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Boost for savers as cash ISA rates hit key milestone and 15-month high

5% interest is achievable in easy access accounts, but now for tax-free savings too

The Independent UK · Sep 25

The Money You Send Home: What Your Partner's Silence About Family Remittance Really Means

The transfer goes through at the same time every monthYou open the app. You type the amount. You hit send. Your mother's account, your brother's account, sometimes both on the same day. The money is gone before you've thought about what you need this month, before the credit card bill,…

Times Life · Sep 25

Social Security Could Face 26% Benefit Cuts by 2032 — Newly Retired Couples Could Lose $17K a Year

Social Security benefits could fall 26% after the retirement trust fund is depleted in late 2032, CBO projects, unless Congress acts to close the funding gap.

International Business Times UK · Sep 24

Energy firms ‘must double down’ on customer service ahead of ‘difficult winter’

A survey for Citizens Advice suggested more than 10 million households were worried about how they would afford their energy bills this winter.

Evening Standard · Sep 24

Social Security could face a 22% benefit cut in 2032 - here are the changes being discussed

Social Security is approaching a funding gap projected to occur by 2032, necessitating Congressional intervention. Options under consideration include increasing payroll taxes and lifting the income cap for taxation. Some experts advocate for reducing benefits or increasing the retirement age as part of potential reforms.

The Economic Times · Sep 23

Early retirement could lead to a 10% penalty - how 72(t) may help access your savings

A $10 million retirement account can create a major tax burden for someone retiring before 50. Forbes contributor Cicely Jones explains how 72(t) distributions can provide income before age 59½ while potentially avoiding the 10% federal early withdrawal penalty, but the strategy requires careful planning.

The Economic Times · Sep 23

New bounce in EPFO trampoline: How the wage ceiling revision will change things

Social security, like a trampoline, not only catches you but also enables you to bounce back. The system's core is to provide workers with a fund to draw from in times of emergency or at retirement, so that a temporary crisis doesn't become a lifelong hardship and trap them in…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

She Makes $80,000 but Still Lives Paycheck to Paycheck — Where Is the Money Going?

She earns $80,000 a year, has a steady job, and by most measures appears to be doing reasonably well financially. Yet a few days before every payday, she is checking her bank balance and wondering how another paycheck disappeared.

Budget and the Bees · Sep 23

A Couple Makes $150,000 — What’s Actually Left Monthly After Taxes, and Why It’s Thousands Less in Some States

A $150,000 household income sounds like enough to leave plenty of breathing room each month, but gross salary and spendable cash are two very different numbers. For a married couple earning $150,000 in 2026, federal income taxes and payroll taxes alone can consume more than $26,000 before state taxes, health…

Everybody Loves Your Money · Sep 23

Paying Your Adult Kids’ Bills After Divorce: What It Costs Your Own Retirement

Paying an adult child’s rent, car payment, insurance bill, or credit card balance can feel manageable when the check comes out of a monthly budget. After divorce, though, that same help can take on a different financial weight because one household may now need to support two separate lives.

Clever Dude · Sep 23