Stimulus
Millions of Americans Were Owed $1,400 in Stimulus Money — Here Is How to Check If the IRS Still Owes You
In December 2024, the IRS announced it would automatically send payments to roughly 1 million…
Articles by Vivienne Marlowe Reyes
Economic Relief
The Tax Credit Worth Up to $7,830 That Millions of Workers Without Kids Never Claim
My neighbor Dana is 31 years old, works full-time at a grocery distribution center outside…
Economic Relief
He Lost His Side Income and Got Hit With a Defaulted Cosign — How a Memphis Man Found the Tax Credits That Kept His Family Afloat
The window for amending a 2023 federal tax return and claiming missed credits closes in…
Economic Relief
He Owned His Auto Shop for 22 Years — Then $11,200 in Back Property Taxes Almost Took It All
The window on Alabama’s Jefferson County property tax installment program doesn’t stay open long. For…
Economic Relief
Someone Filed Taxes in His Name and Claimed His Stimulus Credit — One Richmond Man’s 14-Month Fight with the IRS
Roughly 15 million Americans become victims of identity theft each year, according to the Federal…
Economic Relief
The $7,830 Tax Credit Millions of Workers Qualify For But Skip Every Year
Every year, the IRS estimates that roughly 1 in 5 eligible workers never claims the…
Benefits
He Makes $74,000 a Year Driving for UPS and Still Couldn’t Fill His Prescription After One Insurance Change
Roughly 29 million American workers are subject to active wage garnishment orders at any given…
Economic Relief
He Had $340 in His Account and a 520 Credit Score — What a Tax Refund Did for Marcus
Have you ever checked your bank balance and felt a kind of low-grade shame that…
Benefits
This IT Manager Cosigned a Loan That Defaulted — At 65, It’s Still Haunting His Retirement Plan
Approximately 3.5 million Americans over the age of 60 are currently carrying federal student loan…
Economic Relief
Recovery Rebate vs. EITC vs. Child Tax Credit: Which 2026 Federal Relief Program Puts More Money in Your Pocket
The April 15, 2026 federal tax deadline is here — and according to the IRS,…