While it’s commonly known that there are consequences to paying your credit card bill late, you might wonder what happens if you pay it early. Aside from potentially protecting yourself from late fees and high interest charges, paying your credit card early can indirectly affect your credit.Below, CNBC Select looks at whether it’s good to pay your credit card bill early and how doing so might affect your overall financial health.Compare popular savings accountsBenefits of paying your credit card earlyLower credit utilization rateOne of the most noticeable benefits of paying your credit card bill early is that you can lower…
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When it comes to starting quarterback clarity, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin are masters of the great American sports pastime: YWTKAINTY — You Want To Know And I’m Not Telling You. (OK, that’s not a real pastime.)Both are exemplary coaches, both are competitive and both love the pettiness of keeping their starters a secret. Everyone on the active roster practicing except Jordan Morgan. Tucker Kraft is in a red non-contact jersey for his shoulder. Here’s Jordan Love: pic.twitter.com/np6wesNDBZ — Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 25, 2024Before we delve into the latest updates on specific players…
The bull market continues to command respect. Most investors are now granting it, some more grudgingly than others. Start with the S & P 500 ‘s 20% gain for the year, averaging more than one record high per week, the index surviving unharmed through nearly all of the supposedly scary month of September. Then there’s the upside progress made in the third quarter without the leadership of super-cap tech – the equal-weighted S & P 500 is up nearly 9% since June 30 and the Nasdaq 100 up less than 2%. And note the way the tape immediately processed the…
Kentucky upset No. 6 Ole Miss 20-17 on Saturday after the Rebels missed a 48-yard field goal with 48 seconds left, dealing a blow to the College Football Playoff hopes of an Ole Miss team with some of the highest expectations in program history.The Wildcats (3-2, 1-2 SEC) went for it on fourth-and-7 at their own 20-yard line with 3:51 remaining, and Brock Vandagriff found Barion Brown for a 63-yard gain into the red zone. Kentucky scored two plays later when a Gavin Wimsatt fumble ended up in the hands of tight end Josh Kattus, who crossed the goal line…
In September, GOBankingRates ranked the best retirement towns in the U.S. for the middle class in 2024.To qualify for this study, a city had to have a population of at least 10,000 residents, with at least 25% of the population aged 65 and over.The following factors were then considered for each city:Total populationPopulation aged 65 and overTotal householdsMedian household incomeNumber of households receiving Social Security benefitsNumber of households receiving retirement incomeAverage Social Security benefits for households receiving themAverage retirement income for households receiving itThe data sources used for the report include the U.S. Census American Community Survey, Zillow’s Home Value…
Trade talks that persisted forever somehow came together quickly. The New York Knicks are about to employ Karl-Anthony Towns — and the deal took them only a nano-decade to get done.The Knicks have coveted Towns ever since team president Leon Rose took over the organization in 2020, when Rose left his former post at CAA, the same agency that represents Towns. Years ago, once New York deemed itself ready to hunt for a big name, it called the Minnesota Timberwolves to express interest in the sweet-shooting big man, league sources said. Then, the Knicks did so again. And again. But…
David Hester inspects damages of his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on September 28, 2024. Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty ImagesHurricane Helene is ravaging communities across the southeastern United States as mass flooding and brutal winds descend on Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.As of Saturday, the Category 4 storm had killed at least 52 people, according to the Associated Press. Millions more have been left without electricity and some have been displaced from their homes, as trees get ripped from their roots and the torrent destroys people’s property.Evacuations began before the storm…
Nick Saban has been an excellent addition to ESPN’s “College GameDay,” adding deep and digestible film analysis, well-prepared insight on teams around the country and a sense of humor that may surprise some — culminating in Saturday’s back and forth with the show’s “celebrity guest picker” from Tuscaloosa, his wife, Terry.But he has a lot of work to do on what’s actually happening with the economics of college football, which is disappointing because he should be an important voice on player compensation and movement. On Saturday he was a disingenuous voice, painting a picture of the past that insults the…
Forest, 40, and Kathleen, 42, have been living large in California. The couple earns over $286,000 a year, which should be enough to live fairly comfortably with their two children. But years of reckless spending have landed the couple deep in the red, they recently told self-made millionaire Ramit Sethi, author of the forthcoming book, “Money for Couples,” on an episode of his podcast. Their last names were not used. “We’re living on the edge,” Forest said. “If my income stopped coming in, it would not be good from a financial perspective. We would pretty quickly lose everything.”Credit card debt is a…
If 0-3 spells danger, then 0-4 spells disaster for an NFL team. The Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals — both with high expectations entering the year — could find themselves in that position after Sunday.Before the season, some might not have expected Minnesota Vikings–Green Bay Packers to arguably be Week 4’s most interesting game. But Sam Darnold’s rebirth, Brian Flores’ “wild” and “different” defense and Malik Willis’ superb backup job (as well as Jordan Love’s status) changed plans.Elsewhere, it gets more difficult by the week to pry the Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback job from Justin Fields. He leads Pittsburgh on…
