Money, page 4

Practical ways to earn more, and keep more of what you earn.

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AI freelance pay in 2026: what Upwork and Fiverr actually report

Upwork and Fiverr both shrank in buyers and grew in spend per buyer in Q2 2026. Read the side-by-side numbers, and what neither company discloses.

Fidelity's Q1 2026 retirement savings rate hit 14.4%, a record. Personal cash savings fell to 2.6%, the lowest since 2022. The defaults did the work.

Fannie Mae now lets you pledge Bitcoin for a down payment instead of selling. The structure keeps your crypto, but it charges you. Here is the math.

Most of the gain comes from a few dull habits, repeated.

The raise tends to go to the person who asks with evidence, not the one who waits.