Tyler Foster
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Borrow up to $50,000 or half your 401(k) and repay the interest to yourself
Workers facing a cash crunch have a borrowing option sitting inside their own retirement accounts, and the terms are unlike any bank loan on the...
Working parents can claim a tax credit on up to $6,000 of childcare costs
Millions of working parents who pay for daycare, after-school programs, or summer camps can offset part of those costs through the federal Child and Dependent...
The American Opportunity Credit cuts up to $2,500 in taxes for each of a student’s first four years
Families sending a student to college or vocational school can reduce their federal tax bill by up to $2,500 per eligible student each year, for...
$73.82 buys the most expensive Fourth of July cookout on record, with beef at an all-time high
American families planning backyard barbecues for the Fourth of July face the steepest grocery tab ever recorded. At $73.82 for a standard cookout spread, the...
Social Security disability checks convert to retirement checks at full retirement age
Millions of Americans receiving Social Security Disability Insurance will see their monthly payments end and restart as retirement benefits once they hit full retirement age,...
443,048 people burned by a credit-repair pyramid are getting $10.9 million in FTC refund checks
The Federal Trade Commission is distributing more than $10.9 million in refund checks to 443,048 consumers who paid money to a credit-repair pyramid scheme run...
A Virginia couple handed a courier their savings in a phone-scam ring tied to over $1 million in thefts
A Virginia couple lost their life savings after handing cash to a courier dispatched by phone scammers posing as government officials. Three people were arrested...
$700 is Medicare’s new Part D drug deductible for 2027, up from $615
Medicare enrollees choosing Part D drug coverage for 2027 will face a standard deductible of $700, an $85 jump from the $615 maximum in effect...
Thriveworks therapy-portal users can claim $50 to $2,000 over data-sharing, by September 3
People who used the Thriveworks online therapy portal during a specific period now have a narrow window to file claims worth $50 to $2,000 each,...
Frigidaire-brand minifridges are being recalled over a fire and burn hazard
Nearly 964,000 Frigidaire-brand minifridges sold across the United States are now covered by a federal recall after internal electrical components short-circuited and ignited the plastic...
Circle K data-breach victims can claim $50, or up to $2,000 with proof, by September 3
People affected by a data security incident at Gas Express LLC, a company tied to Circle K convenience store operations, face a September 3 deadline...
Delay Medicare Part B and your premium rises 10% for each year you waited, for life
Americans who skip Medicare Part B enrollment when they first qualify face a permanent financial penalty: a 10% premium surcharge for every full year they...
Who must find a new health plan for 2027? The 369,000 people Cigna is dropping from Obamacare
Roughly 369,000 people enrolled in Affordable Care Act individual plans through Cigna will need to find new coverage for 2027 after the company announced it...
A New York surgery center will pay breach victims $100 with no proof, or up to $5,000 with losses
Patients of a New York surgery center can now claim $100 in cash with no documentation required, or up to $5,000 if they can show...
A rising Part B premium cannot push most retirees’ Social Security below last year’s, under a hold-harmless rule
Most of the roughly 70 million Americans who receive Social Security will see their monthly checks rise in January 2026, even though Medicare’s standard Part...
A Tennessee retiree lost $268,000 in gold bars to callers who posed as her bank and a federal agent
A retiree in Putnam County, Tennessee, handed over $268,229 in gold bars and coins to strangers who called her pretending to be her bank and...