In light of most in-office work settings becoming at-home work settings for the last year and a half, there has been a lot of talk about <cue echoey outer …
Updates: the newest/current I bond rate for November, 2025 to May, 2026 has been set at 4.03% APR for new purchases. If you find that appealing, here is how …
2026 Update: the expanded Child Tax Credit in 2021 that was part of the American Rescue Plan legislation passed by Democrats in Congress and signed by President Biden was …
The art and practice of personal finance has afforded Mrs. 20SF and me many wonderful things. It allowed us to pay off students loans. It allowed us to pay …
2026 Update: the below archived article is relevant to 2022 tax return filings for the Child Tax Credit in the 2021 tax year only. The 2023, 2024, 2025, and …
Update: the $50 Emergency Broadband Benefit Program detailed in this article ended December 31, 2021, though the credit continued until 3/1/2022. The program was replaced by $30 monthly internet …
Buried deep within the text of the 2nd COVID relief bill passed in December and the American Rescue Plan signed this March, without any real fanfare or press among …
2026 Update: the below archived article is relevant to 2022 tax return filings for the Child Tax Credit in the 2021 tax year only. The 2023, 2024, 2025, and …
Update: most of the the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (e.g. economic impact checks, unemployment benefit increase, expanded Child Tax Credit, and Earned Income Tax …
