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Don't Let Your First Car Be a $30K Mistake
For many, cars are a necessity. If you have little or no credit, no co-signer or just a limited budget, it can be easy to accept a loan that pushes your budget or binds you to a car for six, even seven years.
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Don't Expect Inflated Prices to Go Down Soon
“The best we can hope for is a slowdown in price growth, not so much a decline,” says Kayla Bruun, economic analyst at Morning Consult. She joined LX News to explain how inflation affects you.
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Here's How to Save More When Inflation Makes Your Money Count Less
During inflation, here’s how consumers can adjust their spending and saving strategies to help lessen the impact that inflation has on the value of their money.
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Don't ‘Waste Your Money' on a Waist Trainer
TODAY writer and fitness coach Stephanie Mansour joins LX News to explain which fitness products are worth checking out, and which are better left out of your cart.
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LA's Guaranteed Income Application Deadline is Today. Here's How to Apply
The deadline to apply to “Breathe: LA County’s Guaranteed Income Program” is Wednesday, April 13. Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply.
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Palm Springs Moves Ahead With Universal Income Pilot Program for Transgender, Nonbinary Residents
A Southern California city will provide transgender and non-binary residents monthly payments as part of a guaranteed income pilot pilot program, anticipated to roll out over the next year.
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How to Raise Your Credit Score
If you have bad credit, it can be difficult to get a loan. In part 2 of our Surviving Capitalism series, we break down how to find your credit score and what you can do to raise it.
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Living Paycheck to Paycheck in 1 of the Most Pricey Counties
Ieman Marouf is a first-generation Egyptian American, and a single mom of two. She works as a medical assistant in Reston, Virginia, part of Fairfax County — one of the priciest counties in the nation. For our “Standing Still” photo series, Marouf talked to NBCLX contributor Valerie Plesch about making ends meet, getting back on her feet after catching COVID-19...
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Gas Prices Keep Increasing in San Diego County
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose three-tenths of a cent Monday to a record $4.744, one day after a run of 18 increases in 20 days ended.
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Lucky San Diegan Draws $489,000 Powerball Ticket
A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, in Monday evening’s multi-state Powerball lottery drawing was sold at a supermarket in San Diego and is worth $489,235.
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What Joe Biden Can (and Can't) Do About Inflation
The U.S. is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, a worker shortage and soaring prices. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky breaks down what’s causing these complex issues, and what the Biden White House is able to do about them.
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These Are the World's Most Expensive Cities (But We Still Dream of Living in One)
The Economist Intelligence Unit recently released its list of the world’s most expensive cities, based on prices for over 200 goods and services in that city. Hosts Eric, Jobeth and Nik Z show us which pricy city they’d like to live in most, and EIU’s Ana Nichols tells us more about how the rankings are calculated.
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Student Loan Payments Are Restarting, and We're Not Ready
If you owe federal student loans and you haven’t checked out repayment plans or your new loan servicer, time is ticking. Those plans can help you avoid a payment if you don’t have income – and meanwhile Washington continues to debate student loan relief, CNBC’s Sharon Epperson explains.
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$37K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold at San Diego Liquor Store
A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing was sold at a liquor store in San Diego and is worth $37,193, the California Lottery announced.
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California Holds More Than $10 Billion in Lost Money. Some May Be Yours
“It’s uncashed paychecks, inactive bank accounts, insurance benefits, safe-deposit box contents,” said a state controller’s office spokeswoman
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How Marriott Made Millions From ‘Resort Fees' at Checkout
The District of Columbia attorney general alleges the hotel chain “advertises room prices … without any intent to sell them for the price advertised.” NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains.
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Why Are My Grocery Store Shelves Not Full?
There are shortages at some grocery stores because of a lack of packing materials like aluminum and cardboard, plus production delays, says Oklahoma State University professor Rodney Holcomb. Holcomb is optimistic things will improve – and says our host Eric Alvarez doesn’t need to panic-buy all the Lunchables to make lunch for his kids.
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Earn Extra Cash by Cleaning Up Litter Along a California Highway
CalTrans is offering cold, hard cash for volunteers who cleanup a highway in some California counties. Whether Adopt-a-Highway volunteers clean up litter as individuals or in a group, they can earn up to $250 through the new Clean California pilot program.
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Are You Owed Money? San Diego County Seeks to Return $700,00+ in Refunds
The San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office is doing all it can to reunite $713,585 in county refunds with its rightful owners, it announced Tuesday.
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Property Graveyards Are Full of Unclaimed Money: Here's How to Find Them
According to the National Association of Unclaimed Property, one in 10 Americans has money or property they don’t even know about. Here’s how you can locate forgotten funds and use escheatment to bring them back to life – and into your wallet.