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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.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“It’s uncashed paychecks, inactive bank accounts, insurance benefits, safe-deposit box contents,” said a state controller’s office spokeswoman

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.