Smoking costs the average California smoker $2,688,526 over a lifetime
With the economic and societal costs of smoking totaling more than $300 billion per year, a report on The Real Cost of Smoking by State [...]
Alaska is calling: visit the great land with this top 10 list for 2022
With wide-open spaces, huge mountains, massive glaciers, and abundant wildlife, Alaska is a top-tier travel destination for 2022. Here's a top 10 list with some [...]
Deferred social security tax payment due Monday, Jan. 3, 2022
The Internal Revenue Service reminds employers and self-employed individuals that chose to defer paying part of their 2020 Social Security tax obligation that a payment [...]
Experts: fed interest rate hikes, slowing inflation and home prices in 2022
Expect slower housing price appreciation, easing inflation, and rising interest rates in 2022, according to a survey of more than 20 top U.S. economic and [...]
Biden announces plan to restart federal student loan payments in February
Get your wallets ready if you have a student loan: President Joe Biden announced he will restart federal student loan payments beginning Feb. 1, 2022, [...]
$23.6B hike in credit card debt in Q3 2021,cities with least sustainable debt
With the economy still on shaky ground as a new Covid variant emerges during the holiday shopping season, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report [...]
Pending home sales jump 7.5% in October
Pending home sales increased in October, rebounding after a decline the month prior, according to the National Association of Realtors. Contract activity rose month-over-month in [...]
Tax pros, taxpayers can use secure online account, digital signatures
The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies, and the tax industry marked the fourth day of National Tax Security Awareness Week with a reminder to [...]
Getting ready for college? 2022’s best and worst to check out in America
It's that time when college application season is in full swing, and like everything else these days, student living expenses are costing up to $28,720 [...]
On the real estate front: existing-home sales inch Up 0.8% in October
Existing-home sales increased in October, marking two straight months of growth, according to the National Association of Realtors. Two of the four major U.S. regions [...]