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πŸ“‰ Don't panic

Published about 2 months agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read

Good morning Reader!

Ahead of tax season starting in just a few days (Jan 26), the IRS has issued IP PINs for this year. If you're concerned about tax identity theft, here's how to get your PIN.

Also, the Federal Reserve is set to meet next week and traders believe there's a 95% chance they keep rates the same. A small 5% chance they'll cut it by 25 basis points. As a result, we're not seeing any movement in savings and CD rates.

πŸ’² Best Bank Rates (as of 1/20/2026):

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πŸ“€ How to avoid panicking in a volatile market

The stock market fell hard yesterday. Both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ fell over 2% and the Dow dropped fell around 870 points.

Why? Mostly because of Greenland.

Well, I should say, mostly because of President Trump about Greenland and the international response to his fixation.

Not underlying economic conditions, which by some measures are worsening too, but because of that news and the potential fallout.

(that said, you should invest anyway)

Here's how to remain calm during these times of turbulence:

β€‹πŸ‘‰ How to avoid panicking in a volatile market​

πŸͺ™ Don't hoard loyalty points

Here's a sad story of a person who lost 62,000 Dunkin' points when they changed their policy to expire points a year after they are earned. He lost about $260 and had planned to let his kids use it.

Do not hoard loyalty points! They can expire them, devalue them or the rewards redemption amounts, and you have no recourse.

β€‹πŸ“Ί Massive loyalty program breakdown​

πŸƒ If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying

I don't play poker online (I used to play 25+ years ago in college, but anyone who has played poker knows it's mostly really really boring) but this video has convinced me never to try it ever.

Reminds me a little of what's happening on event predictions sites like Kalshi...

β€‹πŸ‘‰ Watch a bot farm collude at poker​

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Jim

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Hi, I'm Jim Wang and I share my strategies and tactics for managing your money and enjoying more out of life.

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