For the moment, federal stimulus checks are scheduled to dry up at the end of this month. Meaning, the monthly stimulus payments everyone got accustomed to this year, barring any congressional action, don’t look like they’ll get repeated in 2022. There’s certainly a greater than zero chance that could change. Democrats, of course, control both …
Some of the most stress-inducing and downright thankless jobs that people held down during the pandemic include a few that it’s so easy to take for granted. Hopefully, that’s not the case as much anymore, with the COVID-19 crisis ideally having opened our eyes and made us more caring and appreciative of everyone around us. …
Now that the final month of 2021 is here, an unprecedented year-long stretch of sending billions of dollars to Americans in the form of stimulus payments is at last drawing to a close. Tens of millions of Americans got as many as eight payments, and perhaps even more, thanks to the six child tax credit …
Right now, if I wanted to, I could book a flight this afternoon from my hometown here in Memphis and be in Chicago by this evening. One of the few concessions I would have to make in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, of course, is wearing a mask for the duration of that flight. …
As we head towards the end of 2021, and the last instances for the year of the federal government sending out stimulus payments to millions of Americans, there’s an important stimulus check update to keep in mind. Just because the final such check the federal government issues is coming on December 15 (more on that …
One of the key messages the Biden administration is trying to convey to Americans at this stage of the coronavirus pandemic is that not enough people have been vaccinated, nor have enough people gotten their COVID booster shots yet. However, a much stricter and controversial set of new COVID rules related to international travel — …
The way people in the US experience the coronavirus pandemic has been different for almost two years now, depending on where you live. And the same is also true for the recovery from the pandemic. Since geography, of course, is also a major determinant of when a new stimulus payment goes out — and who …
When it’s all said and done, tens of millions of US families will have gotten a couple thousand dollars or so in stimulus checks this year. From both state governments as well as the federal government, which in December will send out the sixth and final monthly child tax credit payment. That means another check …
A lot of the news coverage surrounding the infrastructure bill President Biden signed last week focused on the political bickering in the lead-up to its passage. But there are plenty of arguably worthwhile provisions in the bill that haven’t gotten near the attention they should. A good example of this is a mandate for carmakers …
It’s hard to believe there are only five weeks left until the end of 2021. Within that timeframe, we’ll have celebrated Christmas — and many people will also have gotten at least one more stimulus check. In many cases, more than one. Some of the new checks and payments will come as a surprise. Others, …
