Category: Personal Finance

Despite legal and practical obstacles, a $2,000 stimulus payout may delight Americans. Former President Donald Trump proposed a mid-2026 tariff revenue dividend to low- and middle-income Americans. Without guidance, the declaration refocused lawmakers, fiscal analysts, and citizens. Trump’s heavy tariffs may work. Treasury officials, including Secretary Scott Bessent, said the administration can keep or reapply…

A New Jersey family must pay more than $41,000 in school tuition after state education officials ruled that their children attended Milltown schools while living in another town. The dispute lasted nearly two years and involved detailed residency claims, housing moves, and a delayed construction project. The family relocated out of Milltown in late 2023…

New Jersey’s Attorney General announced that Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey will pay $100 million to settle claims that it overcharged the state for public employee health plans in a landmark move. Horizon was accused of circumventing the “lesser of” provision in a 2020 contract, leading to the settlement. Horizon was contractually…

The US penny is obsolete. U.S. Mint recently said it made its last one-cent coin. The amazing 232 years of American money history are over. Stopping penny making was due to money and spending issues. Trump made it impossible to make pennies, so the idea gained popularity. The Mint says making pennies has cost more…

Expanded Affordable Care Act monies are running out, threatening New Jerseyans’ health care. These subsidies assist middle- and low-income households afford health insurance by cutting costs. If Congress does nothing, many New Jerseyans may lose health insurance due to growing expenses. The Affordable Care Act provided tax subsidies to 2010 health insurance buyers. They grew…

The introduction of a 50-year fixed-rate mortgage by the administration of former President Donald Trump has generated a lot of debate in the banking and housing industries. Many analysts think the consequences go far beyond lowering monthly prices, even though the declared purpose is to make homeownership more accessible by spreading payments over a longer…

After decades of litigation, former President Donald Trump pardoned former Mets player Darryl Strawberry. Strawberry wrote on social media about receiving the call alongside his wife, Tracy Boulware, and how emotional it was. Strawberry reported receiving a Washington, D.C. call while half-asleep. He was astonished by the US President’s voice after answering. Strawberry put the…

Thousands of New Jersey SNAP recipients received their late payments this week, giving families a break from food insecurity. The delay was caused by the longest US federal government shutdown. The benefits suspension left many people without essential sustenance in November. A federal judge ordered SNAP to rapidly obtain cash and deliver payments to reinstate…

Grocery retailers need a waiver from the USDA to offer SNAP discounts or incentives. This warning comes as millions of food-assistance recipients face government shutdown uncertainty. SNAP-participating food shops must now treat assistance beneficiaries equally under USDA requirements. The “Equal Treatment Rule” ensures qualifying food commodities are priced and terms equally. Sales tax is waived…

In a major weekend verdict, two federal judges ordered the federal government to fund SNAP despite the government shutdown. Separate Massachusetts and Rhode Island cases concluded that the administration must spend emergency reserve monies to prevent millions of Americans from losing food aid. U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island ordered the…