Wise.com Warning: Abysmal service, holding cash hostage I really hate to post this because I was a huge advocate of Wise for a long time, but it’s crazy how one little hiccup can derail years of loyalty… And it’s all because of their broken verification process. Here we go: The last few days have been a nightmare. I’ve spent hours going back and forth with customer service to get my verification pr…

Does it ever make sense to redeem credit card rewards for anything other than cash equivalent? So I have a few cards with rewards , and they offer a bunch of redemption options many from vendor products like flights, hotels, car rentals, electronics, etc, in addition to just using it as a cash reward and apply it to your balance or transfer it. I looked at a few of the choices such as flights,hotels, electronics and the pricing wasn’t any…

I have $30k cash that I don’t need for a couple years. What’s the best way to safely, and passively, make money off of it? My knowledge when it comes to personal finance is pretty basic. I was thinking of just putting it in a CD with a good rate. The current one I’m looking at is an 18 month CD term with Capital One, which has an APY of 5.25%, thus earning me $2,393. ​ Any other suggestions? ​ submitted by /u/moon_d0g

My boss is offering to pay me cash to come in on my day off to work Maybe someone here can help me out with this. I live in California and my boss is offering to pay me cash hourly(not overtime pay) for coming in on my day off. My regular hourly wage is 35/ hour and my overtime wage (not being paid in cash) would be just over 52/hour. Is this a losing situation on my end? Not sure how to go about figuring this o…

Holding cash and exchanging cash in France and Spain Hi all, I’ll be visiting France and Spain for the first time from Canada and am wondering how much cash I should carry, if any. I know credit cards are big and aside from tipping, will there be any reason I should carry cash with me or will 200 euros suffice for a 2 week trip? Some questions, I have a bunch of USD from a previous trip and having…

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Have cash but no retirement If you had 20k saved, but no retirement fund (middle aged), what steps would you take to build a nest egg? Imagine all bills are paid, no debt and an emergency fund is established. submitted by /u/UrAntiChrist

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Claiming cash for taxes Question do I report the cash I get such as 300-800? I do report the checks I get but what about cash? Someone told me to claim the cash submitted by /u/dreamup1234

Finalizing divorce. Should I sell the house to cover credit card debt or cash out refinance and keep it? I’ve been awarded the house and equity in the divorce, and I expect I can sell the house with about 90k$ in profit on the low end. The home has significantly increased in value post-covid. I have about 30K$ in credit card debt from the marriage. I had intended to keep the house and do a cash out refinance to pay off the credit card debt, but we …

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Do you keep track of cash transactions? I’m sure many of us have heard the old wisdom of always paying in cash since it allows us to physically see money leaving our hands but between cash back on credit cards and monthly spend statements from my bank, it’s much easier for me to keep track of digital transactions. Plus I rarely use cash, only at businesses that either don’t use, or h…

Is this “high interest rate” time better to buy a home if I do it in cash? My parents keep telling me that this is a horrible time to buy and to stay away. However, due to a winfall, I will be buying in cash. I want to explain to them that this is actually a good time to buy because other buyers are scared away from the high cost of borrowing. submitted by /u/Ornery_Profession_35

DeSantis Gets a $15 Million Cash Infusion and Moves Staff Into Iowa The relocation caps off a monthslong retooling of the campaign, which was in financial dire straits this summer. But the Florida governor still has a steep climb ahead.

Need advice, non-US and small amount of cash not needed for 1 year I make about 13k USD a year but where I reside currently that’s a normal entry level pay. I’ve saved about 5500 USD that I won’t need for the next year. I’m looking to grow this amount, even if by a little, but am restricted due to religious reasons. This means I can’t access any interest based growth (haraam). My options are to set into a 1 yea…

Car dealer offered me $1000 off if I financed instead of paying cash — is there any reason to say no? I had originally planned to buy this car with cash, but during the process of negotiating the price, the dealer offered to remove the remaining $1000 I was asking for if I financed instead of paying for the car outright in cash. During discussions, the offered me a shitty interest rate (12%) apparently because I have a short credit history. I mo…

How much cash should I take to Cuba for a long weekend? American here, can’t use cards in Cuba. Surprising my wife with a weekend in Cuba for her birthday. We’ll be in Havana from Friday morning until Saturday morning when we head to Viñales for the day, then back to Havana Saturday night until late Sunday afternoon. Not looking to spend a ton of money while we’re there but not on a tight budget eith…

In Philippines right now and none of my cards work in ATM. How can I get cash? I have two credit cards and a debit card. I’ve tried each at over 20 ATM’s. None will let me withdraw cash. They all say something like “we cannot process your request”. I called customer service and they were no help at all. The area I’m in is virtually all cash, none accept cards. I’m totally stuck, any advice would be helpful. submitted b…

Arriving at Incheon without any cash I’m on a ten day tourist visa to Korea and have all bookings in place. I have an Indian passport. Is it a good idea to travel without any cash, hoping to withdraw from an atm after I land. Some countries are tough on Indian travelers and sometimes ask to see a set amount of usd in currency notes before boarding/ at immigration. Korean Won is no…