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Survey: 47% of U.S. adults have at least one unused gift card

If you’ve found a gift card (or three) you had forgotten about in the back of your wallet, or were surprised by the store credit you found sitting in an app, you’re in good company. Nearly half (47 percent) of U.S. adults have at least one unused gift card, gift voucher or store credit, according to a new Bankrate study.

Bankrate

6 min read

How to hedge against inflation with investments that keep pace with rising prices

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Business Insider

11 min read

If You Can’t Pay All of Your Bills, Here Are the Ones to Put on Hold First

In the Before Times, you probably built your monthly budget based on a simple principle: More money should come in than go out. But coronavirus has created a pandemic and recession double-whammy, ushering in a whole lot of economic uncertainty. Unlike recessions of the past, there is no roadmap for this one: No bubbles burst nor was there a natural disaster thrusting everything into a downturn—rather, industries were shut down to slow the spread of the pandemic.

Apartment Therapy

11 min read

14 Tips to Meet Your Financial Goals in 2021

Who among us isn’t ready to bid good riddance to the year 2020? The pandemic has upended life across the globe and that includes creating financial chaos and stress for people of all walks of life. The good news is that 2021 is just around the corner. The bad news is that there will be pandemic fallout to deal with in the year ahead, and that could mean a continued rocky ride for your personal finances.

Cheapism

11 min read

How Amazon Changed Our Shopping Habits — For Better and Worse

For centuries, shopping was a social, in-person affair. Dating back to 800 B.C. in ancient Greece, the city center in Agora was buzzing with merchants selling their wares. People visited not only to shop but to mingle with one another, philosophize and talk politics. Fast forward to 2021, and shopping can be done online, in total isolation and with no conversation. Amazon didn’t singlehandedly spearhead this evolution in shopping (eBay was just as important an early pioneer in e-commerce) — but it is hastening the rise of online shopping and changing consumer behavior at a lightning-fast pace.

GOBankingRates

11 min read

There's a 40 Percent Chance Your Family Is Keeping This Secret From You

You may have told the friends and family members who matter most to you that they can tell you anything, but there's one topic that people tend to keep close the vest, even with those they trust: money.

BestLife

11 min read

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