Here comes subprime auto-loan delinquencies. 👀

(via Arbor Data)!

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits last week jumps to 242,000, a three-month high.

Apparently, allowing Americans to file their tax returns for free is a bad thing. A big gift to the Big Tax lobby and a big middle finger to Americans.

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Well today is the day, time to settle down and get ready for REG! See you folks on the other side tonight!

Ugh the pre-exam jitters are real tonight… poring over the pages of notes and still not feeling better about the next leg of the CPA Exam

RIP Bob Uecker…national treasure 🙏

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Merry Christmas Pocket friends! Hope you all have an amazing day!

So far A Christmas Story Watch count is up to 4 times, been slacking!

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How I feel having to clean up other departments mistakes especially after I warned them about it in the first place!!!

Homeownership Isn't For Everyone - A Wealth of Common Sense Does it make sense to buy a home for 2-3 years?

Homeownership pros:

Build equity, forced savings, inflation hedge, psychic income

Cons:

Ancillary costs, illiquidity, transaction costs, lack of flexibility

Homeownership isn't for everyone:

awealthofcommonsense.com/2024/12/home...

The Most Important Financial Skill: Getting The Goalpost to Stop Moving Podcast Episode · The Morgan Housel Podcast · 12/18/2024 · 21m

Need a great podcast to listen to today? I present this one from @morganhousel.bsky.social

I felt like I was caught in 4K when he spoke about moving the goalpost… def do this and something I want to stop doing and to stop comparing. Be grateful and keep going

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So exciting! Been running around the house throwing the O

Wooooo! B1G Champs the first season in it!!! Go ducks!!!

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Me waiting for the article to drop:

After spending the day helping my parents out, it really hit me hard on the drive home that they are getting older. Def hit me harder tonight, but it makes me aware that time isn’t on our side and I will def be back to visit more…

Thought I was ready for this cold weather, turns out that was a lie

Best gift ever!!!

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Absolutely loving this revenge on Washington!

Happy Thanksgiving pocket friends! I am thankful for each and everyone of you all! I hope you have an amazing day!

Thought I was ready for winter… turns out I was not ready for the cold winter brings…

All that’s left #goducks

Were? Huma I still am! 😂

Morning pocket friends! Nothing like watching the sunrise and enjoying a hot cup of coffee! Let’s get this bread fam!

100% agree with this! We put ours up last weekend (mostly because it was 60° outside and I’m a chicken about the cold)

The Trump Stock Euphoria Starts to Fade Tariffs, deficits and stretched valuations give Wall Street pause.

".. the inflation battle was almost won .. But a potential tariff .. could have a big impact."

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

Random question pocket friends, which do you appreciate more Apple Music or Spotify? Currently have Spotify but looking at possibly switching because I need more cloud space and its a lot more expensive to not bundle the Apple subscriptions...

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I’m in!

CEOs Think Silence Will Save Them From Trump. They’re Wrong. During his first term, business leaders served as counterweight. Don’t expect a repeat performance.

".. There will come a time when corporate America will need to stand up to the Trump administration because its policies are so morally repugnant or so threatening to economic stability that they have no choice."

@timobrien.bsky.social @opinion.bsky.social
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Congrats to @bluesky for all the new users

My 2 cents. Find every news source the has an RSS feed or equivalent and create accounts that that show their public deeds on here under @johndoetimesfeed

That way we all get access to news without having to wait for them to create accounts first.