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Carlina Green does holiday shopping with her debit card to avoid spending beyond her means

Holiday shoppers are turning to debit cards this year over credit card points

Carlina Green has two credit cards, but she’s not touching either of them this holiday season. When shopping in stores and online, she relies on her debit card instead. “I like to spend within my means,” says Green, 24, who provides legal advice to low-income clients at a nonprofit law firm in San Francisco. “That …

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How a 28-year-old is turning the 'masculine, pale, stale' personal finance industry into everyone's 'Rich BFF'

How a 28-year-old is turning the ‘masculine, pale, stale’ personal finance industry into everyone’s ‘Rich BFF’

Vivian Tu, the 28-year-old TikToker behind Your Rich BFF, knows how to explain private equity to her 2.2 million followers through a lens they can relate to: Kim Kardashian. “Kim K’s foray into private equity is going to make her a multi-billionaire while using other people’s money,” Tu kicks off the video in her typical …

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How a 28-year-old is turning the 'masculine, pale, stale' personal finance industry into everyone's 'Rich BFF'

How a 28-year-old is turning the ‘masculine, pale, stale’ personal finance industry into everyone’s ‘Rich BFF’

Vivian Tu, the 28-year-old TikToker behind Your Rich BFF, knows how to explain private equity to her 2.2 million followers through a lens they can relate to: Kim Kardashian. “Kim K’s foray into private equity is going to make her a multi-billionaire while using other people’s money,” Tu kicks off the video in her typical …

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Regulators can't keep turning a blind eye to the crypto craze

Regulators can’t keep turning a blind eye to the crypto craze

The author is an FT contributing editor and writes the Chartbook newsletter In a now notorious TV commercial for the Crypto.com trading platform, Hollywood star Matt Damon intoned the following lines: “History is filled with almost. With those who almost ventured, who almost succeeded, but in the end, for them it turned out to be …

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Big tech is bleeding thousands of jobs - but here's why the economy will 'very easily absorb' layoffs and mark a 'turning point' in the sector

Big tech is bleeding thousands of jobs – but here’s why the economy will ‘very easily absorb’ layoffs and mark a ‘turning point’ in the sector

Big tech is bleeding thousands of jobs – but here’s why the economy will ‘very easily absorb’ layoffs and mark a ‘turning point’ in the sector Meta is laying off 13% of its staff, joining other tech giants that have cut staff or suspended hiring amid weak growth this year. But while news of massive …

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