Mortgage money getting more expensive
By Herb Weisbaum, The Consumerman / Jan. 31, 2022 Mortgage rates are up, now at their highest level since March of 2020. And they’re expected to go higher as the Federal Reserve starts raising interest rates to
Credit card balances are going to get even more costly
By Herb Weisbaum, The Consumerman / Jan. 25, 2022 Inflation is at the highest level in 40 years, and the Federal Reserve is expected to act as soon as March to start cooling things down. The Fed
Special charity deduction on the 2021 tax form
By Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan / Jan. 24, 2022 Here’s a tax tip for those who don’t itemize. Normally, you can’t deduct your charitable contributions if you take the standard deduction—something most taxpayers do. But because of a
Tax filing season starts Jan 24. Are you ready for some surprises?
Insurance will play for DYI COVID test kits
By Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan / Jan. 17, 2022 Home Covid-19 tests, if you can find them, aren’t cheap. As of this week, private health insurance plans will pay for them, whether you shop online or at
How to deal with the end of the expanded Child Tax Credit payments
Jan. 11, 2022 The new year means many families with kids are going to lose hundreds of dollars a month from the federal government now that the expanded Child Tax Credit (part of President Biden’s American Rescue