Tyler Foster
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Walmart shoppers can get full refunds on recalled Marketside salads in a nine-state outbreak
If you bought a Marketside salad from Walmart in the past few weeks, check your refrigerator before your next meal. Nearly 2,000 people across nine...
More than a dozen states tax no retirement income, including Social Security and pensions
Retirees deciding where to live face a direct financial question: will the state tax their Social Security checks, pension payments, or other retirement distributions? More...
A widow can take a survivor benefit first and let her own Social Security grow until 70
Surviving spouses who earned their own Social Security benefits face a high-stakes timing decision that can shift their lifetime income by tens of thousands of...
So-called task scams show fake earnings for liking videos, then demand a crypto deposit to withdraw
People searching for easy side income are being drawn into a fraud scheme that mimics gig work, shows them fabricated earnings for tasks like liking...
Sam’s Club raised its annual membership to $60, its first hike in over three years
Sam’s Club members who renew after May 1, 2026, will pay $60 for an annual membership, up from the prior level that had held steady...
Miss your Medicare Part B window and a 10%-a-year penalty can cling to your premium for life
Americans who delay signing up for Medicare Part B face a financial penalty that compounds with every year of inaction and never goes away. Federal...
The House passed a benefits increase for catastrophically disabled veterans and Gold Star families
Surviving spouses of service members killed in action and veterans with catastrophic disabilities stand to receive larger monthly payments under a bill the House passed...
Fake toll-payment texts are the fastest-growing government-imposter scam, part of $3.5 billion in losses
Fake toll-payment texts claiming drivers owe money to programs like E-ZPass, SunPass, FasTrak, and TxTag have become the fastest-growing category of government imposter fraud in...
A veteran’s surviving spouse can draw tax-free survivor pay of about $1,700 a month
A surviving spouse whose veteran died from a service-connected cause can receive a monthly payment of $1,699.36, tax-free, under the Department of Veterans Affairs Dependency...
Workers 60 to 63 can put an extra $11,250 into a 401(k) this year
Americans turning 60, 61, 62, or 63 this year gained access to a significantly larger 401(k) catch-up contribution limit, allowing them to set aside an...
Anyone caught in the DATS data breach can claim up to $5,000 for losses by September 24
People whose personal information was exposed in the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services Inc. data breach can file claims for up to $5,000 in documented...
A newly reintroduced Social Security 2100 Act would lift every retiree’s check and raise the minimum benefit, but Congress still must act
Tens of millions of Social Security recipients could see larger monthly checks and a higher floor on the program’s minimum benefit if Congress passes the...
A new bill would let homeowners 65 and older shield up to $1 million in home-sale profit, as the $500,000 limit frozen since 1997 traps longtime owners
Longtime homeowners aged 65 and older who have watched their home values climb for decades face a tax trap that Congress set nearly three decades...
You get one six-month window at 65 to buy any Medigap policy with no health questions
Americans turning 65 face a deadline that can shape the cost and availability of their health coverage for the rest of their lives. Federal law...
After 70 and a half, you can route IRA money to charity tax-free and satisfy your required withdrawal
Retirees who have passed age 70 and a half hold a tool that can simultaneously satisfy their required IRA withdrawal and eliminate the tax bill...
Dohman data-breach victims can claim $50 in cash or up to $5,000 in losses by September 10
People whose protected health information was exposed in the Dohman, Akerlund and Eddy data breach face a September 10 deadline to file claims for a...