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Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
The Coin-Flip Fed Meeting 🎲

Sep 15, 2026

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4 min read

The Coin-Flip Fed Meeting 🎲

What a Fed that might hike Wednesday means for your cash, debt, and mortgage.

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
The Fed Got Its Inflation Number. Now Jobs Are Next. 📊

Sep 1, 2026

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4 min read

The Fed Got Its Inflation Number. Now Jobs Are Next. 📊

Core PCE held at 3.3%. The next big read lands Friday.

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
Jackson Hole Is Coming. Don’t Wait for the Fed. 🏔️

Aug 18, 2026

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4 min read

Jackson Hole Is Coming. Don’t Wait for the Fed. 🏔️

What Jackson Hole means for your cash, gas bill, and mortgage.

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
The Late-Summer Money Reset ⏳

Aug 4, 2026

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4 min read

The Late-Summer Money Reset ⏳

Inside: what a divided Fed means for savers, the mortgage window that’s narrowing, and the open-enrollment prep no one does in July.

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
The Back-to-School Bill Just Got Serious 🎒

Jul 21, 2026

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4 min read

The Back-to-School Bill Just Got Serious 🎒

Inside: the shopping numbers, the tax-free windows, and the Q3 setup most families skip.

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
The Rate Cut That Isn’t Coming 📈

Jul 7, 2026

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4 min read

The Rate Cut That Isn’t Coming 📈

Inside: what a hawkish Warsh means for your card, your cash, and your July paycheck.

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
The Mid-Year Money Reset 🪙

Jun 23, 2026

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5 min read

The Mid-Year Money Reset 🪙

Inside: the deadline most people miss, where savings rates landed, and what mid-year is for.

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
The Summer Trip That Doesn't Follow You Home ✈️

Jun 9, 2026

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4 min read

The Summer Trip That Doesn't Follow You Home ✈️

Inside: how to enjoy the trip now without paying for it until next spring.

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
The Card You Want in Your Wallet This Summer ✈️

May 26, 2026

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3 min read

The Card You Want in Your Wallet This Summer ✈️

Inside: the summer travel money moves that quietly pay for themselves.

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
Don’t Leave This Refund in Europe 💶

May 12, 2026

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4 min read

Don’t Leave This Refund in Europe 💶

Inside: the VAT rules travelers should know before shopping abroad.

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
💰 Smarter Tax Moves for 2026

Apr 28, 2026

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4 min read

💰 Smarter Tax Moves for 2026

Inside: new rules, tax savings, and shopping abroad tips

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
💡 Why Some Refunds Are Suddenly Bigger

Apr 14, 2026

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6 min read

💡 Why Some Refunds Are Suddenly Bigger

Inside: the tax shift behind bigger refunds

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
💡 New Tax Law Changes and Strategic Moves in 2026 Could Boost Your Savings

Mar 31, 2026

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5 min read

💡 New Tax Law Changes and Strategic Moves in 2026 Could Boost Your Savings

Here’s what’s shifting in the code and how intelligent tactics turn rules into savings

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
A Wall of Worry

Mar 30, 2026

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8 min read

A Wall of Worry

Markets climb a wall of worry - here's what that means

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
401k? Ok Boomer.

Mar 30, 2026

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11 min read

401k? Ok Boomer.

Why your parents' retirement plan might not work for you

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
Eye Witness.

Mar 30, 2026

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7 min read

Eye Witness.

What we're seeing in the markets right now

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
The ONE secret to investing in AI

Mar 30, 2026

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8 min read

The ONE secret to investing in AI

Financial advisors hate this one simple trick

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
Dad Is Retiring to the Himalayas

Mar 30, 2026

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7 min read

Dad Is Retiring to the Himalayas

And other stories about retirement planning

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
Artificial Inflation

Mar 30, 2026

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8 min read

Artificial Inflation

AI's real cost might surprise you

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
Self Evident Truths

Mar 30, 2026

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7 min read

Self Evident Truths

We hold these market truths to be self evident

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
Passive Income Is A Lie

Mar 30, 2026

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8 min read

Passive Income Is A Lie

And other uncomfortable truths from your favorite financial newsletter

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
Time's Up.

Mar 30, 2026

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8 min read

Time's Up.

How to prevent the IRS from catching you off guard - this week

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
Don't Gamble with Tax Deductions for Your Side Hustle

Mar 30, 2026

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8 min read

Don't Gamble with Tax Deductions for Your Side Hustle

Side hustles create opportunities - also for the IRS

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
Un-Presidenteded

Mar 30, 2026

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9 min read

Un-Presidenteded

A coconut tree grows in Washington

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
You Can't Take It With You

Mar 30, 2026

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8 min read

You Can't Take It With You

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dollars

Margaret Allen
Margaret Allen
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