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An Income Strategy That Protects Your Old Age Security
The Motley Fool Canada
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July 17, 2025
Canadian seniors who collect Old Age Security (OAS) are at risk of being hit by the OAS pension recovery tax if their income is too high in a given year. One popular strategy to reduce or avoid the OAS clawback is to generate income inside a...
SBI personal loan interest rate July 2025: Check updated rates and processing fees
Mint
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July 9, 2025
The State Bank of India (SBI) provides personal loans under multiple different schemes for salaried individuals and pensioners. With competitive interest rates and wide eligibility coverage, the SBI’s personal loans are one among the most sought...
Halifax issues response to customer about change to particular savings account
Leicestershire Live
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July 9, 2025
Halifax has provided an update for customers holding a specific savings account, following confusion over a letter received by a customer. The customer had noticed an alert on their banking app regarding a letter they had been sent, which left...
Fact Check: Did J&J Lead Scientist Admit Vaccine Isn’t Safe?
Tech ARP
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July 17, 2025
Did Johnson & Johnson lead scientist Joshua Rhys admit on video that the J&J COVID-19 vaccine isn’t safe and effective? Take a look at the shocking claim, and find out what the facts really are! Claim : J&J Lead Scientist Admits Vaccine Isn’t Safe...
How Abortion Bans Are Affecting Where Women Live and Work
To Vima
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July 17, 2025
Alana Tedmon and her husband moved to the outskirts of Dallas in June 2022, attracted by the lower cost of living and proximity to family. That same month, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Texas followed by banning abortion through all...
I’m a Financial Expert: A $15K Personal Loan Can Save You $6K a Year — Here’s How
Yahoo Finance
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In a recent story on Business Insider, it was noted that a couple took out a personal loan for $15,000 and are now saving $500 monthly on their electricity bill because they invested in solar panels. Read Next: 3 Signs You’ve ‘Made It’...
Can you pay a credit card with a credit card — and should you?
Yahoo Finance
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If it seems like everything is more expensive these days, it's not your imagination. The prices of groceries, medications, and even postage stamps have all increased, making it harder to stay within your budget. Skyrocketing prices can also make...
Considering a Loan Against Your Credit Card? Here’s What You Need to Know!
Moneylife India
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Loan applications usually take a long time to get approved. It causes delays for various reasons, such as inadequate documentation, inconsistency in application and credit report, etc. To meet immediate financial needs and make credit available...
Morrisons launch exclusive new money saving deals for over-60s in all 344 cafés
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 9, 2025
The supermarket's new 'Club 60' offers hearty food at "purse pleasing prices." Morrisons is now offering a new incentive that will see customers over the age of 60 able to save money in all of its cafés across the country. The supermarket giant...
Can you buy weed with a credit card? It's complicated.
Yahoo Finance
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Whether you regularly purchase cannabis edibles or dabble in tinctures, it feels like weed is everywhere now. About 75% of Americans live in a state where marijuana is legal for recreational or medical use, and 79% of Americans live in a county...
SBI AURUM Credit Card: From lounges to luxury hotels, check details of this premium credit card
The Economic Times
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July 9, 2025
On a spend of Rs 1 lakh in a month, cardholders receive a Rs 1,500 TATA CLiQ e-Gift voucher. On annual spends of Rs 5 lakhs, cardholders can unlock a Rs 5,000 TATA CLiQ Luxury e-Gift voucher. On annual spends of Rs 10 lakhs, cardholders receive Rs...
Help! Booking.com transferred my refund to someone else's credit card
McKenzie River Reflections - Oregon
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July 8, 2025
When Booking.com refunds Elaine Treacy for a canceled vacation rental, it transfers her money to someone else's credit card. How can she get her money back? I reserved a villa in Alicante, Spain, through Booking.com and paid in full. Three days...
DWP urged to review ‘harsh treatment’ of people who have been overpaid benefits
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 17, 2025
A charity set up by consumer champion Martin Lewis says the approach to collecting benefits overpayments should be urgently reformed. The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute said some people are being subjected to sudden and severe debt...
Home loan rates from 7.35%, FD interest rates up to 7.35% and savings account changes for this bank customers
The Economic Times
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July 9, 2025
Synopsis Bank of India has announced key changes, effective June and July 2025, including waiving minimum balance penalties on savings accounts. Interest rates have been reduced on home and education loans, alongside select retail loans. Savings...
Easily Add Your Driver’s License to Apple Wallet Today
Asume Tech
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July 17, 2025
Apple is revolutionizing the travel experience by digitizing your driver’s license, enabling users to add their state ID to their iPhone or Apple Watch through Apple Wallet. This innovation allows travelers to navigate airport security checkpoints...
New credit card-sized TB test could close the diagnostic gap in HIV hotspots: Study
Medical Dialogues
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July 9, 2025
Current tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB from traditional tests by eliminating the immune cells relied upon to sound the alarm. While more than 90% of the 2...
More than half of people who acted on social media financial advice ‘lost money’
Express & Star
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July 8, 2025
More than half of people who have acted on financial advice they came across on social media said they ended up losing money, according to a bank. Of the 31% of people who said they had acted on financial advice on social media platforms, 55% said...
I played Calamity Corner and survived – this is why pros fear the 16th at Royal Portrush
Yahoo Sports
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It has been variously described as a “beast”, a “card-wrecker” and “236 yards of pure terror”. So by the time I reach the 16th hole at Royal Portrush, better known as “Calamity Corner”, on a blustery day back in April, I am resigned to my fate....
Sioux Falls City Council hears credit card fee proposal, votes on city election date
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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July 9, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Sioux Falls City Council voted on a date for the 2026 regular city election on Tuesday. Voting would take place on June 2 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with the run-off election set for June...
4 reasons why credit card debt forgiveness is worth it this July
CBS News
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Credit card debt forgiveness could be worth applying for this July, thanks to a variety of timely reasons. Getty Images A new month always offers the possibility of change. And for millions of Americans suffering under the burden of high-rate...