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It seems like 2023 will be a year of professional renewal for many, as a whopping 96% of workers say they will be job hunting, according to a new Monster survey. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See: 2023’s Housing Correction Could Be the Largest Since Post-WWIIRead: Get Your Credit Score On Track With These 3 Tips for SuccessFind: How 2023 Recession Will Differ From 2008 and How You Should Prepare Differently The December Monster poll found that nearly half of all respondents — 46% — expect a higher salary in 2023, largely due to inflation and an increased cost of living....

When it comes to paid time off, America lags behind many other countries. According to a recent analysis conducted by Resume-Now, America is the only advanced economy nation that does not federally mandate any paid vacation days, holidays or sick leave, and does not offer a federal paid family medical leave program. And while the exact paid time off available to workers varies from company to company, in general, Americans get less than their counterparts abroad....

Everything’s bigger in Texas, even the number of people quitting their jobs, according to Labor Department data. A total of 439,000 Texas workers turned in their resignations in September. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See: 20 Hot Jobs That Pay More Than $150,000Find: Amid Great Resignation, 4.8 Million Working Parents Suffering ‘Preventable Burnout’ — How Can It Be Fixed? That number is up from the 370,000 quits the state had in August, according to the data, giving Texas the largest increase in quit levels across the country....

Shares of Biogen fell hard in pre-market trading Thursday, a day after they surged on reports that the biotech was being acquired by Samsung — something Samsung later denied. By Vance Cariaga See: Samsung Delivers Strong Q2 Profit Gains As Chip Shortage Hits OLED Smartphones and TVsFind: Every Stock That Warren Buffett Owns, Ranked On Wednesday The Korea Economic Daily, citing unnamed investment banking sources, reported that Samsung is in negotiations to buy Biogen for about $42 billion — a 20% premium on Biogen’s current market value of $35 billion....

If you’re like many Americans, you borrowed from your 401(k) plan during the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. government actually made it easier to obtain such loans, raising the limits to $100,000 or 100% of your balance vs. the typical limits of $50,000 or 50% of your account value. Now that vaccine distribution is widespread and the economy is reopening, you might be in the position to start paying that loan back....

With Republicans set to take over the U.S. House beginning in January 2023, Congressional Democrats have a short window to advance their agenda — including passing legislation to expand the child tax credit. By Vance Cariaga Holiday Spending: Get Top Holiday Shopping and Savings TipsDollar Tree: 5 High-Quality Items To Buy Now If lawmakers don’t expand the CTC during Congress’ current lame-duck session, they might not get another chance until 2025 at the earliest, according to an op-ed in the Washington Post....

Chipotle has increased its menu prices by approximately 4% to cover the cost of raising its workers’ wages, which should reach an average of $15 an hour by the end of June. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy Last month, the company announced that the wage increases for new and existing hourly and salaried restaurant employees would be “rolled out over the next few weeks and will result in hourly crew members starting wages ranging from $11-$18 per hour,” according to a statement....

CreditStrong Overview The credit system can be tricky. How do you get approved for a credit line when you don’t have a high credit score, but to improve your credit score you need a credit line? The cycle continues, but it can be broken with CreditStrong as a CreditStrong account works for those with bad or non-existent credit. By Caitlyn Moorhead Overview Features Comparable Options How To Apply Who It Is For...

Special payments after you retire can be confusing and might leave you wondering if the Social Security Administration will reduce your benefit because of them. In most cases, special payments are payments you receive for work you did before you retired. The SSA states that usually, these payments will not affect your Social Security benefit. By Georgina Tzanetos See: Social Security — How You Can Work and Still Receive BenefitsFind: A Month-by-Month Guide To Retiring by the End of 2022...

Planet Fitness has branches all over North America and it’s convenient to sign up. But what if a current customer needs to cancel their Planet Fitness membership? Here’s how to get started closing your account to save money each month. By Sarah Horvath How To Visit Your Home Gym Mail Online Service Final Take How To Cancel a Planet Fitness Membership in Person Canceling a Planet Fitness membership in person is actually one of only two ways to do it....

Financial emergencies can happen to everyone. No matter how much you earn or have saved in the bank, losing a job or experiencing a medical emergency can wipe out any safety net you have in place. By Casey Bond Explore: Your Biggest Money Etiquette Questions AnsweredCash App Borrow: How To Borrow Money on Cash App It can be a scary situation to deal with, but getting back on track following a huge monetary loss will likely be your top priority....

Black Friday began as a one-day event but became a weeks-long holiday tempting consumers with a myriad of ads and deals. However, with inflation at a four-decade high and Americans being financially hit in every corner of their life, now may be the time to proceed with caution. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy Find: Costco Black Friday Deals You Shouldn’t Pass UpDiscover: If Your Credit Score Is Under 740, Make These 4 Moves Now...

Are the days of the McMansion coming to a McEnd? Maybe not, but you might see a lot less of them as millennials become a bigger part of the home buying market and opt for smaller, more affordable homes with a smaller carbon footprint. By Vance Cariaga See: Is Your House Not Selling? Here Are 4 Major Reasons Why Find: How Much House Does $200K Buy You in Every State?...

Digital currencies began in 2008 with the invention of bitcoin — money that could be created, traded and tracked on the internet. By Thomas Streissguth About SHIB Expansion Current Performance Price Predictions Since then, cryptocurrencies have multiplied. Some have been designed to beat bitcoin in ease of use, cost and speed. Others serve as tokens for new versions of the blockchain, a method of secure online tracking and bookkeeping that makes cryptocurrency possible....

Christmas can be a challenging time of year, as commercial pressure to purchase gifts is extremely high, yet not everyone has the financial freedom to spend a lot of money. On the other hand, many people enjoy gift-giving and want to bestow presents on their loved ones during the holidays. By Jordan Rosenfeld Holiday Spending: Get Top Holiday Shopping and Savings TipsSee: 3 Easy Tips to Turn Your Credit Woes into Wows...

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission provides SNAP food benefits and temporary assistance for low-income families via the Texas Lone Star Card, the state’s version of the EBT card. The Lone Star Card acts like a normal debit card and can be swiped at card readers to pay for qualifying items at the grocery store. By Josephine Nesbit See: Surprising Things You Can Buy With Food StampsFind: SNAP 2022 — Is My State Giving Out Extra Money in April?...

In the first quarter of 2022, student loan debt reached an all-time high of $1.59 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and as reported by CNBC. Student loan debt accounts for 10% of total household debt, making it the second-largest category of consumer debt behind mortgages. By Josephine Nesbit Discover: Surprising Things You Can Buy With Food Stamps More: Unplug These Appliances That Hike Up Your Electricity Bill...

For borrowers, the official federal student loan payment moratorium comes to an end on Sept. 1 after almost two-and-a-half years of a loan payment hiatus. By David Nadelle See: Stimulus Updates To Know for August 2022Find: How Much Cash To Have Stashed at Home at All Times An extension, most likely to the end of this year, is assumed to be announced by President Joe Biden before month’s end. But whether that happens or not, borrowers will eventually have no choice but to resume payments, something a great many are financially unprepared to do....

Long months of high inflation have forced people to get by on less, and the financial cushions that they padded during the pandemic are drying up. According to a new study from LendingClub, the number of people living from paycheck-to-paycheck jumped by 12 percentage points between April 2021 and January 2022. By Jordan Rosenfeld Find: Stimulus Updates To Know for Spring 2022Shopping: Surprising Things You Can Buy With Food Stamps...

This will go down in the books as a very bad year for the crypto industry and its entire ecosystem. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy The Future of Finances: Gen Z & How They Relate to Money Advice: 5 Things You Must Do When Your Savings Reach $50,000 Despite starting the year rather strongly, the crypto winter quickly seeped in — and never left. It was a year of collapses, losses, lawsuits and angry and reeling investors....