TheSavingsHound Staff

Working From Home: How To Survive The New Normal

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Ever since the pandemic, working from home has increasingly become the norm for many industries. While the shift was initially due to necessity, with employers needing work to get done while being unable to have workers in the office, now even with the availability of vaccines and lower cases of COVID nation-wide, companies everywhere are … Read more

US Home Sales Are Dropping. Is Now A Good Time to Buy?

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During the pandemic, how sales exploded. The combination of a huge number of companies transitioning to remote work, along side historical low rates at the beginning of lockdowns, coupled with supply chain issues that held up much of the new home construction created a perfect storm that spiked demand and constrained the supply of single … Read more

Money Market Accounts: What Are They and Are They Worth It?

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First things first: What is a Money Market account? Similar to a traditional checking or savings account, a Money Market account generally offers a significantly higher earned interest rate, but with some restrictions such as a maximum number of transactions each month, or a minimum monthly balance. Just how much more interest can you earn? … Read more

Is Now The Time To Buy a Car?

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The car market went crazy over the pandemic, with prices for some used vehicles increasing as much as 50% Year Over Year. Much of this was driven by components for new vehicles being unavailable, leading to long waiting periods which drove more consumers to the used market, spiking demand and prices. The big question on … Read more