Why higher cellphone bills may not be so bad

Apr 10, 2018 Walt Wojciechowski

Why higher cellphone bills may not be so bad

Higher cellphone bills could be in the offing this year, but based on a variety of recent developments, more costly wireless services may not be so bad.


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Financial illiteracy cost typical American nearly $1,200 last year

Feb 22, 2018 Walt Wojciechowski

Financial illiteracy cost typical American nearly $1,200 last year

Poor financial literacy cost the average consumer nearly $1,200 in 2017, according to a recent poll conducted by the National Financial Educators Council.


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Financial illiteracy cost typical American nearly $1,200 last year

Feb 22, 2018 Walt Wojciechowski

Financial illiteracy cost typical American nearly $1,200 last year

Poor financial literacy cost the average consumer nearly $1,200 in 2017, according to a recent poll conducted by the National Financial Educators Council.


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Standard of living sentiment reaches record high

Feb 15, 2018 Walt Wojciechowski

Standard of living sentiment reaches record high

With job gains amassing and take-home pay slowly but surely rising, Americans are feeling as good about how things are going than they have in years, an encouraging indicator for lenders coming to decisions on financing requests.


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Average American owes $16K in credit card debt

Jan 16, 2018 Walt Wojciechowski

Average American owes $16K in credit card debt

The typical U.S. household owes roughly $16,000 in payments on their credit cards, based on recent data crunched by NerdWallet.


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