Daniel Harper
Daniel is a finance writer covering personal finance topics including budgeting, credit, and beginner investing. He began his career contributing to his Substack, where he covered consumer finance trends and practical money topics for everyday readers. Since then, he has written for a range of personal finance blogs and fintech platforms, focusing on clear, straightforward content that helps readers make more informed financial decisions.
Latest Articles by Daniel Harper
Missouri Medicaid expansion members will get no short-term hardship exception when work rules begin January 1, 2027
Missouri adults on Medicaid expansion who lose a job, get sick for a short spell or face a family emergency will not get an automatic...
Arkansas ARHOME members face Medicaid work-rule enforcement in January after a 30-day warning period
Arkansas has been practicing for months, and the real thing starts January 1, 2027. Members of ARHOME, the state’s Medicaid expansion program, who cannot show...
People who received BuyAlerts texts after opting out can claim up to $42.16 by February 16
People who got more than one text message from BuyAlerts after replying “stop,” or while their number was on the Do Not Call Registry, can...
Maryland says about 15,000 non-citizens may lose Medicaid after eligibility changes took effect October 1
Refugees, asylees and several other groups of lawfully present immigrants in Maryland lost standard Medicaid eligibility when new federal rules took effect October 1. The...
Colorado Medicaid starts work requirements January 1, with letters first reaching members up for March renewal
A letter from Health First Colorado in January will be the first sign for some members that Medicaid work requirements are real. The state says...
Idaho Medicaid expansion applicants must show three months of 80-hour compliance before approval next year
Idaho adults who apply for Medicaid expansion coverage next year will have to show three straight months of qualifying activity before the state approves them....
Connecticut Medicaid adults 19 to 64 face 80 monthly work hours or $580 in pay, plus six-month renewals, starting January 1
Connecticut adults 19 to 64 who have HUSKY D will have to prove every month that they work, train, volunteer or study, and they will...
Maryland projects about 152,000 Medicaid expansion adults could lose coverage when work rules begin
Maryland’s health department projects that about 152,000 Medicaid expansion adults could lose coverage once federal work rules begin on January 1, 2027. The estimate comes...
IRS gave Douglas County, Washington, taxpayers until February 1 to file returns and pay estimated taxes after the wildfires
Federal tax dates that fell between July 31, 2026, and January 31, 2027, now wait until February 1 for taxpayers in Douglas County, Washington. The...
IRS pushed severe-storm tax deadlines to January 7 for eligible Nebraska taxpayers
Knox County, Nebraska, is the only place named in new IRS tax relief for the severe storm that began September 9. Eligible taxpayers there now...
IRS pushed Hawaii County tax deadlines to February 1 after the earthquake, including filing and payment dates
Taxpayers in Hawaii County have until February 1, 2027, to file various federal returns and make certain tax payments after the May 22, 2026, earthquake....
VA vocational rehabilitation payments rose October 1, bringing a full-time veteran in institutional training with no dependents to $837.23 a month
The monthly allowance VA pays veterans in its vocational rehabilitation program went up on October 1. A full-time veteran in institutional training with no dependents...
Washington seniors and disabled homeowners must apply by December 31 for next year’s property-tax exemption
Washington homeowners who are 61 or older, or retired because of a disability, have until December 31 to apply for the state’s senior and disabled-persons...
Bank of America was hit with a $750 million OCC penalty, but the order does not send payments to customers
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has imposed a $750 million civil money penalty on Bank of America, the largest in the agency’s...
American Express National Bank must file a fix plan within 90 days after an OCC money-laundering order
American Express National Bank has about 90 days to give federal regulators a written plan for fixing its anti-money-laundering controls. The Office of the Comptroller...
Hyundai and Kia owners have until April 8, 2027, and Toyota owners until December 11, 2028, to claim from airbag-control-unit settlements
Owners of certain Hyundai, Kia and Toyota vehicles can still file claims over defective airbag control units, but the two settlements run on different deadlines....