JL

Jackie Lam

Insider

I write about personal finance, credit cards and debt, saving, budgeting, money, insurance, retirement, investing, loans, freelancing, small business. I've written for publications including Buzzfeed, CNET, Refinery29, Business Insider, U.S News & World Report, among others.

https://jackielam.contently.com/

Publications

  • USA Today Blueprint
    25 articles
  • mint.com
    20 articles
  • CNET
    18 articles
  • BestMoney.com
    11 articles
  • Insider
    9 articles
  • quickenloans.com
    6 articles
  • Giddy
    5 articles

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  • TikTok has a way to bypass tariffs — but is it legit?
    10 May—Salon.com
    What American doesn't like a deal, especially in this economy? Chinese manufacturers are banking on it. A slew of videos they have posted on social media amid Trump’s trade war claims that our favorite high-fashion and luxury brands are produced in China — and we can bypass tariffs if we order directly from them. A search on TikTok for the hashtag #chinamanufacturer yields nearly 23,000 videos, while the hashtag #chinafactory offers over 107,000 TikToks. The posts tell you which factories are...
  • —The Knot
  • —BestMoney.com
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