Fall Savings Series: Subscription Challenge – Find Cash In A Pinch!

There are so many current financial challenges for households due to previous furloughs, unemployment, and horribly low rehire pay rates, that quite a few are either on a very strict budget or, at the very least, still considerably cautious about how we spend… but some of the various forms of moratoriums and Covid payment assistance have expired or ceased while our financial obligations are kicking back in with full force, so now what? Well, Fall is a great time to…[click title to read further!]
How to Track Your Unemployment Refund

Are you still waiting on your unemployment refund and have no clue how to check the status? Unfortunately, you are amongst quite a few others…BUT, although the official ‘Check Your Refund Status’ is not tracking the unemployment tax refunds, there is one way to check the status of the refund! [click blog title to read this post]…
IRS Has Announced Round Two of Unemployment Exclusion Tax Refunds Will be Issued This Week

If you overpaid income taxes due to receiving unemployment compensation but not applying the exclusion that was granted through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – and were not included in the first round of refunds, the IRS just announced that a second round of refunds will be issued in the next few days to about 4 million people…(click on blog post title to read more)
How to Obtain Rental Assistance – Receive Up To 12 Months of Rent and Utility Payments

Need more help with rent and utility bills?? You may have heard that the recently passed the American Rescue Plan includes rental assistance but may not know the details, so I’ve decided to write a blog post to let you know who’s eligible, more specifics on the assistance being offered, and how to apply for the help – (tap blog title to read more!)
Did You File Your Taxes Early? Why You May Receive a Second Tax Refund

The recently passed American Rescue Plan includes a tax break on unemployment compensation that you may have technically missed depending upon when you filed your taxes. NOT TO WORRY! (Click title to read more!)
One HUGE Reason to Save Your Stimulus Check – an Eviction Moratorium Update

If you received a stimulus check, here’s one huge reason to save as much of it as you can! The CDC recently submitted a proposal to the OMB that is believed to include a request to extend the Eviction Moratorium. However, the extension would only add approximately three months, which means full payment of past due amounts will be required very soon – unless other arrangements have been made…
Third Stimulus JUST PASSED (Finally)! When Will You Receive Your Check? And what else made the cut?

The third stimulus package – also known as the American Rescue Plan – has finally passed! Voting by the House is now done, and the bill should be on its way to Biden’s desk over the next few days to be signed into law by this Friday.
How to Increase your Tax Refund and Receive the Maximum Amount for your Third Stimulus Check

To maximize the amount of your third stimulus check, qualify for additional credit for the second stimulus (or qualify if you did not previously receive any stimulus), and possibly increase your tax refund, you may want to file your taxes early! Read more to find out why!
CDC Eviction Protection is NOT Automatic! How to Get Protection

Wait, let’s first take out a moment to thank the LORD 🙌 for the bit of additional relief recently provided through the Executive Order that has now […]
Has Your Landlord Found a Way Around the Eviction Moratorium? Here’s Emergency Help!

The Eviction Moratorium that was just passed in December is set to expire at the end of this month, on January 31 so, I want […]
