{"id":8282,"date":"2022-07-08T09:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T09:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clients.firstfinancialsecurity.com\/FFSBB\/?p=8282"},"modified":"2022-07-07T19:32:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T19:32:45","slug":"financial-friday-round-up-july-4-july-8%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clients.firstfinancialsecurity.com\/FFSBB\/2022\/07\/08\/financial-friday-round-up-july-4-july-8%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Friday Round-Up \u2014 July 4 \u2013 July 8\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the latest Financial Friday Round-Up, our weekly column filled with the best things for you to read, watch or listen to regarding finance around the web. Below you will find articles on how to save money on gas, estate planning, recession-proof retirement and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/money.com\/how-to-save-money-on-gas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Save Money on Gas<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Inflation has hit gas prices hard, and for the drivers out there who need relief, <em>Money <\/em>published a guide to saving money at the pump. With recommendations on gas price apps and which days of the week are cheapest to fill up, this piece will help ease the pain of driving this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/retirement\/estate-planning\/604886\/should-i-hire-an-estate-planning-attorney-now-that-i-am-a-widow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Should I Hire an Estate Planning Attorney?<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>While many estates are simple enough not to need an estate attorney, it is important to know when your financial situation may call for one. Check out this piece from <em>Kiplinger <\/em>this week for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/personal-finance\/strategy-recession-proof-retirement-2022-7\"><strong>The Strategy to Recession-Proof Your<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/personal-finance\/strategy-recession-proof-retirement-2022-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong> Retirement<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To ease public anxiety about recent market volatility, <em>Business Insider <\/em>published an article from a financial planner with experience in how to recession-proof a retirement plan. 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