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
Drivers in the GEICO settlement over LexisNexis insurance reports have until October 20 to opt out, and until January 14 to choose how the money reaches them
People whose disputes over their insurance claims history went nowhere may soon get about $150 from GEICO, with no claim form to fill out. The...
Anyone who applies for Medicaid from January 1 gets one or two months of retroactive coverage instead of three, depending on the group, under the law enacted in July
Starting with applications filed on or after January 1, 2027, Medicaid will reach back only one or two months before the month a person applies,...
Food stamp households in Pennsylvania must prove their rent and utility costs at their next renewal or have their benefit figured without those deductions
Pennsylvania households that get food stamps, known formally as SNAP, now have to document what they pay for rent and utilities. Current recipients who have...
SeatGeek customers charged fees on tickets to Nevada events from November 2020 through May 2025 can claim a share of $7.75 million until January 5
People who bought SeatGeek tickets to events in Nevada between November 7, 2020 and May 12, 2025 and were charged fees can claim a share...
Food stamp purchase bans start November 1 in Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina and Virginia, and USDA now lists 23 states with approved waivers
Four states are scheduled to stop SNAP benefits, the program once called food stamps, from paying for sweetened drinks and candy on November 1: Montana,...
The White House says $500 refunds are going out to nearly a million people in 30 states who bought HealthCare.gov coverage without premium help
The White House says $500 refund checks are going out to nearly a million people who bought HealthCare.gov coverage without premium help. The one-time payments...
People whose Progressive Texas PIP medical bills were paid late have until January 19, 2027 to claim interest from an $8 million settlement that caps class payments at $6 million
Texas auto policyholders and passengers whose Progressive personal injury protection (PIP) medical bills were paid late can file until January 19, 2027 for interest and...
A. O. Smith raises its quarterly dividend to 38 cents a share, payable November 16
A. O. Smith raised its quarterly dividend to 38 cents a share, up from 36 cents, and will pay it on Monday, November 16 to...
Trump’s voided tariffs face 27 consumer lawsuits, and none has a claim process
Twenty-seven consumer lawsuits now accuse retailers and manufacturers of passing along President Trump’s tariffs and then keeping the refunds, and not one of them has...
Xcel’s average Wisconsin residential electric bill is set to run about $24.91 a month above 2025 levels in 2027
Xcel Energy’s average residential electric customer in Wisconsin is set to pay about $24.91 more a month in 2027 than in 2025, under rates that...
New Hampshire’s Tri-County CAP starts paying fuel assistance December 1 in three northern counties
Tri-County Community Action Program in New Hampshire says its fuel assistance program opens Dec. 1, the day payments begin going to fuel vendors for households...
Trump’s forced-labor tariffs on 60 trading partners stay in force for now
Tariffs of 10 percent or 12.5 percent on imports from 60 trading partners remain in force while the Court of International Trade weighs a challenge...
Credit card and other revolving balances fell to $1.35 trillion in August
Americans owed less on credit cards and other revolving accounts at the end of August than a month earlier. The Federal Reserve’s monthly consumer credit...
Families with bank accounts held a median $8,200 in checking and savings in 2025
Nearly every American family has a bank account, but the typical balance in it is smaller than many emergency bills. Among families that held checking,...
Nicor Gas bills in northern Illinois rise about $2 a month starting in November
Illinois regulators approved a rate increase for Nicor Gas on Oct. 15, and the typical residential customer in northern Illinois will pay about $2 more...
Aldi’s Thanksgiving dinner for 10 costs under $39 this year
Aldi is selling a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people for less than $39 this year, about $3.90 a person, with the offer running from October...