Tyler Foster
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Amazon, Walmart and Target pulled their big summer sales into June
Amazon, Walmart and Target are running their biggest summer promotional events during the same late-June window, creating a four-day overlap that puts all three retailers...
$250 million from American Express will be split with cardholders and merchants over card-fee claims, with claims due July 15
Merchants and cardholders who paid fees on American Express transactions now face a July 15 deadline to file claims in a $250 million class action...
Florida homeowners now pay roughly $5,500 to $11,000 a year for home insurance
Florida homeowners are spending roughly $5,500 to $11,000 a year on property insurance, a cost that ranks among the highest in the nation relative to...
$1,690 a month is the most you can earn on disability in 2026 before your benefits stop
Workers collecting Social Security Disability Insurance who pick up part-time jobs in 2026 face a hard earnings ceiling: $1,690 per month for non-blind individuals. Earn...
A revocable living trust passes your home and accounts to heirs without the cost and delay of probate.
Families who lose a loved one often discover that a home, bank accounts, and other assets cannot be touched for months while a probate court...
$25 with no paperwork is what LastPass data-breach victims can claim, but only through July 2.
People who stored passwords or personal data with LastPass before the company’s 2022 breach can collect $25 from a proposed $24.5 million class settlement without...
You can invest the money in a health savings account and let it grow tax-free for medical bills in retirement.
Workers enrolled in high-deductible health plans gained a clearer picture of how much they can stash away for future medical costs after the IRS published...
Royal Oak multipurpose lighters are being recalled for failing a federal child-safety standard.
Nearly 191,000 Royal Oak Flame Saber multipurpose lighters are under recall after the products failed the federal child-resistance standard meant to keep children under five...
California will stop streaming services from blasting ads louder than the show itself.
Streaming viewers in California who have scrambled for the remote every time a blaring ad interrupted their show just got a legislative fix. Governor Gavin...
Converting some IRA money to a Roth in the low-income years before age 73 shrinks the required withdrawals later.
Retirees with large traditional IRA balances face a predictable tax squeeze once they turn 73 and mandatory withdrawals begin. Those forced distributions, calculated by dividing...
Social Security has lost about 7,500 workers, and some field offices are now closing or cutting their hours.
Roughly 7,500 fewer workers staff the Social Security Administration today compared with a decade ago, and the squeeze is now hitting the public directly. Several...
2 million seniors who qualify for Medicare’s Extra Help skip $11.4 billion in drug savings.
More than 2 million people with Medicare qualify for Extra Help, a federal subsidy that slashes prescription drug costs, yet they have never enrolled. That...
Vevor ice crushers are being recalled because the motor can overheat and catch fire.
Roughly 11,650 Vevor ice crushers sold across the United States are now subject to a federal recall after the motor inside the machines was found...
If you qualify for QMB, providers cannot bill you for Medicare deductibles or copays.
Low-income Medicare enrollees in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary program are shielded by federal law from paying any deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments for Medicare-covered services. Providers...
Your heirs inherit your home and investments at their value on the day you die, erasing the tax on a lifetime of gains.
Families who inherit a house bought decades ago or a stock portfolio held for a generation receive those assets at current market prices, not at...
Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge starts July 1, covering Wegovy and Zepbound for a flat $50 a month for eligible seniors.
Millions of Medicare Part D enrollees with obesity or related conditions will gain access to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs for a flat $50 copay per month...