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
No real government agency will ever ask you to pay with gift cards, wire transfers, or cash handed to a courier
Scammers posing as federal agents are pressing victims to buy gift cards, wire money, or hand cash to couriers, and three separate U.S. agencies have...
Scanning your bank statement for forgotten free trials and auto-renewals can quietly save hundreds of dollars a year
Millions of Americans are paying for subscriptions they forgot to cancel, and a new federal rule now on the books aims to make walking away...
The typical U.S. home sold for a record $429,300 in May, the 35th straight month prices rose from a year earlier
Homebuyers across the United States hit a new price ceiling in May, with the median existing home selling for $429,300, a record that extends an...
Report a lost debit card within two days and your fraud liability is capped at $50; wait longer and it can hit $500
Anyone who has ever lost a debit card knows the sinking feeling of checking a bank balance and finding charges they never made. Federal law...
A new rule taking effect July 1 lets the Education Department strip some employers of public-service loan forgiveness eligibility
Borrowers counting on Public Service Loan Forgiveness to erase their federal student debt face a new threat: a final rule that, starting July 1, gives...
Medicare Advantage insurers reversed 36% of long-term-care denials on appeal, the watchdog found, so appealing often works
Medicare Advantage enrollees who challenged denials of long-term acute care won reversals 36% of the time, and those who fought skilled nursing facility denials won...
The VA will pay $220 billion in disability benefits to more than 7 million veterans and survivors this year
More than 7 million veterans and survivors are set to receive a combined $220 billion in disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs during...
A multi-year listeria outbreak triggered a recall of one Maryland dairy’s soft cheeses
Federal regulators have linked a listeriosis outbreak spanning more than three years to soft cheese produced by Clover Hill Dairy, LLC, a small plant in...
Fairview is dropping UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage, warning 35,000 Minnesota patients
Fairview Health Services is ending its contract with UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans, a decision that puts roughly 35,000 Minnesota patients on notice to find new...
The $1,000 home EV-charger tax credit disappears after June 30
Homeowners who plan to install an electric vehicle charger at home have fewer than 30 days left to qualify for a federal tax credit worth...
Social Security can now wipe out an overpayment of $2,000 or less with a single phone call if the mistake wasn’t your fault
People collecting Social Security or Supplemental Security Income who receive an overpayment notice of $2,000 or less can now request that the debt be wiped...
Starting July 1, a new Virginia law bars hospitals from charging interest or late fees on medical debt until it’s 90 days overdue
Virginia patients who owe money to hospitals will get a 90-day buffer before any interest or late fees can be added to their bills, starting...
Walmart’s Great Value Hawaiian rolls are recalled across 26 states
Shoppers in more than two dozen states face a decision at the bread aisle after the FDA flagged Walmart’s Great Value Hawaiian Roll 4-packs in...
A historic 2027 Social Security raise is on track — but a bigger check can push more retirees into taxes and higher Medicare premiums
Tens of millions of Social Security recipients could see their monthly checks rise by a historically large amount in January 2027, but the same increase...
UnitedHealth denied 71% of seniors’ long-term-care requests, versus 42% at smaller plans
Seniors enrolled in UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare Advantage plan saw roughly 70.9% of their prior authorization requests for long-term acute care hospital stays denied in June...
Setting up a free IRS online account lets you see balances, past payments, and prior returns in one place
Taxpayers who want a single view of what they owe, what they have paid, and what prior returns show can now get all three through...