They’re dubbed inflation relief payments, but they reflect a hodgepodge of rules and eligibility requirements. The IRS wants time to figure out which rules apply to them. Created at: February 8, 2023 at 11:41PM
If you got inflation relief from your state, the IRS wants you to wait to file taxes
Financial coaching offered through pediatricians offices could improve infant health
A paper says new parents who get help from a trained financial coach in a pediatric clinic came to more of their babies’ preventive care visits and missed fewer vaccinations in the first six months. Created at: February 8, 2023 at 11:31PM
COVID test kits, treatments and vaccines won’t be free to many consumers much longer
Insurers, employers, taxpayers and other consumers will all be affected as drugmakers move these products to the commercial market in May. How much you’ll pay depends on your health insurance. Created at: February 8, 2023 at 10:00AM
Need a new credit card? It can take almost two months to get a replacement
The ongoing chip shortage is causing card manufacturing delays that could last through the end of the year. Created at: February 7, 2023 at 10:00AM
Even after you think you bought a car, dealerships can ‘yo-yo’ you and take it back
NPR investigated a practice called a yo-yo sale and found it’s hurting car buyers nationwide, tougher rules can make a difference, and the Federal Trade Commission has a chance to crack down. Created at: February 4, 2023 at 12:54PM
The new global gold rush
After decades of being seen as a go-nowhere investment, investors are taking a shine to gold again. Created at: February 3, 2023 at 10:00PM
Miss a credit card payment? Federal regulators want to put new limits on late fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to cap late fees at $8. Banking groups say the proposal would result in higher costs for consumers. Created at: February 1, 2023 at 06:13PM
How the pandemic changed the rules of personal finance
A new book says the Great Resignation was really the Great Reshuffle. Created at: January 31, 2023 at 11:30AM
America’s eggs-istential crisis
Eggs have tripled in price in the last few years and in some places, it’s hard to find them at all. Now a raft of competitors are hoping to lure Americans away from their beloved breakfast food. Created at: January 26, 2023 at 10:05AM
What tracking one Walmart store’s prices for years taught us about the economy
Inside our shopping cart is a story of global trade, extreme weather, shrinking packages and rising prices. Created at: January 26, 2023 at 10:01AM