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
The IRS has paid out $296 billion in refunds to about 90 million filers this season
About 90 million taxpayers have already received money back from the federal government this filing season, splitting a combined $296 billion in refunds with an...
Medicare’s new cards trace back to a Medicare.gov breach that exposed accounts from 2023 to 2025
Millions of Medicare beneficiaries started receiving unexpected letters about Medicare.gov accounts they never created, prompting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to investigate what...
Kia is recalling 141,032 Carnival minivans because a loose fuel line can leak and start a fire
Owners of Kia Carnival minivans from the 2022 through 2024 model years face a direct safety risk after the automaker filed a recall covering 141,032...
A Washington man stole more than $500,000 from his grandmother, who has dementia
A Washington state man drained more than $500,000 from his grandmother’s accounts while she suffered from dementia, according to criminal filings in King County Superior...
Florida could put homestead property-tax elimination directly to voters on the 2026 ballot
Florida homeowners could soon vote on whether to shield the first $250,000 of their property’s assessed value from taxation. The state Legislature passed CS/HJR 1-F...
Medicare’s fall enrollment, October 15 to December 7, is the only window most seniors get to leave a shrinking Advantage plan
Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans that have cut benefits, narrowed provider networks, or exited counties face a tight deadline to act. The Annual Election...
California will require restaurants to list major allergens on menus this July
Diners with food allergies who eat at chain restaurants in California will soon see allergen information printed directly on menus. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB...
North Dakota would cut up to $1,550 off every homeowner’s property-tax bill
North Dakota homeowners stand to save up to $1,550 or more on their annual property tax bills after Governor Kelly Armstrong signed House Bill 1176...
Part D enrollees are projected to save $685 million next year as 15 newly negotiated Medicare drug prices take effect
Millions of Medicare beneficiaries who depend on expensive cancer and chronic disease medications are set to pay less at the pharmacy counter starting January 1,...
The minimum wage rises July 1 in 15 states and cities, from Alaska to Washington, D.C. — check the list
Workers earning the lowest hourly wages in at least 15 states and cities will see bigger paychecks starting July 1, 2026, as scheduled minimum wage...
Twenty-two states raised their minimum wage at some point in 2026, with 15 more increases landing July 1
Hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers across the country are seeing higher paychecks in 2026 as twenty-two states raised their minimum wage at some point...
The IRS says people who missed the filing deadline can still file free using IRS Free File
Millions of taxpayers who missed the April 15 filing deadline for their 2025 federal returns still have a free path to get their paperwork done,...
Rural seniors are nearly twice as likely to lose their Medicare Advantage plan
Roughly one in ten Medicare Advantage enrollees face forced disenrollment in 2026, and seniors living in rural counties bear a sharply disproportionate share of that...
Social Security’s retirement trust fund will empty one quarter sooner than projected, triggering a 22% benefit cut in late 2032 unless Congress acts
Tens of millions of Americans collecting Social Security retirement checks face a 22 percent benefit cut as early as late 2032 unless Congress changes the...
States are holding more than $40 billion in unclaimed cash, and finding yours is free at MissingMoney.com
Millions of Americans have money sitting in state treasuries that they have never claimed, with the national total running well above $40 billion by state-level...
Retirees who claim before full retirement age lose $1 in benefits for every $2 they earn above $24,480 this year
Workers collecting Social Security before they hit full retirement age and earning more than $24,480 in 2026 will see their benefits cut, dollar for dollar,...