Wsj Your Money Briefing

The work world is still in flux nearly four years after the pandemic threw offices for a loop. But a variety of data show that workers are unhappier now than they have been in years. Wall Street Journal deputy bureau chief Vanessa Fuhrmans joins host Danny Lewis to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New Money Rules for Kids: From payment apps to bank accounts, there are many places for kids to store their money. In the third episode of our series we explore what you should know about each of them.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disagreements about finances are a part of any relationship. New research suggests that these fights aren’t necessarily about money. Wall Street Journal personal finance reporter Julia Carpenter joins host Danny Lewis to discuss root causes, and how in some cases arguing might actually help strengthen a couple’s bonds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Americans trying to budget a new car into their household finances might consider leasing instead of buying. Wall Street Journal personal-finance reporter Joe Pinsker joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss what you should know about paying for a car if you aren’t buying it in cash.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While many Americans are likely to begin their holiday shopping on Black Friday, shoppers who procrastinate can still capitalize on discounts and deals, as long as they plan carefully. Wall Street Journal reporter Suzanne Kapner joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New Money Rules for Kids: For lots of children, the ways that they earn cash have gone digital. In the second episode of this series, we hear from three young entrepreneurs about how they’ve built their businesses and the digital tools they’re using to boost it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As requests for more and bigger tips increase, so has confusion. WSJ personal-finance reporter Julia Carpenter joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss why some people view tipping as an obligation and others see it as a personal decision.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The popular budgeting app, Mint, is shutting down in 2024. So what happens next? WSJ personal finance reporter Imani Moise joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss where this leaves people in the market for a new budgeting app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With rising prices and high interest rates, right now is a bad time to spend money. WSJ personal finance reporter Oyin Adedoyin joins host Ariana Aspuru to explain what this means for holiday shoppers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amid elevated mortgage rates and low inventory, many prospective homebuyers have decided to spend their new-home savings elsewhere. WSJ reporter Rachel Wolfe joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New Money Rules for Kids: From Youtube and videogames to advertisements on social media, kids are seeing content about money – whether they know it or not. So how is this influencing their decisions about money? And how can we best prepare them for financial success in adulthood? In the first episode of Your Money Briefing’s four-part series, we look into how a new generation of kids are learning about money.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rising cost of having fun is changing the way some people enjoy experiences and how they calculate whether having a good time is living up to the price. Wall Street Journal personal-finance reporter Joe Pinsker joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Even as people work later in life, many find it difficult to pinpoint the right time to retire. WSJ columnist Rachel Feintzeig joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how people envision leaving the workforce often clouds their decision-making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For some people, having more control over their career includes having the financial freedom to leave their job. WSJ’s Jessica Chou joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how she saved enough for a “walk-away fund.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More employees are filing disability discrimination claims against their companies when work-from-home requests are denied. WSJ reporter Lauren Weber joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More companies are offering disability insurance as part of annual benefits options. WSJ personal-finance reporter Julia Carpenter joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss questions employees should ask before signing up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or Fafsa, will allow people to make contributions to their 401(k) without it impacting the amount of financial aid they receive. WSJ personal-finance reporter Oyin Adedoyin joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week’s verdict against the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages is likely to change the amount of commissions paid by home buyers and sellers, as well as how they are paid out. Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Kusisto joins short J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Employees selecting company-provided health benefits may find the list of options and rates confusing. Host J.R. Whalen is joined by Arthur Benefits Solutions founder Maameamba Arthur-Price, to discuss what people should assess in their lives before making selections. Plus, WSJ contributor Cheryl Winokur Munk explains the important benefits people often overlook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To stay competitive in a tight labor market, many employers are offering more paid time off to workers. WSJ economics reporter Jeffrey Sparshott joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how it has resulted in employees working less hours, but maintaining steady pay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices