If the Doctor Asks for Your Social Security Number If you’re asked to provide your SSN—and simply leaving the space blank doesn’t get you a pass—politely push back. Your personal information is very important. You can also express your concern, noting that you’re hesitant to share your Social Security number because you’re worried about identity […]

7 Ways You Throw Away Money Every Day Sometimes, the best way to save money is simply to stop wasting it. Unnecessary expenses can eat away at your bank account without providing any real benefit. Taken one by one, these everyday spending errors might seem small, but they can add up to thousands of dollars […]

27 Easy Ways To Make Money Online Who needs the 9-5 grind and struggling to pay rent in an expensive place like San Francisco or New York? These days, you can easily quit your day job, travel the world and work anywhere, since your office can be wherever you open your laptop. According to a […]

Singapore overtakes US as world’s most competitive economy Singapore overtook the United States to become the world’s most competitive economy in 2019, according to the World Economic’s Forum (WEF) flagship Global Competitiveness Report released on Tuesday (Oct 8). The annual ranking of 141 economies measures competitiveness on a scale of zero to 100 based on […]

Record number of colleges stop requiring the SAT and ACT amid questions of fairness Julia Tomasulo took the ACT three times hoping to get the best possible score when applying for colleges. Even though she had good grades and was a two-sport athlete, “of the whole college process, the testing was the hardest,” Tomasulo said. […]

Global Study Gives Perspective On Mental Health Struggles At Work There are at least four national awareness days in October dedicated to drawing people’s attention to mental health issues. There’s National Bullying Prevention Month, National Depression Screening Day (October 10) Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 6–12) and National ADHD Awareness Month. With so much information, […]

New Federal Tax Return for Seniors Is in the Works Uncle Sam hopes to offer some relief soon to seniors who hate poring over federal tax forms crammed with words and boxes. The IRS recently released the second draft of a new federal tax return, called Form 1040-SR or “U.S. Tax Return for Seniors.” The […]

This tax break for first-time home buyers could keep the housing market afloat It’s not easy being a home buyer these days. U.S. home prices are high, housing inventory is low, and consumer sentiment is wobbling. A federal tax break for first-time home buyers will help. Even with the recent interest rate cuts, there hasn’t […]

Cost of Employer-Provided Health Coverage Passes $20,000 a Year “As you read the article below beware that healthcare costs and who pays for research has a basis for their reasoning. HealthCare cost will always be the driving force behind our economy for many years and no one person or plan has all the answers” Once […]

Watch out, seniors: Trump just launched a stealth attack on Medicare Donald Trump signed an executive order regarding Medicare at Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center October 3, 2019, in The Villages, Florida “The administration and its congressional allies are playing a game of bait and switch” Watch out, older Americans and people with disabilities! […]