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How to Prepare for a Recession 05/30/2022 08:00pm • Before the coronavirus pandemic led to a brief recession in 2020, many individuals may have never experienced a recession as an adult. Many still may not have lived through an extended recession in adulthood, like that of the 2008 to 2009 recession, when most of today's 30-year-olds were still in hi It’s not that easy being a green bank in Maryland — but it’s getting easier 05/27/2022 10:55am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. For the past dozen years, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) has been introducing legislation in Congress to create a national green bank †Virginia man pleads guilty to failing to pay $1.3M in taxes 05/27/2022 07:52am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to charges that he failed to pay $1.3 million in taxes to the IRS by withholding payroll taxes from three different companies owned by his family. U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber said in a news release Thursday that David Corey Warren of Chester Special session unlikely as top officials continue squabbling over automatic gas tax increase 05/25/2022 08:56pm • Gov. Larry Hogan (left), Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones at a State House bill signing earlier this year. Jones and Ferguson said Monday they would not call a special session to address the state’s automatic gas tax increase. (Andrucyk/Executive Office of the Go How to Move Out of Your Parents' House 05/25/2022 08:00pm • The portion of Americans living in multigenerational homes has continued to rise in recent years, and the trend "shows no sign of peaking" according to the Pew Research Center. 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Still, whether you've received a sudden windfall of cash in the form of a work bonus, an inheritance or profits from a property sale, or if you're simply looking for a new saving strategy, doing so in this What Is Manual Underwriting? 05/25/2022 08:00pm • When you apply for a mortgage or another kind of loan, it can feel like your entire financial life is under a microscope. Through a process called underwriting, the lender reviews factors such as your income and credit score to determine if you qualify for a loan. If you have regular income, a decen 10 Best Expense Tracker Apps 05/25/2022 08:00pm • The latest smartphone apps have made monitoring spending habits, tracking expenses and managing money a breeze. A monthly expense tracker app automates the process of recording transactions, totaling expenses by category and tracking progress toward goals. While there are many resourceful apps avail Taxpayers can now track past 2 years' refunds with updated IRS feature 05/25/2022 05:39pm • How much did you get back from the Internal Revenue Service for your 2019, 2020 and 2021 returns? There's now no need to wonder, thanks to an updated feature on the IRS' "Where's My Refund?" tool. You can track the status of a refund for the current tax year as well as for the two previous yea Calls for action on Maryland's gas tax accelerate 05/24/2022 10:27pm • In the second day of dueling suggestions to deal with a jump in Maryland's gas tax, Comptroller Peter Franchot urged state leaders to call a special session in Annapolis. Hours later, the Maryland House Republican Caucus issued its own call for lawmakers to return to Annapolis for a one- or two-d How to Get Free Money From the Government 05/24/2022 08:00pm • Free government moneyInflation is present and fully accounted for -- and looks to be for the foreseeable future. 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