https://savingtoinvest.com Taxes, Refunds, Benefits & Retirement Limits Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:54:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/savingtoinvest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://savingtoinvest.com 32 32 77221918 https://savingtoinvest.com/snap-food-restrictions-soda-candy-bans-by-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snap-food-restrictions-soda-candy-bans-by-state https://savingtoinvest.com/snap-food-restrictions-soda-candy-bans-by-state/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:07:00 +0000 https://savingtoinvest.com/?p=73730 USDA has approved SNAP food-restriction waivers in 22 states as of mid-2026, letting them bar recipients from buying soda, candy, and in some cases entire categories of processed food with their benefits. A federal judge blocked 5 of those states in June, and the fight over the rest is still…

The post first appeared on Saving to Invest.]]> https://savingtoinvest.com/snap-food-restrictions-soda-candy-bans-by-state/feed/ 0 73730 https://savingtoinvest.com/social-security-payment-schedule-by-birth-date/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-security-payment-schedule-by-birth-date https://savingtoinvest.com/social-security-payment-schedule-by-birth-date/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:17:35 +0000 https://savingtoinvest.com/?p=73727 If you get Social Security, your July 2026 payment lands on one of four dates depending on when you started benefits and your birth date. If you get SSI, watch for a second deposit on July 31 — that’s not a bonus, it’s your August payment arriving early. (Your actual…

The post first appeared on Saving to Invest.]]> https://savingtoinvest.com/social-security-payment-schedule-by-birth-date/feed/ 0 73727 https://savingtoinvest.com/covid-era-irs-penalty-refund-claim-form-843/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-era-irs-penalty-refund-claim-form-843 https://savingtoinvest.com/covid-era-irs-penalty-refund-claim-form-843/#respond Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:29:07 +0000 https://savingtoinvest.com/?p=72991 July 10, 2026 is the date to circle if you filed or paid taxes anytime between 2020 and 2023. That’s the deadline the National Taxpayer Advocate is flagging for tens of millions of taxpayers who may be owed refunds — or abatements — of penalties and interest the IRS assessed…

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