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How much the typical first-time home buyer puts toward a down payment and where they get the money
The typical first-time homebuyer is making a down payment less than 10% and is relying on savings t…
Jacob Zinkula
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4 powerful mindset shifts that actually save you money, according to a financial therapist
Financial therapist Amanda Clayman shared a few crucial mindset shifts that can help you get out of…
Julia Pugachevsky
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People are raiding their savings and racking up debt, paving the way for economic pain, expert warns
Soaring prices and borrowing costs mean people are spending nearly every dollar they have just to s…
Theron Mohamed
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Look to refinance your home loan to save on EMI payments
Since May 2022, the EMI per lakh has gone up from ₹899 to ₹1,044. The RBI has raised the repo rate …
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I'm 43 and have a teenager and a baby. I stopped saving for college to pay for diapers and formula.
Sophoan Prak is a financial advisor at Vanguard and a mom to a teen and a baby. She stopped saving …
Kelly Burch
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Student-loan borrowers who were set to get debt cancellation or lower payments through Biden's new repayment plan won't get it for now. Here's what you need to know.
Two separate court rulings blocked parts of the SAVE plan, including student-debt relief and cheape…
Ayelet Sheffey
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YouTube star MrBeast doubles down on cash giveaways with $200,000 donation to a universal basic income program
MrBeast, known for handing cash to strangers, used his Beast Philanthropy organization to support a…
Theron Mohamed
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I live in a bunker with no oven or windows, but it's worth it to save $2,000 a month
A TV producer who lives in a California bomb shelter said it's one of the few ways to save enough m…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Homebuyers might be able purchase a home with less savings — thanks to the two largest US mortgage lenders now allowing down payments of just 1%
The new programs, which are available to home buyers with limited incomes, could make homeownership…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Here's why the restart of student loan payments won't end up dragging down the economy
"We do not expect the resumption of student loan payments in October to be a watershed moment for c…
Matthew Fox
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I find it impossible to save money. A financial therapist helped me see the 3 reasons I can't stop spending.
I saved a lot of money during the pandemic, but now keep spending it. A financial therapist helped …
Julia Pugachevsky
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Most Americans who want to buy a home next year can't afford a 20% down payment
The median prospective homebuyer has a total of $29,000 in their savings, checking, investments and…
Kelsey Neubauer
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The housing market has gotten so unaffordable that Zillow is now offering prospective homebuyers a 1% down payment option
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is now above 7%, which has tacked on an extra $1,000 in mon…
Matthew Fox
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My adult kids live at home. Space is tighter and costs are higher, but it might be the best way for them to save enough money to buy a house.
Two of Alex Gonzalez's three children boomeranged to live at home again. It can be challenging, but…
Jordan Pandy
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A $0 monthly student-loan payment could hurt some borrowers in the long term. An upcoming policy could change that.
The Philadelphia Fed found that having a $0 monthly student-loan payment helps borrowers who need i…
Ayelet Sheffey
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The CEO of UNest, a college savings app, stepped down after she said the company was 'insolvent.' Here's what customers need to know.
Aside from the potential losses for investors, the situation is also worrying for UNest customers w…
Ben Bergman
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A millennial working 2 full-time jobs sometimes only gets 3 hours of sleep but she's over halfway to saving $100,000
Mitzi Lacerna, 28, said she's working over 80 hours a week at two different full-time jobs in the B…
Maria Noyen
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Some student-loan borrowers could be facing payments of over $500 this fall, a new study says — and they'll probably have to dip into their savings to afford it
A new TransUnion study found student-loan borrowers could face a "payment shock" this fall after ov…
Ayelet Sheffey,Noah Sheidlower
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As debt ceiling negotiations go down to the wire, an economic disaster looms that could affect everything from student loans to mortgage payments
Even the prospect of the US defaulting on its loans can tank the economy. A similar debt-ceiling st…
Hannah Getahun
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Baby boomers are going to save the economy as they spend down their $75 trillion nest egg while millennials struggle with student debt
"There's a $75 trillion-wide hole in the theory that consumers' running out of pandemic savings wil…