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| This Week In Your Wallet |
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Love has a radius now. The already pricey world of modern dating has now become even more expensive thanks to gas prices. In response, singles are shrinking their app search radius – and some are asking matches to foot the rideshare bill. Longtime matchmaker Anna Morgenstern puts it this way: "This year was the first year I had to ask a client to send an Uber for a girl. Where he wanted to meet was a bit further away for her and she said, 'I'm not spending the money on that. He can spend the money if he wants me to do that.'" It might explain this trend.
Why wait? That’s the philosophy of affluent baby boomers who are passing on inheritances to their children before they’ve left this earth. The Wall Street Journal describes it as a "great wealth trickle," with parents now regularly giving their kids and grandkids smaller financial gifts while they’re still around to watch younger generations enjoy them. "Who wants to be 60 years old and your parents die and you get a bundle of money?" asks 64-year-old Rance Ryan, who takes his sons on an annual trip to Spain. "It’s a little better to travel with your parents." Can’t argue that one.
Did Belle Burden fudge the facts? Maybe. Do readers care? Not really. The author of the bestselling memoir, "Strangers," reportedly exaggerated the severity of her financial ruin – but many fans aren’t fazed. Critics, however, are asking a fair question: "If Burden’s wealth were truly so unimportant to the substance of her story, why lie? Why the fabricated horror of financial ruin, when a perfectly gripping tale of heartbreak and betrayal was right there?" writes Kat Rosenfield for The Free Press. As she puts it, the "embellished version of Strangers will always go down easier. The messy truth about how a marriage ends, on the other hand, is a luxury nobody can afford." |
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| Things That Make You Money |
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Do stay-at-home moms and retirees have anything in common? For one, certain side hustles are particularly well-suited to people in both of these life phases. Here are a few of the best, including meal prep for families and babysitting. |
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HerMoney staffer Sarah is embarking on a challenge: she’s promised herself she will list one item a day from around her house – clothes, toys, etc.– on Poshmark, Facebook Marketplace and other resale platforms. 11 days into June and she’s listed 11 items and brought in just shy of $300. Stay tuned to find out how much she makes! |
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Forget LinkedIn. Try Instagram. Gen Z is cracking a tough (but getting better?) job market by tapping the power of social media. Here’s their playbook. |
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| Take the Stress Out Of Summer Spending |
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| The Woman Behind "The Pitt," "Hacks" and "Harry Potter" |
Raise your hand if you were absolutely riveted by "The Pitt." You have Sarah Aubrey to thank for that.
Aubrey is the Head of Original Programming for HBO Max, overseeing some of the most talked-about TV of the moment – and she joined How She Does It to pull back the curtain.
As Aubrey shares, deciding which pitches get scripts ordered and which get greenlit as series, limited series, or movies is a big part of her job – and far from a perfect science. "We just try and make, as I like to say, good bets. You can only line it up, and then you need a little bit of luck and a little bit of chemistry," she explains.
That said, the pressure to do so can be enormous. "Every time you air an episode, it’s like an election is happening. Did it work? How many people are watching? What are the reviews?" Aubrey shares.
Get the full story on Aubrey’s path to success (it started with an obsession with "Grease") and why she likens her job to running an emergency room, here. |
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| Ask Jean |
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Today’s question comes from Amy. She writes: How many credit cards are too many? |
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I tend to think two is the sweet spot. You want one with a low interest rate to use as a safety net of sorts. That’s because if you need it in an emergency and can’t pay off the balance within the grace period, at least you won’t be facing a high interest charge.
For the second, I think it makes sense to have a card with rewards you’ll actually use – whether that’s cash back, airline miles, etc. This should be something you pay off monthly, as rewards cards typically carry higher rates.
All that said, right now the rewards bonuses for signing up for a new card are pretty rich. I’ve been a cardholder with Chase Sapphire Reserve for a long time, but if I wasn’t, I’d be in now for the 150,000 point gimme and the other rich perks worth about $3,000 if you use them all. |
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