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Wait times for ordering a new passport are running as long as 13 weeks. WSJ travel reporter Allison Pohle joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss ways to expedite the process, and the costs involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having a good job by age 30 can unlock the path to a successful career. WSJ workplace reporter Lindsay Ellis joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss research that examined choices people in their 20s made and how it affected their career by age 30.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Customers routinely tip service workers, but many shoppers are perplexed and even angry to find some self-checkout machines prompting them to leave upwards of 20% . WSJ reporter Rachel Wolfe joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss so-called tip creep and where, exactly, those tips are going . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dying without a will can put the future of your assets at risk . Wall Street Journal personal-finance reporter Ashlea Ebeling joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why most Americans don’t have one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As more college seniors accept job offers in advance of graduation, companies may have to work harder to find top candidates . WSJ contributor and LaSalle Network CEO Tom Gimbel joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss what future grads say they’re looking for in a potential employer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The red-hot labor market created opportunities over the past several years for workers to ask for and receive sizable raises . Wall Street Journal reporter Ray A. Smith joins host J.R. Whalen to explain why companies are budgeting for lower salary increases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After several years of workers scoring sizable pay bumps to switch jobs, companies are reining in the amount they’re offering new hires . WSJ reporter Julia Carpenter joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss what this means for the broader labor market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscription price creep is real, and new data show that more consumers are rejecting higher prices on some of their favored subscription streaming and delivery services. But it doesn’t have to be all or nothing. WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nyguyen joins guest host Dion Rabouin to discuss ways to push back against price creeps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With today’s high interest rates and inflation, certificates of deposit are becoming an attractive way to grow savings over time. WSJ’s Oyin Adedoyin joins guest host Danny Lewis to discuss how staggering your investments can make the most out of these assets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the fifth and final installment of the WSJ’s special series “Under Contract: Your Guide to Home Buying,” financial psychologist Bradley Klontz and real-estate professional Tracy McLaughlin join host J.R. Whalen to discuss how FOMO and other emotional hurdles make it difficult to think rationally when searching for a home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bosses have tried many different tactics to get employees back into the office . Nationally, a number of offices remain sparsely populated, particularly on Mondays and Fridays. WSJ reporter Chip Cutter joins guest host Mohsin Ali to discuss how one company is tying pay to attendance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the cost of concert tickets skyrockets, fans are finding ways to stretch their budgets. WSJ’s Rachel Wolfe joins guest host Danny Lewis to talk about how people are struggling with the splurge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While some workers are literally counting the days until they can call it a career, there’s a growing segment of Americans who can’t think of anything they want to do less. They say they never want to retire. Demetria Gallegos from WSJ’s Journal Reports joins guest host Dion Rabouin to discuss the growing number of people who say they’d rather keep on working. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Financial experts say the May 1st enrollment decision deadline is an ideal time for students and families to negotiate a better financial aid package. WSJ’s Oyin Adedoyin joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the best ways to request more aid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From not having your finances in order to rushing through the inspection process, common mistakes made by homebuyers can derail the path to owning your dream home. On the fourth installment of WSJ’s special series “Under Contract: Your Guide to Home Buying,” Sam Chandan of New York University’s Chen Institute for Real Estate Finance joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choic...

More companies are increasing their focus on workers’ mental health by, among other things, offeri ng additional personal days off. WSJ contributor Tara Weiss joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the benefits of timeout days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many financial advisers are once again recommending the 60% stocks, 40% bonds investment strategy to capitalize on the stock market in 2023. WSJ markets reporter Hardika Singh joins host J.R. Whalen to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ambitious 20-somethings are trying to knock down preconceived judgments that they are lazy and not into hard work. Host J.R. Whalen is joined by WSJ’s Lindsay Ellis and a 25-year-old CEO of a supply-chain software company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Total debt for millennials in their 30s hit more than $3.8 trillion in the fourth quarter, a 27% jump from late 2019, and the steepest increase of any age group. Host J.R. Whalen is joined by WSJ reporter Gina Heeb as well as 31-year-old Stacey Coquelin, who is struggling to contain rising debt as well as her daily expenses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Securing the right mortgage rate can be the key to a home being affordable for a prospective buyer. On the third installment of WSJ’s special series “Under Contract: Your Guide to Home Buying,” NerdWallet’s Holden Lewis joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss ways to find the most attractive mortgage rates. New episodes every Friday in April. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Discussing your job is a common question when meeting someone for the first time. WSJ “Work & Life” columnist Rachel Feintzeig joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the benefits of giving work questions less priority and instead focusing on other areas of your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After signing up for numerous monthly subscriptions during the pandemic, many Americans are canceling those services to save money. WSJ’s Rachel Wolfe joins host J.R. Whalen with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Although people are doing more financial transactions on their phones, experts say they still have too many items in their wallet , which could expose them to a greater risk of identity theft. WSJ’s Oyin Adedoyin joins host J.R. Whalen with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Owe taxes this year? WSJ personal finance reporter Ashlea Ebeling joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss steps taxpayers can take to reduce next year’s tax bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With interest rates trending higher and housing inventory stubbornly low, the spring housing market is off to a slow start. On the second installment of the WSJ’s special series “Under Contract: Your Guide to Home Buying,” Zillow senior economist Orphe Divounguy tells host J.R. Whalen how those factors have reshuffled the balance of power between buyers and sellers. New episodes of the series drop...