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☆ How to reduce — or avoid — airline fees for checked bags
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A checked bag is one stored in a plane's cargo hold during a flight. While that service was free in years past, it's now standard for major airlines to charge for checked bags, experts said. Today, it's about double: $30 to $35 for one checked bag, Nastro said. The carrier allows two free checked bags. Buy a luggage scale, lightweight bagsBuying and using a luggage scale before traveling can help travelers avoid surprise fees at the airport due to exceeding a weight limit on checked bags.

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Loud budgeting is the latest financial trend to go viral on TikTok as people look to save money. Paul Riley, a personal banking executive with NAB Bank in Australia, defined loud budgeting in a recent report. Loud budgeting is workingLoud budgeting is already having an impact on the finances of younger adults. "By sharing my financial goals with my friends, they also opened up about their goals," Fischer told Business Insider. Are you participating in the loud budgeting trend and willing to share details about how you're saving money?

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☆ More Baby Boomers are living alone. One reason why: ‘gray divorce’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

It’s been about a decade since Brown’s research popularized the term “gray divorce” to describe this phenomenon – something that used to be a rarity, but now has become much more common. They dubbed it “the gray divorce revolution.”And it’s still going strong, both for celebrities and everyday people. Rather than “gray divorce,” Myres says she prefers the term “silver splitters,” because it also alludes to the silver lining of starting fresh, no matter how old you are. Financial difficulties after “gray divorce” are a problem Brown says she and other researchers have been studying, too. In the first couple of years after a “gray divorce,” Brown says, about 50% of people end up living alone.

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☆ If you're worried about market volatility, here's how this advisor says you should handle the stress
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Andrew Osterland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Behavioral finance tells us we are inherently bad investors, prone to making decisions based on emotions rather than evidence and self-interest. "We may think we're making rational decisions, but we're usually not," added certified financial planner Maurer, who is also a member of the CNBC Financial Advisor Council. By the time that most people react to events in the market, the market has already priced in the risk. "When it feels like the market is at a top, it's not unnatural to think about changing your investment strategy. "They are more likely to look through stock market volatility and do a better job investing for their future."

☆ As debt ceiling deadline looms, here's what it could mean for Social Security and Medicare
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That has advocates for Social Security and Medicare worried that lawmakers will try to amend those programs. Unlike a government shutdown, where Social Security and Medicare benefits continue to flow, that may not be the case with a default, according to Adcock. However, the Social Security Administration may delay payments to ensure it has enough cash on hand, he said. "Social Security I'm sure will get paid, interest on the debt will get paid," he said. Why some worry about Social Security benefit cuts

☆ ‘Ugly times’ are pushing record annuity sales. Here's what you need to know before you buy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

How to know if an annuity makes sense for youFinancial advisors often recommend using a different flavor of annuity when building financial plans: a single-premium immediate annuity or deferred-income annuity. Payouts from immediate annuities start right away, while those from deferred-income annuities starts later, perhaps in a retiree's 70s or 80s. Single-premium immediate annuities and deferred-income annuities are relatively simple to understand compared with other categories, advisors said. By contrast, consumers can't get back principal when they buy single-premium immediate annuities or deferred-income annuities. This is one likely reason consumers don't buy them as readily, despite their income efficiency, Giesing said.

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