Friday Flight - Tempting TIPS, Sticky Shrugflation, & Subprime Struggles #1206
Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s best financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and helpful stories like: OK to take a call while on a plane?! More HSA auto-enrollment than ever Evidently Matt likes 401k loans now Tempting TIPS Sticky Shrugflation Higher inflation and higher bond yields ARMs as an option VantageScore 4.0 to get your mortgage rate down Subprime struggles Fuel efficient sales are up Overblown EV battery degradation Amateurish AI agents Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: YouTube: You thought you’d never see it… the How To Money channel over on YouTube - LIKE and SUBSCRIBE! Credit card perks: Check out our favorite credit cards that we use to maximize rewards and optimize our spending. Other money nerds: Find a thriving community of fellow money nerds by joining the HTM Facebook group! Newsletter: Sign up for the weekly HTM newsletter. It’s fun, free, & practical. Money Gears: knowing what to do with your money is crucial to your personal finance journey. MG7: and maybe you’re well on your way to financial independence but you’re looking for some financial reassurance, that’s w