This chapter explores how consumers might unknowingly be spending more money than necessary on services, notably cell phone plans, drawing from personal experiences to highlight the issue. It also introduces sponsors such as Mint Mobile and Vanta, offering budget-friendly wireless plans and security compliance automation for companies, respectively.
Americans owe more than $1 trillion to credit card companies, a record sum that’s likely to keep growing as rising interest rates prevent cardholders from paying down their debt. CNET’s Nick Wolny explains.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Amina Al-Sadi, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill.
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