• Will Wood: Our teachers deserve better than a tax credit

    We seem to tacitly accept that we will never give teachers the funding they need to do the job we want them to do, so instead we are going to try to make buying school supplies a little more palatable to them.

  • Will Wood: Our teachers deserve better than a tax credit

    We seem to tacitly accept that we will never give teachers the funding they need to do the job we want them to do, so instead we are going to try to make buying school supplies a little more palatable to them.

  • Should I Freeze My Credit With the Other Credit Bureaus?

    When it comes to protecting your finances, money expert Clark Howard is all in on freezing your credit. “A credit freeze is the best way to protect yourself from identity thieves,” says Clark. At Clark.com, we want to make it as easy as possible for you to safeguard your credit and your money at all […]

  • Can you pay off a credit card with another credit card?

    Have you ever wondered if you can pay your credit card bill with another credit card? And if you can, is it a smart financial move to do so? Credit card issuers limit the types of accounts you can use to pay your credit card bill, but there are workarounds. Let’s examine your options. Can …

  • Employers flock to employ refugees following 24 weeks ruling

    Companies have filed over 1,500 requests for work permits for refugees this year following a ruling last year which said they can work more than 24 weeks, state jobs agency UWV has said in its annual report. Under the old rules, asylum seekers who have not been given residency permits are not allowed to work more than 24 weeks a year so they do not get the idea that their request for refugee status will be honoured. But in April

  • Citi and Chase raise Global Entry statement credit on several travel rewards credit cards

    Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Applying for Global Entry is getting more expensive from October, but two major credit card issuers are boosting their Global Entry benefits for some of their most popular travel rewards cards. On April 11, Citi announced it would increase its Global …

  • 5 Extinct Animals That Deserved It

    Look, we’re not ALL gonna make it, and they should have tried harder

  • Graduate workers deserve better

    In the United States and at the University of Iowa, it is unacceptable that trying to further their education often leads to graduate students financial turmoil. Recently, the UI’s graduate student union Campaign to Organize Graduate Students, or COGS, held a protest on the Pentacrest to continue their push to end graduate student fees. In

  • What is a secured business credit card?

    When starting a new business as a sole proprietor, limited liability company or any other type of business, one thing is certain: You will need money to cover startup and operational costs and other financial needs. However, it can be challenging for a new business to qualify for a business credit card or loan without …

  • Moody's upgrades Illinois’ credit outlook

    (The Center Square) – A financial transparency expert is downplaying news that Illinois has received another credit adjustment from a credit reporting agency. Moody’s Investors Service revised the Illinois’ outlook from “stable” to “positive,” citing continued improvement in fund balance and budget reserves. Moody's added that the positive outlook hinged on the possibility of continued growth in state revenue. "We’ve had nine consecutive credit upgrades and we...

  • What's the difference between a credit freeze and a fraud alert?

    We do a lot of things in the name of security. We lock our doors, give our accounts complicated passwords and track our checked luggage with AirTags. But one thing we may overlook in our security efforts is our credit — and it’s something we should pay attention to. It seems there are always new …

  • Young people build connections to employment

    The Yorkshire Asian Business Community Action group is hosting the Building Connections workshops to build young people’s employability skills and boost their chances of landing a job. The first session, at Unity Enterprise’s Leeds Media Centre in Chapeltown, Leeds, saw Satvir Meen, project leader with YABCA, lead discussions about the importance of first impressions, confidence and having the right mindset. A YABCA spokesman said: “Throughout the session, Satvir imparted expert knowledge and...