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There could be big news for the nation’s smallest businesses in this country and the people who work for them. The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act provides an important tax break for the over 23 million self-employed Americans who represent 78 percent of all small businesses in the U.S., according to the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE). Until now, the self-employed couldn’t [...]

There’s a lot you can do in an hour to better your health. In one hour, you can take a yoga class, make a healthy meal, or get your teeth cleaned. You can even get a massage. Keeping your health benefits in tip-top shape is another smart way to spend an hour helping to improve your physical and financial health. Changes in health benefits can mean big changes to a family’s finances. During your [...]

The federal COBRA subsidy that helped make health insurance affordable for millions of laid-off workers and their families is beginning to expire for its first recipients on June 1, 2010. The subsidy was first made available in March 2009 and was designed to cover 65 percent of the cost of COBRA health insurance for up to 15 months. The end of the federal COBRA subsidy could affect [...]