In the US, Labor Day will be celebrated on Monday, September 2nd this year. Retirement planning and saving for retirement impacts not only the individual, but the family, the community, and the state of residence. Motley Fool reports in 2024: Image by WOKANDAPIX from Pixabay Employee Impact Less than half of the workforce in the […]
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Bloomberg Law reported a huge data leak of extremely sensitive personal information this month, impacting almost 3 Billion people. Social Security numbers were part of the sensitive personal data leaked. A cybercriminal group called “USDoD” exposed a database owned by National Public Data, a background check company, on the dark web. Concerned readers can check if
As costs go up, people taking prescription drugs are often squeezed. When the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law in August 2022 the law made improvements to Medicare by expanding benefits and lowering drug costs. Learn about the new changes announced this week! For the first time, the law provides Medicare the ability to
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In case you haven’t heard, there are some tax provisions set to expire in 2025 if Congress takes no action. August is upon us, and we have four months left in 2024. Take a look at what may expire and prepare accordingly. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, signed into law, is
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On July 4th, 10 Billion passwords were dumped on the dark web on a cyber-underground forum. Yes, you read that right, 10 Billion! It’s time to protect yourself. A user has leaked nearly 10 billion unique plaintext passwords on a popular hacking forum, seemingly obtained through several past breaches. The list is coined RockYou2024, due
The IRS has released income tax brackets and standard deductions for 2024. To plan ahead for what you’ll owe on your taxable income, here are the numbers. Photo by Tara Winstead: https://www.pexels.com/photo/folder-and-calculator-on-white-table-7111512/ Highlights The Details Per CNBC, here are the marginal tax brackets for 2024 Marginal tax brackets for tax year 2024 Married filing jointly
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This week, the IRS announced they are delaying implementation of a rule change that would have required more 1099-Ks to be issued to small businesses, gig workers and those with side hustles earning $600 or more. This is big news for all tax filers who receive business income for their goods and services via payment
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You read that correctly, we’ll have an alert that will blackout all TVs, Radios and cell phones in the US on October 4, 2023! There is no need to opt in, this is a test of all TVs, radios, and phones. Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash Here is the official alert from FEMA! Test
43.6 million borrowers have federal student loan debt. Student loan repayments begin next month. In March 2020, an interest free pause was given due to the pandemic. Federal student loans began accruing interest September 1st, with payments due in October. Per MarketWatch, loan payments have already begun. Let’s get the word out and alert those impacted
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Fire season is upon us. The Lahaina wildfires on Maui last week heartbreaking. Watching the horror I was reminded of the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, CA. Simultaneously, it is hurricane season. Heads up California, we may have our 1st Tropical Storm landfall since 1939 this weekend! This summer has been brutal with heat, rain
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