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5 ways to be a better work-from-home coworker

While it’s important to not overthink, not thinking at all can backfire.

A brief history of taxes

The unpredictability of taxes messes up financial planning efforts and leaves ordinary people helpless to adjust. Of course, the very wealthy have expert attorneys and accountants to deal with these changes, but for middle-class Americans, new tax policies blindside efforts to plan for retirement or pass assets on to children.

JPMorgan Institute: Biden’s student debt forgiveness needs ‘aggressive’ income targeting

It’s just one of the urgent matters the Biden administration has fielded during the new president’s first months in office.

Highest-paying state for 50 different jobs

Depending on your occupation, where you live has a big effect on what you earn. Stacker shows which states pay the highest wages for some of the most popular jobs in the United States. What you learn might help you match your occupation with the right location. For more galleries visit Stacker .

March 26, 2021

In pandemic homebuying season, sellers celebrate, buyers fret

Longtime real estate broker Nick Bailey has experienced his share of ups and downs in the housing market, and he’s taking the real estate boom of the past year in stride.

You waste more than $1,000 of food a year. Chew on that

Don't have enough to keep you up at night? Try this on for size. The world wastes more than 1 billion tons of food every year, according to a new report from the United Nations.

‘Shecession’: Women work more, earn less

A year of COVID-19 has devastated the US labor market. Despite recouping more than half of the 22 million jobs that vanished during the past twelve months—and a better-than-expected February report, the country still has 9.5 million fewer jobs (6.2%) than the pre-pandemic level a year ago.

How to keep tabs on your credit reports

Here's how to keep tabs on your credit reports.

How to turn your hobby into a career

The fact that so many people have hobbies they love and jobs they don’t made me wonder: How can people turn their hobbies into careers? How can they meld the two?

Here is what the gender pay gap looks like in every state

Women in the United States earn 20% less than men on average. According to cross-occupational data from full-time wage and salary workers, women’s median salaries are consistently lower than men’s across all 50 states. Here is what the gender pay gap looks like across the U.S. according to Business.org.

5 pandemic-driven financial habits worth keeping

While the pandemic caused incredible financial stress and uncertainty, it also led many consumers to form new financial habits worth keeping, including saving more and spending less.

As vaccinations pick up, what you need to know about international travel this summer

Scott Keyes, founder of ScottsCheapFlights.com, offers advice for those thinking about summer travel.

Money moves to make in the 10 years before retiring

The last decade before retiring can be the most important one for planning.

12 ways you may be accidentally committing tax fraud

While some errors on your tax returns are honest mistakes that can be corrected, your efforts to game the system or get more of a return may teeter on the edge of outright tax fraud. Check out this information from the IRS’s website and their 2019 “Dirty Dozen” list of the worst tax scams to find out some of the ways you may be accidentally committing tax fraud.

HBO Max subscriber growth surpasses expectations for AT&T, will more than double by 2025

AT&T expects to end 2021 with 67 million to 70 million HBO Max subscribers.

How the richest person in each state made their fortune

Forbes tracks billionaires and updates their findings yearly. Stacker compiled a list of the über-wealthy using this data, then broke down how each person earned their fortune. For more galleries visit Stacker . Note: This list was made from the most recently available data, but some of the richest people received the title posthumously.

March 16, 2021

Why is the spotlight on HBCUs? It’s more than just Vice President Kamala Harris

The recent inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris exists at the intersection of several historical firsts. Among them, Harris is the first graduate of a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to hold the nation’s second-highest office. Vice President Harris’ accomplishment and the subsequent rise of several HBCU grads to high positions in U.S. politics has placed a new focus on HBCUs. But what is the current status of HBCUs and how could this new attention change them? Here’s a look at the history and current state of HBCUs in the U.S.

How filing your tax return early, or late, will affect your stimulus check

It’s possible filing early could mean a bigger third stimulus check. But before you rush out to find a CPA or buy tax prep software, there’s another side to this story.

A job doesn't define you. And a potential date will need to see that as they swipe through your dating profile.

Moms drop out of work most in states where kids learn from home

Women have dropped out of the U.S. workforce at a faster pace in states where most students are learning from home, risking a reversal of decades of gendered advancement.

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