Author: Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press

What many families might not realize is that monthly child tax credit payments last year were to represent only half of a family’s estimated credit.

Student loan bills, higher prices for groceries, and uncertainty about the child tax credit all could cut into family budgets in 2022.

Some savers may want to ‘double-up,’ if you will and buy I Bonds before year end. Inflation-indexed savings bonds gain more interest as prices go up.

The money will stop unless Congress passes President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better package, which is currently stalled in the Senate.

Consumer watchdogs are warning of an uptick in jobs scams, such as reshipping scams, as many unemployed workers try to find jobs working from home.

Chase, the country’s biggest bank, is revising a series of practices as more political pressure and competition builds relating to overdraft fees.

Thinking about making a charitable contribution? Check out the special tax break for donations made by the end of 2021.

Bad actors often use tragedies like the Oxford school shooting to trick consumers into making donations and clicking on bad links.

The shock effect is worse for consumers in the Midwest and South. The consumer price index jumped 6.6% in October from a year ago in these regions.

You’re going to hear more about I Bonds in November when some startling new rates are set to be announced. What are they and how do they work?