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Parents: Tips For Sticking to Your Financial Goals This Holiday Season

It's that time of year again! The time of year for gift-giving, matching family PJs, winter getaways, holiday parties, shopping deals, and more.  All the things can be both fun and very expensive! With the state of the economy this holiday season, we need to stay on track more than ever with our finances so we don't add any undue financial stress moving into 2023. Because we are surrounded by so much ...

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12 Tips for Family Finances: How to Manage Rising Inflation

As a Mom of three, I know it can be difficult to stick to a budget when unforeseen expenses pop up with kids. A broken bone, unexpected dental work, sudden growth spurt, school fundraisers. The list goes on!   The state of the economy and rising inflation makes a tough job even more demanding. We are seeing a significant increase in the price of groceries, fuel, childcare, insurance, property taxes, electricity, rent…so ...

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Will parents have to pay back the child tax credit?

The government sent the Advance Child Tax Credit payments in July of 2021 to eligible families. A qualified family has children under 18. So, if you qualified for the early payments, you should've received several monthly payments by now! The Child Tax Credit is usually a tax credit for individuals with qualifying dependents given when the individual's tax return is filed. The payments sent out this year are called "advanced payments" ...

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