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![Borrowers who maintain high credit scores and low debt-to-income ratios have the best chances at getting a low personal loan rate. Borrowers who maintain high credit scores and low debt-to-income ratios have the best chances at getting a low personal loan rate.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1314206939.jpg?w=132)
How to score a low personal loan rate in 2024
Borrowers who maintain high credit scores and low debt-to-income ratios have the best chances at getting a low personal loan rate.
![Some destinations are seeing a boom in travelers during shoulder seasons in spring and fall. Some destinations are seeing a boom in travelers during shoulder seasons in spring and fall.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/httpsassets.nerdwallet.comblogwp-contentuploads202409GettyImages-1422789055-1920x1152-1.jpg?w=140)
How to avoid the new ‘shoulder season’ crowds
Some destinations are seeing a boom in travelers during shoulder seasons in spring and fall.
![Parents might want to start with cash before trying other methods. Parents might want to start with cash before trying other methods.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/httpsassets.nerdwallet.comblogwp-contentuploads202408GettyImages-1356940817-1920x1152-1.jpg?w=140)
The best ways to give money to a teenager
Parents might want to start with cash before trying other methods.
![Is driving for Uber worth the money? I put this side hustle to the test and nervously drove strangers around northern Maryland for a couple days to find out. Is driving for Uber worth the money? I put this side hustle to the test and nervously drove strangers around northern Maryland for a couple days to find out.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/httpsassets.nerdwallet.comblogwp-contentuploads202408GettyImages-1977642835-1920x1152-1.jpg?w=140)
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How much does an Uber driver make? I drove for Uber to find out
Is driving for Uber worth the money? I put this side hustle to the test and nervously drove strangers around northern Maryland for a couple days to find out.
![Home prices may have come down from their 2022 high, but they remained out of reach for the typical would-be first-time buyer in the second quarter, especially in the nation’s most populous areas. Home prices may have come down from their 2022 high, but they remained out of reach for the typical would-be first-time buyer in the second quarter, especially in the nation’s most populous areas.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/httpsassets.nerdwallet.comblogwp-contentuploads202408GettyImages-1058156316-1920x1152-1.jpg?w=140)
Q2 affordability obstacles hinder would-be first-time home buyers
Home prices may have come down from their 2022 high, but they remained out of reach for the typical would-be first-time buyer in the second quarter, especially in the nation’s...
![If you’re new to electric cars or just curious about what a road trip with one is like, here's what I learned from my cross-state drive. If you’re new to electric cars or just curious about what a road trip with one is like, here's what I learned from my cross-state drive.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2026355798.jpg?w=132)
What I learned from my first EV road trip
If you’re new to electric cars or just curious about what a road trip with one is like, here's what I learned from my cross-state drive.
![Making optional student loan payments while you're in school or during your grace period can save thousands in the long-run. Making optional student loan payments while you're in school or during your grace period can save thousands in the long-run.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1218588306.jpg?w=132)
Want cheaper college? Pay interest while in school
Making optional student loan payments while you're in school or during your grace period can save thousands in the long-run.
![How much money should you have in your emergency fund? What percentage of your income should you be saving for retirement? How much money should you have in your emergency fund? What percentage of your income should you be saving for retirement?](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/httpsassets.nerdwallet.comblogwp-contentuploads202408GettyImages-1372528489-1920x1152-1.jpg?w=140)
Lacking confidence in your financial decisions? Where to find help
How much money should you have in your emergency fund? What percentage of your income should you be saving for retirement?
![Getting married, welcoming kids and starting a business are some reasons you might be thinking about life insurance. Getting married, welcoming kids and starting a business are some reasons you might be thinking about life insurance.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2010900615.jpg?w=140)
6 milestones and how they might change your life insurance needs
Getting married, welcoming kids and starting a business are some reasons you might be thinking about life insurance.
![They hope to see their loans reduced or forgiven by the federal government. They hope to see their loans reduced or forgiven by the federal government.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1159994017.jpg?w=132)
Student loans: 1 in 3 borrowers have slowed repayment
They hope to see their loans reduced or forgiven by the federal government.