As tax season approaches, many individuals and businesses gather their tax documents to file their tax returns. One of the necessary forms that individuals who earn income from non-employment sources need to file is the 1099 form. The 1099 form reports the amount of money an individual or business received from a company or […]
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International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8th to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and to advocate for gender equality worldwide. The day is celebrated globally, and it serves as a call-to-action for women’s rights and gender parity. The history of International Women’s Day can be traced back to
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Dear Lynnette, I was very upset yesterday to learn that my husband and I owe taxes ($1,100) for 2022. I am on Social Security and my husband is a supervisor at a motel here in Wyoming. I work part time and claimed zero as did my husband. I had an extra $25 taken out of
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50% OFF No Code Needed 2023 Trade and Travel 2.0 Early Bird Special! Save $5,000 off Teri ijeoma’s New Trade and Travel 2.0 course. Get Offer Description: Trade and Travel 2.0 Offer Learning how to trade stocks is a great way to make money and diversify your portfolio. However, trading stocks is not an easy
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Were You Fired or Freed? from LynnetteKhalfaniCox.com on Vimeo. Transcription by Rev Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach (00:02): Hey everybody. It’s Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach. I want to talk to you today about your job and specifically the job you might not have. I know there’s been a lot of talk lately about layoffs, especially
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In February, you’ll see a lot of people on social media and elsewhere urging you to Buy Black and purchase goods and services from Black-owned businesses. And that’s great! Let’s normalize supporting Black entrepreneurs beyond Black History Month. But as the co-owner of a Black-owned firm for two decades (TheMoneyCoach.net LLC, a financial education company), I
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If you’re considering trading stocks – which is also known as “active investing” – chances are you may have heard of Teri Ijeoma, creator of the popular Trade and Travel course. She’s been featured as the #1 course creator on Teachable and profiled in various media, from Forbes to Black Enterprise to Good Morning America
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A reader of AskTheMoneyCoach.com wanted to know how to protect their credit rating and refinance their mortgage during a divorce. It’s a tough situation that millions of people face each year. Here’s their question and the answer to this dilemma. Q: I am going through a divorce. We’ve closed our joint accounts but we still
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data today (November 15, 2022) issued its Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit . The Report shows an increase in total household debt in the third quarter of 2022, increasing by $351 billion (2.2%) to $16.51 trillion. Balances now stand $2.36 trillion higher than at the end of 2019, before the pandemic recession. The report is based on data from the New York Fed’s nationally representative Consumer Credit Panel.
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Press Release The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general announced lawsuits against Google LLC and iHeartMedia, Inc. for airing nearly 29,000 deceptive endorsements by radio personalities promoting their use of and experience with Google’s Pixel 4 phone in 2019 and 2020. The proposed FTC orders and the state judgments settling the allegations bar Google and
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‘Til Debt Do Us Part: Inflation preventing thousands of American couples from being able to separate, reveals survey. Over half of singles would not get into a relationship with someone who has large debts. The average single said they would be deterred by a debt amount of $33k. 1 in 4 believe any debt incurred
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I’ll never forget the time in 2019 when my husband and I applied for a home equity line of credit (HELOC) for our home in Mountainside, New Jersey – an upper middle-class suburb about 45 minutes outside New York City. To get a HELOC, our home had to first be appraised. But when the appraiser
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HUD just granted $84 million to help provide housing stability to homeless youth in 17 communities nationwide including Philadelphia and Tulsa, along with several rural locations.
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If you want to improve your FICO credit score, you absolutely must monitor your credit files. Fortunately, the credit bureaus Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union are making it easier for you to do just that. See their joint press release below: The three nationwide credit reporting agencies – Equifax® (NYSE:EFX), Experian (LON:EXPN) and TransUnion
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Here’s my daughter, Alexis, studying for the PSAT. As with all 3 of my kids, I was her tutor, using my knowledge + study guides. Private test prep? Kaplan: up to $1,300, for unlimited hours online. Princeton Review: up to $2,700, for 18 hrs. So I saved money, and spent my time. I’m cool with
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