challenge remains the same — figuring out how to stay on top of your current obligations while rebuilding your savings. If you’re in this boat, use these expert tips to get your savings back on track....

Regions Prestige Visa Signature Credit Card Overview The Regions Prestige Visa Signature Credit Card earns Relationship Rewards points on all purchases: 3x points for dining and entertainment, 2x points for gas and groceries and 1x point for all other eligible spending. The card doubles as a balance-transfer card, as it offers a promotional APR on purchases and on balance transfers made within the first 60 days after opening an account. Although the balance-transfer fee is relatively high at $10 or 4%, whichever is greater, the Regions Prestige card has a competitive standard APR and no annual or foreign-transaction fees....

The IRS is reminding retirement savers that required minimum distributions (RMDs) must be taken by Dec. 31 or their taxes could be affected. By Josephine Nesbit Explore: Get a Jump on Your Taxes with These Tips from the IRS for 2022Social Security and Medicare: What Benefits You Get, and Premiums You’ll Need To Pay Waived in 2020 as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, RMDs are minimum amounts that retirement plan participants and individual retirement account owners must withdraw annually starting with the year they reach the age of 72 or, if later, the year they retire....

By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy Save More: Back-to-School Tips To Help You Cut CostsFind: 8 Purchases Retirees Almost Always Regret “As we look ahead and prepare for the busy holiday shopping season, we expect greater utilization of our fulfillment network. Across the supply chain, this creates increased operating costs during this holiday peak period,” the company announced. “We have previously absorbed these cost increases, but seasonal expenses are reaching new heights. As a result, we decided that similar to other carriers, we will implement a holiday peak fulfillment fee that applies during a timebound period each year,” according to the statement....

By Sam DiSalvo Holiday Spending: Get Top Holiday Shopping and Savings TipsAdvice: 3 Easy Tips to Turn Your Credit Woes into Wows More From Your Money: Choose a high-interest saving, checking, CD, or investing account from our list of top banks to start saving today. Good News: Costco Trees are Cheaper Than Last Year Due to supply chain issues in 2021, Costco received some of its artificial trees after Christmas....

The Social Security Administration announced this week that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for 2022 will be increased 5.9% to help senior citizens cope with prices that this morning are 5.4% higher than last year. By Georgina Tzanetos See: Senior Stimulus: Advocacy Group Proposes One-Time, $1,400 Payment for Social Security RecipientsFind: How Much Can the Average Senior Citizen Expect To Benefit From Social Security? The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index report this morning, showing prices rose in all major categories including all six major grocery store categories and gasoline....

Two Ohio senators have introduced a bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act in order to update the resource limit for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See: Surprising Things You Can Buy With Food Stamps2022 Stimulus Checks: Is Your State Giving Out Money This Year? Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican Sen. Rob Portman introduced the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act in the Senate on April 28, according to the bill’s details....

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks are typically deposited on the first of every month unless the date happens to fall on a weekend or holiday. According to the SSA’s schedule of Social Security benefits for 2022, SSI recipients will receive two payments in September. By Josephine Nesbit Social Security: You Can Apply for SNAP at the Same Time You Apply For SSILearn: 7 Surprisingly Easy Ways To Reach Your Retirement Goals...

The sixth and final installment of the advance portion of the child tax credit is set to hit bank accounts today. However, unless legislators decide to expand the advance monthly payments of the child tax credit, there will be no additional monthly checks paid in 2022. By Georgina Tzanetos See: Didn’t Get Your Child Tax Credit? Here’s How to Track It Down Find: Stimulus Update: How To Request an IRS Trace for Lost Child Tax Credit Payment...

Starting in September, tens of millions of student loan borrowers will begin applying for student loan forgiveness. Are there any other changes to student loans borrowers need to know about this fall? By Heather Taylor The Future of Finances: Gen Z & How They Relate to MoneyFind Out: How Much Cash To Have Stashed at Home at All Times Here are key dates, and changes, to take into consideration. The Student Debt Relief Plan Is a One-Time Event Borrowers eligible for the Student Debt Relief Plan need to take advantage of this opportunity....

By Gabrielle Olya Find Out: 9 Bills You Should Never Put on AutopayRead: 30 Things You Should Never Buy Without a Coupon How To File Taxes at the Last Minute Make sure you know what you have to file and when, plus what you can still do to reduce your tax bill this year. 15 Tax Tips and Tax Deadlines To Know for Last-Minute Filing Last-Minute Ways To Reduce Your Taxes for 2022 10 Last-Minute Deductions You Don’t Want To Miss What To Do If You Need Help If you have a complicated tax situation — or just feel overwhelmed — you may need some extra help to get your taxes filed on time....