Photo by fizkes / Shutterstock.com If you have yet to file your tax return this year, you have more time than usual, as Uncle Sam and individual states themselves have extended their Tax Day deadlines due to the coronavirus pandemic. But regardless of whether you’ve filed your 2019 return yet, …
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Photo by Syda Productions / Shutterstock.com Right now, many Americans are stuck at home, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re trying to figure out how to better your finances today — without leaving home — know that there are several things you can do to make a difference. Following …
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Right now, many Americans are diving into cooking at home, due to business shutdowns and, for many, financial necessity, too. For almost all of us, the need to stretch every dollar has quickly become very important. How do we keep food on the table with so much uncertainty? How do …
Read More »Learning Through Play: 101 Ways To Keep Young Minds Occupied At Home
Parents, right off the bat, let me say that there is no right way to be feeling about the current situation. Relief, anxiety, excitement, dread are all normal. We’re all figuring this out as we go along and doing the best we can. Virtual high-five! This is not a homeschooling …
Read More »9 Ways the Coronavirus Has Changed Daily Life as We Know It
Photo by Anatoliy Karlyuk / Shutterstock.com It was just a few months ago that we were ringing in the new year with resolutions and predictions for what the next 12 months would bring. At that time, no one imagined that our whole way of life would be turned upside down …
Read More »6 Smart Ways to Spend the Check Uncle Sam Is Sending You
Photo by Sofi photo / Shutterstock.com The federal government may be about to send you a check. A coronavirus-related stimulus bill package that’s being debated in the Senate today includes a provision that would pay most American adults $ 1,200 each — plus an extra $ 500 per child in …
Read More »7 Ways to Retire — Even When the Economy Is Heading South
Photo by wavebreakmedia / Shutterstock.com Few ever feel ready for retirement, but a tumbling stock market can shake the confidence of even the most prepared. And with the coronavirus outbreak socially distancing us from three years of steady stock gains, nobody could blame you for feeling like we’re on shaky …
Read More »5 Ways to Get Social Security Help While Offices Are Closed
Photo by wavebreakmedia / Shutterstock.com Businesses, retail and restaurant establishments, and other institutions are shuttering their doors in an attempt to arrest the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Now, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has joined them. As of Tuesday, all local offices across the …
Read More »5 Ways to Help Your Community Combat Coronavirus (While Still Social Distancing)
The number of coronavirus cases in the United States is ticking steadily upward, and with it are Americans’ collective anxiety levels. But stockpiling massive caches of toilet paper and bottled water for insular forts will only lead to more shortages and more stress. Instead, the best way for us all …
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