Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week&rsquo;s financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and helpful stories like: <ul> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/29/business/black-friday-us-econony-spending">Cyber Monday malaise</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/gen-z-shoppers-arent-spending-like-retailers-need-them-to-5ef2457b?">Gen Z paring back</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/ai-toys-miko-curio-gabbo-aa6d829b1aba18e2d1dfedd4cfca8da7?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew#">AI toys</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://theconversation.com/retailers-are-quietly-changing-their-return-policies-heres-why-you-should-be-on-the-lookout-this-black-friday-266975?">Reluctant retailer returns</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/gift-card-balance-how-to-use-f1a7b2dc?">Gift cards galore</a></li> <ul> <li aria-level="2">BTW, here is that <a href="http://giftcards4change.org/">site that allows you to donate gift cards for good</a>.</li> </ul> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/trump-accounts-for-kids-come-with-1-000and-tax-complications-4b75b803?st=5L2QxX">Trump accounts</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/michael-dell-why-im-giving-6-billion">(little) dudes getting a Dell!</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/business/homeowners-moving-mortgage-rates.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">Homeowners held hostage</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/02/apartment-rents-vacancies-november.html">More affordable apartments</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/the-myth-of-the-140000-poverty-line?">Impoverished Americans</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/middle-class-americans-abroad-d5d018f6?mod=personal-finance_lead_story">Geographic arbitrage</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/01/tsa-will-charge-45-fee-for-air-passengers-without-real-ids.html">Real ID fees</a></li> </ul> &nbsp; Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: <ul> <li aria-level="1">Knowing your &lsquo;money gear&rsquo; is a crucial part of your personal finance journey. <a href="https://www.howtomoney.com/start-here/">Start here.</a>&nbsp;</li> <li aria-level="1">Sign up for the weekly <a href="https://www.howtomoney.com/newsletter/">HTM newsletter</a>. It&rsquo;s fun, free, & practical.</li> <li aria-level="1">Join a thriving community of fellow money in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1623670287732189">HTM Facebook group.</a></li> <li aria-level="1">Massively reduce your <a href="https://www.howtomoney.com/choosing-the-best-cheap-cell-phone-plan/">cell phone bill</a> each month by switching to a discount provider like Mint Mobile.</li> </ul> &nbsp; And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you&rsquo;re not already a regular listener, and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-money/id1337718773?mt=2">give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money. Have an awesome weekend! &nbsp; Best friends out!See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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