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No Retirement Savings at 63 and $47,000 in Student Debt — What One Accountant Learned About Federal Relief He Didn’t Know Existed
What would it feel like to spend your entire career telling other people how to…
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He Earned Good Money Battling Fires in Boise — Then the IRS Sent Him a $4,700 Bill He Never Saw Coming
The federal tax filing deadline falls on April 15, and for millions of Americans with…
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A Raleigh Firefighter Had No Health Coverage After Her Husband’s Layoff — The Premium Tax Credit She Almost Missed
The window for acting on a qualifying life event through the ACA marketplace is exactly…
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A Richmond Daycare Owner’s COBRA Bill Was Higher Than His Rent. Here’s What He Found
Roughly 2.6 million Americans are enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage at any given time, according…
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I Met a Woman in El Paso Who Was One Month Away From Foreclosure — Here’s What She Actually Found
Roughly one in four American homeowners are considered “cost-burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30%…
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Behind $4,800 on Property Taxes and Dropped by Her Insurer, a Tampa Woman Found Relief She Nearly Overlooked
The Meals on Wheels van smelled like aluminum foil and black coffee. It was a…
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Her Disability Benefits Were Approved — but the $794 Monthly Check Left Her Family Hundreds Short Every Single Month
The window for enrolling in an ACA Marketplace plan outside of Open Enrollment closed at…
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Dropped by His Insurer After One Hail Claim, a Des Moines Father Went Looking for Help — Here’s What He Found
The first time I heard Vince Reeves described, he was standing at a teller window…
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A Raleigh Man Was Months From Losing His Home Over Back Property Taxes — Here’s What Finally Helped
The deadline that matters most is often the one you don’t see coming. For homeowners…
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The Raise That Made Everything Worse: A Portland Manager’s $9,450 Mortgage Crisis
The assumption that a solid paycheck is a financial safety net is one of the…