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More than 30 states give you a tax deduction or credit for 529 contributions, and in most of them the money has to land by December 31 to count for 2026. Eight states let you wait until April. If you max out every year, a missed December costs you a year of deduction for good.
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Buying a House That Needs Flood Insurance? Get FEMA's Price Yourself, Then Ask for the Seller's Policy.
FEMA now sells National Flood Insurance Program policies online, and it says every NFIP insurer charges the same rate. The number that can beat it is the seller's existing policy, which can transfer to you at its lower rate. Get both before December 11, when the program's authority to write new policies runs out unless Congress acts.
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New York's New Solar Money Works Out to About $3,000 a Home. The Federal Credit It Follows Was Worth More Than Twice That.
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That Tax Refund Loan You Can Get in December Charges About 36%. The 0% Version Opens in January.
H&R Block's Emerald Advance (35.9% APR, November to December) and Jackson Hewitt's Early Tax Refund Advance (35.99% APR, from December 10) are holiday loans priced near 36%. H&R Block's 0% Refund Advance opens in January. If you claim the EITC or child tax credit, the IRS can't pay you before mid-February, so the interest runs longer than the ads assume. Here's the math.
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If your student left for college without a car, ask your insurer for the student away at school discount instead of dropping them from the policy. State Farm, Travelers and Amica all write the discount for a student who stays on your policy and drives only on breaks. State Farm's good student discount runs up to 25% on top. Get coverage confirmed in writing before November 26.
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