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If you are unemployed and your job prospects are grim, March 11th was probably one of the better days you’ve had during the pandemic. That was the day federal unemployment…
Dorothy surely wasn’t thinking of life in a COVID-19 pandemic when she clicked those heels in the “Wizard of Oz” and opined that ‘there’s no place like home.’ But her…
COVID-19 has put a plug in the nation’s cash flow, forcing graduates to dig deeper into their pockets if they want to avoid drowning in student loan debt. The US…
Congress and the White House are still debating whether the HEALS Act, HEROES Act – or some compromise Act in between – will deliver the next round of coronavirus relief…
If you’ve lost your job due to the coronavirus crisis, your unemployment benefits are likely to decrease very soon. It’s just a question of how much. That will be decided…
When the House of Representative passed the $3-trillion HEROES Act on May 15, it all but guaranteed that a second stimulus check would arrive for Americans in need of financial help…
The storm is coming. American consumers will be filing personal bankruptcies in record numbers by the end of 2020. That is the projection from bankruptcy attorneys, bankers and other experts…
The phrase “stimulus check” is second only to “coronavirus” or “COVID-19” as something to talk about these days and people are definitely talking. About 159 million Americans have received the…
Everyone knows the old saying: Time flies when you’re procrastinating. Seems like only yesterday we were breezing past April 15 — the traditional deadline for income tax filing — and…
Don’t plan on receiving and cashing a second COVID-19 stimulus check just yet. A group of 20 fiscal hawks, many of the close advisors to President Trump, sent Trump and…
Sources:
- Wojno, M. (2021, March 13) American Workers Get Enhanced Unemployment Benefits as Biden Signs Stimulus Package. Retrieved from https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/careers/unemployment/602410/american-workers-get-enhanced-unemployment-benefits-as
- Pramuk, J. (2021, March 11) Biden signs $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, clearing way for stimulus checks, vaccine aid. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/11/biden-1point9-trillion-covid-relief-package-thursday-afternoon.html
- Adamczyk, A. (2020, August 12) Trump’s executive order only guarantees $300 per week in enhanced unemployment for some workers. Retrieved from
- https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/12/trumps-executive-order-guarantees-300-dollars-per-week-enhanced-ui-payment.html