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Thanksgiving feast for 10 people for $40!

Feast for 10 Thanksgiving is about gathering with loved ones, and ALDI is here to help you set a full table without stretching your budget. Get your main dishes, sides, drinks, and desserts—all at prices that make you grateful before the first bite.

Great news-Some student loan forgiveness is on the horizon!

Mass Student Loan Forgiveness Emails Sent To Borrowers As IBR Pause Appears To Lift The Department of Education sent out a flurry of student loan forgiveness emails for borrowers who have reached their eligibility threshold. Here are the details.

I have been talking with a few clients lately where they were in a car accident with a total loss. They thought that their gap insurance would pay off the remainder of their loan that their regular auto insurance did not cover. The claim was denied. It is important to understand the limitations of your gap insurance when purchasing a car, especially If you are rolling a large balance from a previous car into the a new car loan. This makes your car upside down in value and your gap insurance will likely not cover that with a total loss.

When Does Gap Insurance Not Pay? Discover the scenarios when gap insurance won’t pay. Learn how to avoid surprises and ensure proper coverage.

This month, I'm connecting you with estate planning resources. We've got to have a plan. To my Harnett County peeps, Legal Aid of NC will be sponsoring workshops in your area over the next few days. Lillington- Aug. 15, Dunn- Aug. 16, Sanford- Aug. 22.

Legal Aid of North Carolina ​Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers to economic opportunity. ​

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/15/nx-s1-5468438/medical-debt-credit-reports-ruling

Americans' medical debt can stay in credit reports, judge rules. What does that mean? The judge's decision vacated a rule imposed by the Biden administration earlier this year to keep medical debt from affecting credit scores.

Are you ready for a major cyber attack? It's coming. Here is a great resource to help you prepare.

5 Steps to Prepare for Cyber Attacks - A How To Guide Cyberwarfare will very likely increase as the war with Ukraine escalates. But how can you prepare and what should you be aware of? In this video, we'll cov...

Social Security wage garnishments to begin in a matter of weeks.

Some Social Security recipients will see wage garnishment in just weeks Roughly 2 million Americans owed money to the Social Security Administration due to overpayments in 2023.

Be aware of your consumer rights and how to avoid scams!

Celebrate National Consumer Protection Week. Talk about scams That call or text might not seem like a scam. It might look like it’s Apple or Microsoft, saying there’s a problem with your computer. (It’s not.) It might seem like it’s Amazon, saying there’s a problem with an order. (Also no.) It might even sound like your grandchild, calling with (supp...