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Many or all of the products featured here are from our partners who compensate us. This may influence which products we write about and where and how the product appears on a page. However, this does not influence our evaluations. At the end of 2022, the Federal Reserve reported that roughly 43.5 million Americans have... Read More

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Update: The IRS deadline for filing taxes is April 18th, 2023. This applies to most taxpayers. Those that request an extension will have until October 16th, 2023 to file. The federal government spent a total of $6.3 trillion from October 2021 through September 2022, according to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays... Read More

In between holiday shopping, parties, travel and more, holiday spending can really get away from us. Sure, you might’ve created a tentative budget for holidays. But if you weren’t careful, it could’ve been pretty easy to go over budget a little—or a lot.  Does this situation sound familiar? You’re definitely not alone. During the 2021... Read More

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