Economic Relief
She Cosigned a Loan That Wrecked Her Credit — Then a Tax Consequence Nobody Warned Her About Hit Too
Most people assume that once a debt stops being collected, it disappears. That the silence…
Articles by Vivienne Marlowe Reyes
Benefits
He Earned $75,000 a Year — Then a Defaulted Cosigned Loan and Unpaid Child Support Pushed This Fresno Dad to the Edge
Roughly 38 percent of cosigners end up making payments on a loan they signed for…
Economic Relief
The IRS Is Sitting on $1 Billion in Unclaimed Refunds — Here’s How to Find Out If Any Is Yours
Every year, the IRS announces that roughly $1 billion or more in tax refunds goes…
Economic Relief
Denied Workers’ Comp and One Repair Bill Away From Crisis — How Monique Found $3,800 She Didn’t Know She Was Owed
Most people assume that if you work hard, pay your taxes, and follow the rules,…
Economic Relief
His Insurance Doubled and He Was Nearly Broke at 63 — Then a Free Tax Clinic Found Credits He Never Claimed
Roughly 25 million Americans leave tax credits unclaimed every year, according to estimates from the…
Benefits
I Met a Man Paying $847 a Month for COBRA. He Had No Idea He Qualified for Near-Zero Marketplace Coverage
Roughly 2.2 million Americans elect COBRA continuation coverage each year after losing job-based insurance, according…
Economic Relief
An Uber Driver’s $2,800 Tax Refund Was Seized by an Old Debt Collector. Here’s What Actually Happened.
The Medicare enrollment event at the Allapattah branch of the Miami-Dade Public Library was winding…
Benefits
After His Insurer Dropped Him Mid-Winter, This Detroit Factory Worker Found a $7,500 Home Repair Grant — But It Took Five Months
The application deadline for Michigan’s state-administered home repair assistance programs quietly shifts every quarter, and…
Benefits
She Earned Too Much for Assistance and Too Little to Survive — One Kansas City Woman’s Fight After a Denied Workers’ Comp Claim
What do you do when you’ve done everything right — held a steady job, built…
Benefits
I Tracked Down a Radio Caller Who Said She’d Given Up on Benefits — Her Prescription Bills Told a Different Story
Most people assume that if a government relief program exists and they need it, someone…