Gina Freeman
@ginafreeman.bsky.social
Senior Editor, U.S. News and World Report
A bit of a cockroach (I'll survive no matter what)
I have very strong opinions and very weak filters
Dog is my co-pilot
Note that opinions posted here are my own and not necessarily those of my employer.
A bit of a cockroach (I'll survive no matter what)
I have very strong opinions and very weak filters
Dog is my co-pilot
Note that opinions posted here are my own and not necessarily those of my employer.
OK, I wrote this for *some* of my friends (you know who you are).
money.usnews.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
OK, I wrote this for *some* of my friends (you know who you are).
Don't be discouraged if the CFPB can't help you with your bank. Here's where to go instead. www.usnews.com/banking/arti...
www.usnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Don't be discouraged if the CFPB can't help you with your bank. Here's where to go instead. www.usnews.com/banking/arti...
How do you call these the best in the country when they are all on the East Coast? It's a little face slappy to the rest of the country.
travel.usnews.com/features/bes...
travel.usnews.com/features/bes...
travel.usnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
How do you call these the best in the country when they are all on the East Coast? It's a little face slappy to the rest of the country.
travel.usnews.com/features/bes...
travel.usnews.com/features/bes...
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Project 2025 kills protections for consumers
— SoLo advertised "zero-interest loans," but "almost all of SoLo’s loans carry an equivalent annual percentage rate of over 36% APR, and many loans carry an APR in excess of 300%, with some over 1,000%."
— SoLo advertised "zero-interest loans," but "almost all of SoLo’s loans carry an equivalent annual percentage rate of over 36% APR, and many loans carry an APR in excess of 300%, with some over 1,000%."
February 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Project 2025 kills protections for consumers
— SoLo advertised "zero-interest loans," but "almost all of SoLo’s loans carry an equivalent annual percentage rate of over 36% APR, and many loans carry an APR in excess of 300%, with some over 1,000%."
— SoLo advertised "zero-interest loans," but "almost all of SoLo’s loans carry an equivalent annual percentage rate of over 36% APR, and many loans carry an APR in excess of 300%, with some over 1,000%."
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Elon Musk, who has said the beneficiaries of federal spending are a "parasite class," runs businesses that have pocketed $38 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies, loans and contracts www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
February 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Elon Musk, who has said the beneficiaries of federal spending are a "parasite class," runs businesses that have pocketed $38 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies, loans and contracts www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
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Cartoon by Nick Anderson
February 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Cartoon by Nick Anderson
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In some alternate timeline, President Kamala Harris is announcing her National Subsidized Daycare plan, Mortgage Assistance for first-time homebuyers, and announce that her Price-Gouging Task Force has reached a deal with egg producers on stabilizing prices.
VP Walz goes on a tour of NATO allies.
😢
VP Walz goes on a tour of NATO allies.
😢
February 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
In some alternate timeline, President Kamala Harris is announcing her National Subsidized Daycare plan, Mortgage Assistance for first-time homebuyers, and announce that her Price-Gouging Task Force has reached a deal with egg producers on stabilizing prices.
VP Walz goes on a tour of NATO allies.
😢
VP Walz goes on a tour of NATO allies.
😢
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Investors losing faith in the Trump admin pushes mortgage rates to their lowest since mid-December. Housing hive likes seeing a weak Trump.
February 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Investors losing faith in the Trump admin pushes mortgage rates to their lowest since mid-December. Housing hive likes seeing a weak Trump.
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Phil Sussman, an Army vet who worked for USAID, feels "absolutely betrayed" after receiving a termination letter.
"This isn't a meme. This isn't a tweet. This is myself and my wife and my three children who don't know how we're gonna pay the mortgage next month."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
"This isn't a meme. This isn't a tweet. This is myself and my wife and my three children who don't know how we're gonna pay the mortgage next month."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Army veteran feels ‘absolutely betrayed’ after being terminated from USAID
Phil Sussman, an Army veteran who worked for the United States Agency for International Development, said in an interview today that he felt “absolutely
www.nbcnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Phil Sussman, an Army vet who worked for USAID, feels "absolutely betrayed" after receiving a termination letter.
"This isn't a meme. This isn't a tweet. This is myself and my wife and my three children who don't know how we're gonna pay the mortgage next month."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
"This isn't a meme. This isn't a tweet. This is myself and my wife and my three children who don't know how we're gonna pay the mortgage next month."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
@notoriousgrc.bsky.social Are we related? :P I'm a mortgage and finance writer named Freeman. Anyway, I love your lion and his finger.
February 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
@notoriousgrc.bsky.social Are we related? :P I'm a mortgage and finance writer named Freeman. Anyway, I love your lion and his finger.
How to tell if an account is official? I'm pretty sure that the Tennis Channel that popped up in my search (141 followers) isn't the one I'm looking for.
February 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
How to tell if an account is official? I'm pretty sure that the Tennis Channel that popped up in my search (141 followers) isn't the one I'm looking for.
Drake needs a Galois and a palette..
February 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Drake needs a Galois and a palette..
You can't have rainbows without rain..
February 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
You can't have rainbows without rain..
I hate Trump and Elon. But I don't want to be dealing with politics 24/7. I'm hoping to find unvarnished truths, cute animals, updates from friends, cooking tips, rainbows, jokes and an escape from the shitstorm of my daily life because I'm tired of jacking up my blood pressure forty times a day.
February 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I hate Trump and Elon. But I don't want to be dealing with politics 24/7. I'm hoping to find unvarnished truths, cute animals, updates from friends, cooking tips, rainbows, jokes and an escape from the shitstorm of my daily life because I'm tired of jacking up my blood pressure forty times a day.
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