Some savers may want to ‘double-up,’ if you will and buy I Bonds before year end. Inflation-indexed savings bonds gain more interest as prices go up.
Author: Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press
Latest child tax credit money arrives Dec. 15. But don’t count on extra cash in 2022.
The money will stop unless Congress passes President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better package, which is currently stalled in the Senate.
Reshipping scams target job-seekers looking for remote work. Beware of these red flags.
Consumer watchdogs are warning of an uptick in jobs scams, such as reshipping scams, as many unemployed workers try to find jobs working from home.
Tax break for charitable donations packs extra incentive for giving this year
Thinking about making a charitable contribution? Check out the special tax break for donations made by the end of 2021.
Chase adds tools to help customers avoid overdraft fees – but it’s not eliminating them
Chase, the country’s biggest bank, is revising a series of practices as more political pressure and competition builds relating to overdraft fees.
Careful where you click: Tragedies like Michigan’s Oxford school shooting attract scammers
Bad actors often use tragedies like the Oxford school shooting to trick consumers into making donations and clicking on bad links.
Michigan faces some of the country’s worst price hikes on gas, electricity, food, cars
The shock effect is worse for consumers in the Midwest and South. The consumer price index jumped 6.6% in October from a year ago in these regions.
I Bond rates can be an inflation hedge: What are they and why should you buy some now?
You’re going to hear more about I Bonds in November when some startling new rates are set to be announced. What are they and how do they work?
When can you expect your October child tax credit payment?
October can scare up several reasons to think about taxes, including wondering when the next child tax credit payment will arrive.
Child tax credit money arrives, but some parents say IRS shorted them and ‘it makes no sense why’
The IRS didn’t deliver the Sept. 15 payments in a timely fashion to many families. Some still wait; others received partial payments on Friday.