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• Author: Jenny Wolff
• Posted: 2025-09-04

The IRS has shared some good news for those who filed their taxes for the year 2024 in 2025: the average tax refund has grown to $3,382. This is a 6.3% increase from before.  Why are refunds bigger? It'...

• Author: Jenny Wolff
• Posted: 2026-01-16

There's quite a buzz around the idea of handing out $5,000 checks to 79 million American households, a plan initiated by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, dubbed the DOGE Div...

• Author: Miguel Waters
• Posted: 2025-10-20

The tax filing season kicked off on February 19, 2025, and it's set to wrap up on April 15. This is the period when everyone in the U.S. needs to file their taxes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and for many, it...

• Author: Jenny Wolff
• Posted: 2025-12-29

In the last week of February, people who get benefits from the United States Social Security are in for a nice surprise - two payments might land in their bank accounts through Direct Deposit. ...

• Author: Miguel Waters
• Posted: 2026-01-03

This February, just before Valentine's Day, the Social Security Administration is sending out retirement checks to those who qualify. To get this payment in time for the holiday, you'll need to m...

• Author: Miguel Waters
• Posted: 2025-11-09

For the first time in nearly five years, missed student loan payments could now lower your credit score. This change follows the end of a suspension on loan payments that was in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.  ...

• Author: Miguel Waters
• Posted: 2025-10-30

Parent PLUS Loans are a way for parents to help pay for their child's college education.  These loans are part of a federal loan program and are available to parents who have children in college and meet certa...

• Author: Jenny Wolff
• Posted: 2025-11-15

The 2025 tax season in the United States is coming up soon. This is the time when every U.S. citizen needs to prepare their documents and decide how to file their taxes. Even though it may feel like there's plenty of time, t...

• Author: Jenny Wolff
• Posted: 2025-11-20

In the United States, a new wave of financial help is on the way for thousands of Americans, with payments going over $700.  This effort is all about giving a financial boost to people who really need it...

• Author: Miguel Waters
• Posted: 2025-12-26

In the past two years, American families have been getting money back from the government when they buy things that are good for the environment, like electric cars and energy-saving home upgrades. This is thanks to a plan c...