LPT: Start your morning with a “5-minute reset” before checking your phone. Hey everyone! I used to wake up and immediately grab my phone, scrolling through emails, social media, or texts. It always left me feeling stressed before I even got out of bed. Recently, I started doing a “5-minute reset” every morning instead. So i sit on the bed and take five deep breaths, then i think about 3 things that i am grateful and i …

Google rejects EU fact checking commitments for Search and YouTube Illustration: The VergeGoogle has notified the European Union that it won’t integrate work from fact-checking organizations into Search or YouTube, ahead of the bloc’s plans to expand disinformation laws. Google had previously signed a set of voluntary commitments that the EU introduced in 2022 to reduce the impact of online disinformation, whic…

You’re Probably Checking Your 401(k) Too Often Staring at the number won’t make it go up.

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What happened to going straight to baggage drop when checking in online? If you check in online and need to check a bag, it used to be you could skip the long check-in line and go straight to a baggage drop area to dump your bags and be on your way. However now it seems the airlines makes you wait in the same line as the people who don’t check in online, thus defeating the purpose of checking in online if you have a …

Shakira Says Chris Martin Supported Her Through Gerard Piqué Breakup: “He Was Checking In Every Day” submitted by /u/Londontown-Artist

Unauthorized unsigned check cleared my checking account I rarely write checks, so when I looked at online banking this evening and saw a check for almost $200 deducted from my account, I was suspicious. The check number seemed random and not like any checks I have ever had. I was able to see a picture of the check which actually appeared to be an electronically generated fill-in-the-blank form and no…

Checking baggage on a flight with an 8 hour layover We booked a flight from Raleigh, NC, USA to Bangkok via Qatar Air. A flight from Raleigh to Boston (outsourced to Jet Bue) then an 8 hour layover before our flights to Bangkok via Dubai. We plan on leaving the airport and chilling in Boston a few hours instead of sitting there. Would you check your baggage when you get to Boston in this situatio…

Just checking to see if I’m doing the right thing with my finances. Mid to late 30s living with my parents. Didn’t start working until very late in life. My goals are to have enough for a car and a down payment on a home, and to establish long term plans. I make $75k per year. I contribute the max 7% match, and very recently dedicated 7% to 457b and 3% to HSA. I have $32k in a money market fund, but only a few thousand dollars in personal investments….

Accidentally Used a Stranger’s Checking Account Not sure if this is the right sub, but I need advice on how to fix this. I made my first payment on my new credit card, just a couple hundred. I wrote my checking account and routing on a piece of paper and then typed it into my preferred payment using the paper as reference. I double checked during writting and typing yet still somehow I flippe…

How much money should be left in a Checking account? So, I’m still learning all the terminology and stuff cuz my parents have only recently helped me remember the account information to track my account on my own. A checking account is what I use to buy things, right? Cuz I have over $1000 in there. I was wondering:is there a limit to how much should be allowed to stay in my checking? Is there a s…

The Secret Checking Account Reports You Should Be Monitoring You know about all checking your credit reports—but there are also reports banks use to track fraud and risk on your checking account, and you need to look at those, too.

Fact-Checking the Immigration Chart That Trump Says ‘Saved My Life’ Donald J. Trump escaped an assassination attempt with only an ear wound after he turned to show a graphic, which he again highlighted at the R.N.C. But the facts on immigration are misleading.

Lost about where to even start and tired of seeing only my checking account increase… I (38F) am so behind on investing and planning for retirement. I’m afraid we will never get there. My husband (38M) and I are making combined $140k income with a great retirement contribution (17.5% match for me and 15% for him; and yes, it’s 17.5% match, not total contribution). We just bought a house 9 months ago (20% down at the time and a 6….

20k sitting in checking account Im 19 and have 20k in my checking account. I work full time making 20/hr and have a 401k through work. Still live with my parents and have no debt. Looking for suggestions on how to grow this submitted by /u/v0xxus

LPT How to stop double checking everything? LPT Request: Im 16 years old and have one major issue: I check over EVERYTHING multiple times. I cant turn in an assignment without reading over it multiple times, I cant exit the Messages app before scrolling thru the past hour’s convos to make sure I didnt miss anything, I obsessively check whether I closed all my apps, the list goes on and on…

Fact-Checking Biden’s News Conference at the NATO Summit The president omitted context or exaggerated in making claims about polling, migration at the border and attacks on his opponent.

LPT If you purchase something online or in a store keep checking the price over the next weeks to see if the unit goes on sale. Very often retailers will have a price guarantee and you can get a partial refund. It varies but can sometimes be as long as 60 days after. submitted by /u/kittenskadoodle

Need teen debit/checking recommendations I have a 14 and 16 year old. The 16 year old already has some sort of checking/debit account setup with our bank (PNC) locally but wasn’t sure if there are better ones that are online-only. The 14yo has a job and would also like direct deposit. Any help would be appreciated, TIA! submitted by /u/jayjr1105

CMA vs normal checking savings? I am currently with SoFi and the biggest draw to them was their HYSA that I could directly spend from without having to transfer funds to checking. I recently began trying out their investment side of the house and it is a little over simplified and slow. I have seen people who are using cash management accounts such as the one with Fidelity an…