Can you collect Social Security if you never worked?
It may seem logical that if you never worked — and therefore never paid into Social Security — that you would not be eligible to receive Social Security benefits. Well, that’s not the case. In […]
The average Social Security payment in every state
The average Social Security benefit across the country can vary pretty widely, and that variance has as much to do with the types of benefits being received as it does how much or for how […]
How to protect yourself against these 9 coronavirus scams
Grifters, scam artists, snake oil salesmen — whatever you call them, people who try to con others out of their hard-earned money have always been with us. But crises and the ensuing panic some people […]
Here’s how 41 countries tax millionaires and billionaires
Taxing the wealthy in the United States at a higher rate is an idea that has become popular among many progressives, specifically high marginal tax rates on personal income. In fact, it has been at […]
9 easy ways to help others during Covid-19
As the news about coronavirus and the disease it causes, Covid-19, becomes more serious by the day in the United States, I was reminded of that old quote from children’s television host Fred Rogers. His […]