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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
Are You Eligible For The New Child Tax Credit? Here’s What To Know
Whizy Kim
May 18, 2021
Work & Money
His Identity Was Stolen Once. Then, It Happened Again. Why Didn’t His Bank...
Whizy Kim
Apr 28, 2021
Climate
Thanks To Climate Change & COVID, Disaster Capitalism Is Thriving
Whizy Kim
Apr 22, 2021
Jobs & The Economy
“I Can’t Imagine My Life Without Working”: Is E...
Welcome to Taking Stock, a space where we can take a deep breath and try to figure out what the COVID-19 economy really means for our finances. Every mont
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
The Story Of Britney Spears Is A Story Of Disability Rights
There were a lot of messages to be gleaned from watching the recent documentary Framing Britney Spears, including a reminder that the intense scrutiny to w
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
How Credit Scores Rule — & Ruin — Our Lives
The idea of credit is simple — and old. You want something that you can’t offer anything for at the moment, so you work something out with the vendor.
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Whizy Kim
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Economic Inequality
Here’s How The New Stimulus Bill Will Immediately Cut The Poverty...
The House of Representatives has just passed the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, meaning that all that’s needed for the Ame
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
The Third Stimulus Check Will Be On Its Way Soon — But When, Exac...
The House has just approved the next COVID relief bill in a vote of 220 yeas and 211 nays — not a single Republican representative voted in favor of it,
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
Parents Could Get Up To $5,000 With The Next Stimulus Bill
This story was originally published on February 8, 2021. Right now, the next COVID relief bill is being debated in the Senate. If it passes, it will return
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Whizy Kim
Taking Stock
How 5 Young People Actually Make Money In The Stock Market
Welcome to Taking Stock, a space where we can take a deep breath and try to figure out what the COVID-19 economy really means for our finances. Every month
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Whizy Kim
Economic Inequality
Why Declaring Bankruptcy Can Be Good, Actually
When Clara*, 32, realized her debt was getting out of control, she chose to do something that is both a valid recourse for people in her position and also
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
Everything You Need To Know About Filing Taxes During The Pandemic
Tax season is here again, and though in many countries that means simply waiting for your government to tell you how much you’ll get refunded or how much
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Whizy Kim
Student Loan Debt
Lawmakers Call On Biden To Cancel $50,000 Of Student Debt Immedia...
This morning, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC), Rep. Ilhan Om
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
American Women Lost Over 5 Million Jobs Last Year. How Will They ...
Today, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), along with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
Why Everyone Is Talking About GameStop Stocks — Or Is It Stonks?
Right now, Wall Street is in chaos — and it’s all thanks to Reddit and GameStop, a video game retailer that you probably visited in the early 2000s
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
Instacart Has Laid Off Almost 2,000 Workers — Including Everyone ...
As we reach a new height of the pandemic and are relying on grocery store workers and delivery people more than ever, Instacart has announced it’s laying
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Whizy Kim
Living
Here’s Why Airbnb Is Canceling All D.C. Reservations For In...
A week after white nationalists stormed the Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from confirming Joe Biden as the next President of the United States, fe
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
How To Survive Being Laid Off This Winter — It’s Not Easy, ...
Throughout the pandemic, losing a job has practically become a shared national trauma. Some 40 million Americans lost income at some point or another in 20
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Whizy Kim
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Work & Money
White Supremacists Attacked The Capitol. Now, Prison Labor Will C...
On Wednesday, January 6, a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed and occupied the Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from counting the electoral vote
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
Did The IRS Send Your Stimulus Check to H&R Block By Mistake?
People have understandably been refreshing their bank apps and the IRS Get My Payment portal every minute to see if their $600 stimulus payment has arrived
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
What To Do If You Don’t Have Your $600 Stimulus Check Yet
After Democrats’ 11th-hour attempt to increase the second direct stimulus payment to $2,000, Americans will receive only $600 from the long-awaited C
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Whizy Kim
Economic Inequality
Let Them Eat $600 Cake!
There’s finally going to be another COVID-19 relief package, which will distribute roughly $900 billion in aid to people across America. But it’s a lit
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Whizy Kim
Taking Stock
“It’s All Made Up”: Here’s Everything We ...
Welcome to Taking Stock, a space where we can take a deep breath and try to figure out what the COVID-19 economy really means for our finances. Every month
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
Congress Says We’ll Get A Second Stimulus Check — But It...
Where have we heard this one before? Congress claims it’s close to passing another COVID-19 stimulus package, which will include a direct stimulus pa
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Whizy Kim
Work At Home
The Literal Pain Of Working From Home
Complaining about work is normal. In fact, it’s an utterly ordinary thing to do even if you generally enjoy your job. We might groan about a tough pr
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Whizy Kim
Living
Why Are Some People Worried About Being Fired For Not Getting Vac...
As we eagerly wait for the FDA to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S., our minds are spinning with how our lives will change and how soon they?
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Whizy Kim
Work & Money
The Intern Who Created Spotify Wrapped’s Story Format Never...
In a short time, Spotify Wrapped has become an unmissable end-of-year ritual. People can’t stop sharing and dissecting their feelings about their Wra
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Whizy Kim
Party In
Goodbye To Office Holiday Parties — We’ll Miss You (Sort Of)
Most years, the company holiday party is a chance to do everything from witness your boss getting a little too drunk and making a heartfelt, misty-eyed spe
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Whizy Kim
Living
Companies Are Now Turning Birthdays Into Work Holidays. Is This A...
People celebrate their birthdays in various idiosyncratic ways, but there are some near-universal traditions: having cake, blowing out candles and making a
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Whizy Kim
Gift Guides
Gifts For People Who Miss Traveling So, So Much
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Whizy Kim
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