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Budgeting

Your Health Insurance Bill Just Jumped 58% — Here’s What Actually Happened

Did your ACA marketplace health insurance bill go up this year? You’re not imagining it. The average person on marketplace insurance is…
Taxes

Only 6% of Workers Actually Qualify for the New “No Tax on Overtime” Law

You’ve probably seen the headlines. Overtime pay is “tax-free” now. Sounds like a win for every hard-working American. Here’s the truth almost…
Debt & Credit

Average American Owes $6,715 in Credit Card Debt. The Fed Just Made That Number More Painful.

$6,715. That’s what the average American owes on credit cards right now, according to new data. It’s a record high, and it’s…
Budgeting

Parents Are Spending Almost $500 Per Kid This Year. Here’s Why It Jumped So Fast.

Back-to-school shopping used to just sting a little. This year it’s hitting different. I watched parents in stores this week doing something…
Budgeting

I Cut My Coffee, My Dessert, and My DoorDash. My Bank Account Still Didn’t Move.

Three months ago I got serious. Really serious. No more $8 coffee on the way to work. No dessert when we ate…
Retirement

You’re Allowed to Save an Extra $7,500 a Year for Retirement. Almost Nobody Does It.

Here’s something most people don’t know. If you’re over 50 in America, the government lets you save extra money for retirement. On…
Retirement

You Might Already Have Enough Money to Retire. So Why Are You Still Working?

Do you know someone who keeps saying “just one more year” before they retire? Then one more year turns into two. Three…
Saving Money

Your Savings Account Might Be Secretly Costing You Money

Quick question. Do you know what interest rate your savings account pays you right now, today? Most people have no idea. And…
Saving Money

A New $1,000 Account Just Opened for Millions of American Kids. Do You Know About It?

Something big happened in American finance today. Starting July 4, millions of kids across the US just got access to a brand…
Saving Money

My Bank Account Fees Are Eating My Paycheck

Check your bank app right now. Look at the last 3 months. Do you see a number you did not expect? For…
Taxes

I Just Found Out Tips Might Be Tax-Free Now. Here’s What I Learned.

My neighbor works as a waitress. Six nights a week, on her feet, smiling through tired feet and rude customers. Last week…
Debt & Credit

My Student Loan Payment Just Changed and Nobody Warned Me

I got an email last week that made my stomach drop. My student loan payment was changing. Starting today, July 1. No…