money How to Talk About Pay Without Making it Awkward If you’re looking for a raise or even setting your rates as a freelancer, you might want to ask other workers about their pay. “If you can frame this conversation through your own vulnerability…that’s a much less threatening way to go about this conversation than saying ‘Hey, what do you make?'” says Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez, host of the “Money Confidential”...
investing 5 Great, Foolproof Ways to Invest $1,000 Want to make money off your money? We’ve got you covered. In this part of our “Surviving Capitalism” series, we review five of the safest ways to stretch your savings a bit further.
taxes Some Countries Do Your Taxes For You. Here's Why the US Doesn't The IRS checks the info on your tax return against the information it already has on you. So why don't they just fill out your return?
taxes Why You Have a Slim Chance of Getting Audited This Tax Season Only 1 out of every 225 tax returns are inspected by an IRS agent, so your odds of getting audited are low, NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky says. He explains how the agency has been underfunded over the past several years and why audits are more likely for low-income taxpayers.
taxes In Many Countries, the Government Files Your Taxes. Why Not in the US? In Denmark, the UK, Spain and elsewhere, the government fills out your tax return for you, and you only have to sign off on the information in it. But in the U.S. we often rely on private companies to help us file our taxes; according to IRS data, the average American spends 13 hours and $240 to file their taxes....
taxes Will the IRS Audit You in 2022? 3 Major Factors to Know New IRS data shows poor Americans have been audited at higher rates than wealthy Americans in recent years.
surviving capitalism The Sooner You Invest in Your Retirement, the Better A great hack to jumpstart your retirement savings: open a 401K through your job and start your own Roth IRA account. If you’re young, the best time to start funding your retirement is now, we explain in the latest installment of our “Surviving Capitalism” series.
surviving capitalism How to Raise Your Credit Score If you have bad credit, it can be difficult to get a loan. In part 2 of our Surviving Capitalism series, we break down how to find your credit score and what you can do to raise it.
gas prices 4 Things You Can Do Right Now to Save Money on Gas With gas prices rising, proper vehicle maintenance is key to make sure you’re getting the most bang for your buck per tank of gas. We got helpful tips from a Dallas-area mechanic on how to do just that. Stop flooring it going up to a red light!
renters How One LA Couple Is Coping With Rent Hikes Marcus Robinson and Brittney Price are among the millions of people across the country struggling to pay rent.
