5 Tips to Help You Save Your First $1,000
We’d all love to have a nice cushion in the bank. It doesn’t have to be six figures but enough to cover an emergency without panicking. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case for most Americans. More than half of them have less than $1,000 saved. The most common issues holding them back...
Income Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax Payments
The information in this article is up to date for tax year 2025 (returns filed in 2026). Didn’t ask your employer to withhold enough taxes? You may have a tax liability on your hands due to insufficient federal tax withholding. A tax filer can end up paying more than what’s withheld...
Tax Tips for Content Creators
The information in this article is up to date for tax year 2025 (returns filed in 2026). Today, content is everywhere. And behind every piece of content is a creator. Sometimes this is a corporate brand, but increasingly digital content is produced and distributed by individual...
How to Save Money on Streaming Services
Streaming services have revolutionized how we consume entertainment, offering endless content at the click of a button. However, as the number of platforms grows, so do the subscription fees. If you’re a fan of streaming but don’t want to break the bank, there are plenty of ways to...
How to Negotiate Medical Bills and Save Money: A Step-by-Step Guide
When you’re living paycheck to paycheck, receiving an unexpected or large medical bill can feel like a financial disaster. In fact, medical debt is one of the leading causes of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. But don’t panic just yet — you don’t have to break the bank to pay your...
30 Datos curiosos sobre impuestos de Estados Unidos y el extranjero
¿Sabías que en la Unión Soviética solían imponer impuestos a los adultos por no tener hijos? Aunque no lo creas, es cierto. Para incentivar a más personas a reproducirse, a los hombres sin hijos (de 25 a 50 años) y a las mujeres sin hijos (de 20 a 45 años) se les imponía un impuesto...
30 Interesting Tax Facts from the U.S. and Abroad
Did you know that the Soviet Union used to tax adults for being childless? Well believe it or not, it’s true. To encourage more people to reproduce, childless men (aged 25-50) and women (aged 20-45) had a 6 percent tax imposed on their income. The law was in effect...
What Is the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Who Qualifies?
The information in this article is up to date for tax year 2025 (returns filed in 2026). Have you ever heard of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)? If you haven’t, you may be missing out on thousands of dollars at tax time. Even though millions of people claim the EITC, around 20%...










