40% of low-income Americans lost their jobs in March and April, according to Fed
Car line up at a drive-thru Three Square Food Bank emergency food distribution site at Boulder Station Hotel & Casino
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Personal finance
Americans got $48 billion in unemployment benefits in April
A store in Arlington, Virginia, remained temporarily closed on May 14, 2020. Another 3 million people filed initial unemployment claims
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IRS allows for mid-year changes to health plans, due to coronavirus
Under ordinary circumstances, the opportunity to make changes to workplace health plans and flexible spending accounts happens only once a
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Here’s how you can make money during the coronavirus pandemic
It may be time to get creative when it comes to making money. If you are among the millions of
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Millennials double down on emergency savings to get through pandemic
Maybe your job won’t come back. Your industry might be completely transformed. You might be homeschooling for longer than you
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Payment apps may pose a coronavirus scam risk, according to AARP
Mobile payment apps like PayPal and Venmo could expose consumers to coronavirus-related scams, according to AARP, an advocacy group for
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What negative interest rates would mean for your wallet
It’s hard to imagine being paid to borrow money or penalized for saving. But the economic shock from Covid-19 may call
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You might be losing your 401(k) match. Take these steps now
shot of 401k paper Kameleon007 Save more now If you’re not currently saving enough to get the entire company match,
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Any extension of $600 unemployment benefits would help these jobs most
A view of new York State Department of labor office in Flushing Queens during coronavirus pandemic on April 12, 2020.
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Here’s where people are turning for cash as household income plummets
People wait in a food bank line in Brooklyn, New York, April 24. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images
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