Two Florida Men Sentenced in $34.8 Million Medicare Scheme That Sent Unneeded Braces to Beneficiaries
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·8 Sept 2026
Two Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a $34.8 million Medicare fraud conspiracy that resulted in orthotic braces being shipped to beneficiaries who didn’t need or...
FDA Approves Etcamah for Advanced Breast Cancer Before Imaging Shows Disease Progression
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·8 Sept 2026
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to a new treatment strategy for certain people with advanced breast cancer—one that can begin after a resistance mutation appears in a blood test but before...
FinCEN Expands Reporting Rules for $1,000 Cash Transactions at Border Money Services Businesses
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·8 Sept 2026
People making certain cash transactions of $1,000 or more at money services businesses in parts of Texas and New Mexico may be asked for identification as the federal government expands special...
IRS Urges Taxpayers to Get an IP PIN to Help Stop Tax Identity Theft
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·8 Sept 2026
The IRS is urging taxpayers to take several steps now to make it harder for identity thieves to use stolen personal information to file fraudulent tax returns.
These States Still Have Laws That Can Make Adult Children Pay for a Parent’s Care
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·7 Sept 2026
Most adults probably assume their parents’ unpaid nursing-home bills could never legally become their problem unless they signed something agreeing to pay.
Can Magnesium Lower Blood Sugar? Here’s What the Research Actually Shows
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·7 Sept 2026
Magnesium supplements are having a moment, with claims ranging from better sleep to fewer muscle cramps and improved blood sugar.
7 Medicare Fraud Red Flags Seniors Should Watch for After CMS Blocked $1.6 Billion in Payments
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·7 Sept 2026
Medicare fraud can begin with something that doesn’t feel particularly dangerous: a phone call about a “free” genetic test, an unexpected package containing medical equipment, or a stranger who...
IRS Tasks You Can Now Handle Online Instead of Calling
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·6 Sept 2026
Calling the IRS used to feel almost unavoidable when you needed an old tax record, wanted to confirm a payment, or had questions about money you owed.
60 With Only $2,000 Saved for Retirement: Is It Too Late to Turn Things Around?
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·6 Sept 2026
Turning 60 with only $2,000 saved for retirement can produce an uncomfortable realization: there probably isn’t enough time left for decades of compounding to solve the problem.
8 SNAP Rules Older Americans Should Double-Check Before Their Next Recertification
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·6 Sept 2026
Receiving SNAP today doesn’t necessarily mean your next renewal will be automatic or that your benefit will stay exactly the same.
Signs a Credit Repair Company May Be Making Promises It Can't Keep
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·5 Sept 2026
A damaged credit score can make everything from financing a car to qualifying for an apartment more difficult, which makes an advertisement promising to “erase bad credit” understandably tempting.
Will You Get an Extra Hour After Halloween This Year? It Depends on Congress
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·5 Sept 2026
Halloween falls on a Saturday in 2026, and under the law currently on the books, millions of Americans will get a small bonus the following night: an extra hour when clocks move backward.
Social Security Faces a 2032 Funding Deadline — 6 Proposals That Could Change What Retirees Receive
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·5 Sept 2026
For years, Social Security’s funding problem sounded far enough away that retirees could reasonably wonder whether Congress would ever do anything about it.
Wake Up Congested or With a Dry Throat? Your Ceiling Fan Could Be Part of the Problem
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·4 Sept 2026
You go to bed breathing normally, sleep with the ceiling fan running, and wake up wondering why your nose suddenly feels stuffed, and your throat feels like sandpaper.
9 Signs You're Not Actually on Your Utility Company's Payment Website
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·4 Sept 2026
You type your electric company’s name and “pay bill” into a search engine, click the first convincing result, and see a familiar logo on the page.
Some Widows and Divorced Spouses Can Now Get More From Social Security — Here's Who Qualifies
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·4 Sept 2026
Some widows, widowers, and divorced spouses are receiving Social Security benefits they couldn’t have collected (or couldn’t collect in full) under rules that existed just a couple of years ago.
Helping an Adult Child Who Lost a Job: The Support Choices That Quietly Wreck Your Own Retirement
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·3 Sept 2026
When your adult child calls to say they’ve lost their job, the instinct to help can be immediate.
10 Cities Where Homeowners Are Falling Behind Fastest On Their Mortgage
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·3 Sept 2026
A missed mortgage payment doesn’t immediately mean foreclosure, but it can be the first indication that a household budget has stopped working.
8 Things About Social Security That Don’t Work the Way Most People Think
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Drew Blankenship·3 Sept 2026
Social Security sounds straightforward: you work, pay taxes, retire, and receive a monthly check.
FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon, Alleging Secret Ad Scheme Cost Advertisers More Than $20 Billion
SavingAdvice.com Blogby Amanda Blankenship·3 Sept 2026
Amazon is facing a new federal lawsuit alleging the company secretly manipulated the auctions used to determine advertising prices, costing more than 1.2 million brands and sellers at least $20...
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