Whether it’s paying a friend back for coffee, splitting gas money on a road trip or sending your parents your share of the cell phone bill, giving money to friends and family is a task that tends to come up regularly for most people. If you don’t relish the idea of hitting the ATM or...
The article Top Peer-to-Peer Payment Apps: Pros, Cons and How to Use Them originally appeared on NerdWallet.
Welcome to NerdWallet’s SmartMoney podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions — in 15 minutes or less. Check out this episode on any of these platforms: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud This week’s question is from John. He asks: “My husband and I have been happily married for a year but have reached a disagreement on...
The article SmartMoney Podcast: ‘How Should We Manage Money as a Couple?’ originally appeared on NerdWallet.
Do you wear your NBA fandom on your back? If so, a little-known benefit can help you rebound when your favorite player switches teams — and if you’re also an American Express cardholder, the offer gets better. It’s called Jersey Assurance, and the baseline version of the perk is offered through the online NBA Store. If...
The article AmEx’s NBA Jersey Assurance: What It Is and How It Works originally appeared on NerdWallet.
Even just talk of a possible recession can trigger anxiety for anyone who associates it with the major economic downturn of a dozen years ago. But history doesn’t always repeat itself. “The financial crisis in 2008 was basically the second-worst recession ever after the Great Depression in the last hundred years; it doesn’t always have...
The article Ease Recession Jitters and Steady Your Finances originally appeared on NerdWallet.
Last year, Peter Hsiao learned about high-yield savings accounts from his friend, and within a week, he had opened one. His rate was above 2%. High-yield savings accounts pay interest rates far higher than the national average of 0.09% annual percentage yield. They’re generally offered by online-focused banks and credit unions. Months later, Hsiao’s bank...
The article Is Chasing the Highest Savings Rate Worth It? originally appeared on NerdWallet.
February is shaping up to be an excellent month to refinance a mortgage or snag an affordable monthly payment when buying a home. Rates are at their lowest since Election Day 2016, and they’re likely to remain in the basement through February. Mortgage rates were low when January began, and they steadily fell as the...
The article Mortgage Outlook: February Rates Open at a 3-Year Low originally appeared on NerdWallet.
Your Capital One miles will soon be able to fetch more TrueBlue points with JetBlue Airlines than before. And that’s not the only change that’s coming: For the first time, the issuer will add hotel loyalty program transfer partners — Accor Live Limitless and Wyndham Rewards — to its roster, too. Both changes will go live...
The article Capital One Boosts Value for JetBlue Transfers, Adds Hotel Partners originally appeared on NerdWallet.
