Child Care Save, or Spend? What You Should Do With Child Tax Credit Payments The hundreds of dollars a month from child tax credit payments could go a long way – you could use it for expenses now or even prevent credit card debt during the holiday season. Personal finance expert Catherine Alford discusses the options.
real estate It's Not ‘Impossible': First-Time Millennial Homeowner Shares What She Learned First-time millennial homeowner and NBCLX social media producer Nicole Phillip shared what it was like buying her first Central Florida townhome in this tumultuous market.
unemployment Teens Are Stepping Up to Fill Vacant Job Openings – Entry-Level and Not The rate of teenage unemployment is the lowest it’s been since 1953. As many businesses in the service industry struggle to find enough workers, teenage employees are stepping up in a big way – like when a 19-year-old became the manager of a restaurant. Financial Times Reporter Taylor Rogers talks about her recent story on teens and jobs.
free The Cold Treats You Can Get For Free This Hot Summer They're all sweet treats too. Can't beat that.
money Noticed the Prices of Cars and Lumber Went Up? This is Why The world's supply chains were not built to factor in major delays. Shortages and price spikes are the result.
shopping Why Are Lumber and Chlorine in Short Supply? From wood to computer chips, consumers are facing shipping delays and price spikes because of shortages and other supply chain issues. NBCLX Storyteller Eric Rodriguez explains why the world’s supply chains were unable to weather the pandemic.
mortgage debt What You Need to Know About Interest Rates and Your Mortgage Interest rates take the elevator up, and the stairs down. CNBC’s Bertha Coombs explains how changes in the interest affect saving money for a down payment and when you should get a mortgage for a home.
travel Airlines Weren't Ready for This Summer Airlines are canceling flights as their workforce is not back to pre pandemic levels and the resurgence of travel has happened faster than the companies anticipated, says CNBC’s Leslie Josephs.
Jobs It's Not a Mystery Why Retailers Struggle to Find Workers Being an enforcer of mask mandates on top of the stress of being “essential” has led to many retail workers quitting after a tough, busy year, says Julia Pollak, labor economist at ZipRecruiter.
money Prime Day is Almost Over. Deal Events From Walmart, Target and Others Aren't There’s still time to get some deals on the 2nd day of Prime Day. But Amazon’s biggest competitors like Target and Walmart will have deals longer into the week as they try to compete. Sara Rathner from Nerdwallet explains how you can save even more, and spend responsibly.
