Now’s the time to avoid year-end money mistakes like forgetting to maximize your tax-free contributions to an IRA or 401-k account, or overspending on the holidays and assuming you can cover that come January. And if you get a year-end bonus, put it toward paying down debt or building a “rainy day” emergency savings fund. Source Link
If you have visions of leftovers dancing in your head, make sure your fridge is ready to handle the holiday surplus. Set the refrigerator temperature between 33 and 40 degrees and move any raw meat to the bottom shelf to avoid contaminating other foods. And any food that was left out for more than two hours should go into the garbage and not in your refrigerator. Source Link
Your cable or satellite provider may have a special gift for you coming soon. Companies including Comcast, AT&T and Dish Network are refunding $1 billion in fees charged for sports networks that didn’t have games this year because of the pandemic. But don’t expect something you can take to the bank because the refunds will come as a credit on your monthly bill. Source Link
