{"id":8017,"date":"2021-12-10T17:44:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T17:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agents.firstfinancialsecurity.com\/FFSBB\/?p=8017"},"modified":"2022-02-28T15:09:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T15:09:26","slug":"financial-friday-round-up-december-6-december-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agents.firstfinancialsecurity.com\/FFSBB\/2021\/12\/10\/financial-friday-round-up-december-6-december-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Friday Round-Up \u2014 December 6 \u2013 December 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the latest Financial Friday Round-Up, our weekly column filled with the best things for you to read, watch or listen to regarding finance around the web. Below you will find articles on holiday savings, improving your credit score, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/power-women\/#730c459a5e25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The World\u2019s Most Power Women 2021, According to Forbes<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Forbes <\/em>published their list of the most influential women in the worlds of finance, business, politics and more this week, with notable changes from the faces found on last year\u2019s list. Check out this article to know the names of the women who oversee a record $3.3 trillion in annual revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/personal-finance\/spending\/603898\/last-minute-gifts-that-save-money-all-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last-minute Gifts that Save Money All Year<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If supply chain issues disrupted your holiday shopping and you still have gifts to buy, <em>Kiplinger <\/em>is here to save the day. With this list of 17 last-minute gifts that will not arrive late \u2014 think cooking classes and streaming subscriptions \u2014 you can save money and save your holiday season at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/money.com\/7-ways-to-improve-credit-score\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seven Steps to Improve Your Credit Score Right Now<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how good your credit score is, you could always stand to know more about how to improve it. This piece from <em>Money <\/em>reminds us of seven ways we can do just that, from basics like paying on time to taking advantage of score-boosting programs. 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