Personal Finance
Study: Only Half of American Households Donate to Charity
(Associated Press) For the first time in nearly two decades, only half of U.S. households donated to a charity, according to a...
Amazon’s Mission: Getting a ‘Key’ to Your Apartment Building
(Associated Press) Amazon is tired of ringing doorbells.
The online shopping giant is pushing landlords around the country —...
Agency Pledges Tough Action to Buttress ‘Right to Repair’
(Associated Press) Americans would be freer to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves, or to use independent...
Money in the Bank: Child Tax Credit Dollars Head to Parents
(Associated Press) The child tax credit had always been an empty gesture to millions of parents like Tamika Daniel.
Who Gets the Keys to Your Digital Estate?
(Liz Weston, NerdWallet) You may not own cryptocurrency or nonfungible tokens. You may not have a big Instagram following or run an...
Students Overpay for Useless Degrees, End Up Financially Hobbled for Life
(Mish Talk) Unable to discharge debts in bankruptcy, students with useless degrees, especially master's degrees are Financially Hobbled for Life.
Smart Strategies to Fight Back Against Inflation
(Liz Weston, NerdWallet) Few economists predict we’ll return to the double-digit price increases of the late 1970s and early 1980s . But...
Households Face Up to $14,000 in ‘Hidden’ Federal Taxes Every Year, New Report Reveals
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) Most Americans pay close attention to how much of their money is taken in taxes each...
Texas Power Companies Are Remotely Raising Temperatures on Residents’ Smart Thermostats
(Gizmodo) Texas is one of several states suffering through a record-breaking heat wave that’s pushing electric grids to their limits.
‘It Lessens My Bills’: $500 Payments Tested in Upstate NY
(Associated Press) Annette Steele isn't destitute or unemployed. But for a year she'll be receiving $500 per month in no-strings-attached payments as...
Amazon May Be Helping Itself to Your Bandwidth
(Associated Press) Do you own an Amazon smart device? If so, odds are good that the company is already sharing your internet...
IRS Imposes Staggering Paperwork Burdens on Taxpayers
(National Taxpayers Union Foundation) In a recent report examining the implementation of international business provisions enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of...
TRENDING NOW
Shocking Video Shows Robbery, Shooting on NYC Sidewalk
(New York Post) A 35-year-old man was shot during a gunpoint robbery in Manhattan early Sunday morning, according to a shocking video released...
Employers Ratchet Up Pressure on the Unvaccinated
(Associated Press) Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers.
For months, most employers relied on information campaigns, bonuses and...
Political Hacks Concoct Excuses for Their Inflation
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Jerome Powell, after last week’s FOMC meeting, said inflation has run hotter than expected. However, he wants...
Ammunition Scarce as Gun Sales Soar; Lockdowns, Biden’s Threats Prompt Stockpiling
(Headline USA) Widespread government restrictions on basic liberties, coupled with record sales of firearms, has fueled a shortage of ammunition in the United...
