✨How to improve your credit score — and keep it high. If you’re feeling inspired by our episode on credit card points, know that you’ll need a good credit score to get started in the points game. Planet Money’s Sarah Gonzalez will show you how to get there.
📈What you should know about inflation right now. The prices of goods and services have gone up. How much of that is due to Ukraine or the pandemic? What can our elected officials do to lower prices? NPR's Marielle Segarra and Stacey Vanek Smith tackle listener queries.
🎓Your questions on student loans, answered. Life Kit teams up with NPR Education to answer common questions about student loan relief, including: What's the application process like? What loans qualify for debt relief? What if you have multiple loans?
📉How to handle your investments when the markets are down. About 60% of Americans have some money in the stock market — and the markets are not doing great. Your knee-jerk reaction might be to sell. But experts say that's not a good idea.
👠Dealing with lifestyle creep. Making more money tends to lead to spending more money. It's a phenomenon known as "lifestyle creep." Paco de Leon, author of Finance for the People, shares advice on keeping your long-term financial goals in check and fending off the subconscious urge to spend more when you make more.
💰Scared to check your balance? These tips are for you. Turning away every time you open your banking app won’t solve your problems. This episode will help you understand your money avoidance and teach you how to shift your perspective.
Hoping you reach new limits with savvy spending and saving this holiday season, friends.
-- Andee Tagle, Life Kit reporter-producer | 
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