The Daily Money: The path to perfect credit
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Good morning! It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.
If you read my regular stories for USA TODAY, you know I don't usually write in the first person. I am not a columnist, and that is a good thing. I'd run out of ideas by the second week.
Here's a story I did write in the first person. It isn't a column, but rather a personal account of how I attained the elusive personal-finance goal of perfect credit. . . and how I lost it again.
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, wants to step in and pay the salaries of TSA workers who have toiled without pay amid a partial government shutdown. Can he even do that?
And here's a story about how some Americans are putting off important medical procedures until they qualify for Medicare, citing rising costs of care.
I clicked on one of those credit update links and beheld the magical digits: 850. Here's how I got there, and how the scores work.
After two jackpot hits in one week, Mega Millions resets to $50 million ahead of Friday night’s drawing.
The issue seems to be on the rise as this month, officials have issued warnings about the scams in Indiana, Maryland and Michigan.
With the arrival of the first day of spring, several restaurants and food spots have freebies and specials for the start of the season.
The U.S. Treasury will now collect defaulted federal student loans, a move critics say could confuse borrowers.
Dining in tonight? You're not alone. Home cooking is getting more popular as food prices and pinched budgets force Americans to cinch their belts.
Even though the federal penalty for not having health insurance ended, five places still charge residents a fee.
The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $60 million. Find out the winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing and how to play.
We put together a guide with everything to know about single-hung and double-hung windows, including pros, cons and costs of each type of window.
A construction boom has increased available apartments, driving prices lower for some lucky tenants.
As of March 17, 2026, the price of silver is $80.96 per ounce. See daily price updates, percentage changes and historical trends for silver at USA TODAY Money.
Experience is about skills applied, problems solved, and responsibility handled ‒ not just where you worked.
You might not be as far off from the average as you might think.