Listen up, fellow Americans! I've learned the hard way that hospital billing is a minefield. My personal experiences have taught me one crucial lesson: NEVER pay a hospital bill without thorough scrutiny. I once received a mysterious bill during college that turned out to be for someone with my same name who had no insurance. Last year, they overcharged me $100 and even sent it to a collection agency after I spent hours on the phone challenging it.

This article was originally published on DadisFIRE. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this. Some people are broke because they don't earn enough. Others stay broke because they keep spending like they’re trying to prove something. One choice at a time, they dig the hole deeper, and call it normal.

UNION, NJ - A Union City pharmacy has agreed to pay $995,420 to resolve allegations that it improperly billed federal healthcare programs for medications it never dispensed, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.

Jeanette Avellan admitted to embezzling company funds over six years and failing to pay taxes; state recommends four-year prison term and over $4.5 million in restitution. Monmouth County, NJ - A Howell, New Jersey, woman has pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $4 million from her longtime employer and committing tax fraud over multiple years, according to an announcement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice.

NEW JERSEY - A former New Jersey business owner has pleaded guilty to federal charges for fraudulently obtaining over $3.2 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans intended to support businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate funding for Head Start, a move that would cut early education for more than half a million of the nation’s neediest children and child care for their families.

This article was originally published on DadisFIRE. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this. Not all states are created equal, especially when it comes to your wallet. If you want to stretch your dollar, you’ve got to know where to look, and stop complaining about how unaffordable everything is when smarter options exist.

The Department of Government Efficiency has placed all employees of the U.S. Interagency on Homelessness on administrative leave, according to Ann Oliva, chief executive officer of the National Alliance on Homelessness.

The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 80,000 pounds of drugs since Jan. 21, 2025, being smuggled by drug cartels into the U.S. The crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Stone seized over 10,000 pounds of cocaine from four drug trafficking vessels interdicted in one day during its current patrol off the US Southern Border. They also apprehended eight cartel smugglers and destroyed their smuggling boats.

WASHINGTON — Millions of immigrants in the country without legal authorization are required as of Friday to register with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a federal judge rejected advocacy groups’ request to pause the requirement.

Members of Housekeys Action Network Denver, a homeless advocacy group known as HAND, gave impassioned pleas to the City Council Tuesday to stop funding contracts for The Salvation Army.

To the delight of Wyoming’s top elected officials, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Tuesday to “reinvigorate” U.S. coal, but whether deregulation can change the tide of market forces remains to be seen. During Trump’s first term in office, the coal industry continued to lose most of its electric utility market share to natural gas and spiraled into a series of bankruptcies .

Some graduate students at the University of Kentucky have had their visas revoked, President Eli Capilouto said in a campus-wide message Friday afternoon. In his message, Capilouto wrote that the Department of Homeland Security notified UK that the department was revoking some F-1 student visas. The president didn’t specify the number of students affected but said it was a “small number.”

It’s a question that is widely misunderstood, but yes, unauthorized immigrants do pay taxes. While many immigrants are still paid “under the table” for their work, the majority pay income and payroll taxes on their wages, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. While an exact number is difficult to determine, a 2013 estimate from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy suggested at least half of all unauthorized workers in the United States pay income taxes.

Disclosure: State of Alabama-based writer. This article is a work from cited sources for informational purposes and is used with permission. No affiliate links are included. On Sunday, Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce under President Trump, appeared on CBS's Face the Nation and admitted that while new factories may be built in the U.S., the long-lost manufacturing jobs some Alabama residents hoped for won't be coming back in the way they imagined.

CALIFORNIA – A new report published by the Commonwealth Fund, on March 25, found that federal Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts could result in 140,000 million jobs lost in California and the state’s GDP falling by $17 billion in 2026.

This article was originally published on DadisFIRE. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this. Money habits run deep. No matter how much sits in your bank account, old behaviors stick around like unwanted guests. You can take the kid out of poverty, but sometimes, you can't take the poverty out of the adult. It shows up in the smallest, everyday decisions.

Other than those indigenous to this vast and blessed land, we are all immigrants here in the United States of America, with rights enshrined in the constitution, no matter our status. The frantic mass deportations pushed by the current administration have affected visa holders, asylum seekers, tourists, and legal citizens. Sweeping reforms have eliminated due process in a web of reinterpreting archaic laws like the Alien Enemies Act and have revoked Temporary Protection Statuses (TPS) , affecting hundreds of thousands of innocent people.

500 US Army troops equipped with Stryker armored combat vehicles are being deployed to a remote West Texas stretch of the Southern Border with Mexico known to many as the "Big Bend."

Apples are one of the most popular and nutritious fruits, packed with fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants. However, not all apples are created equal when it comes to health benefits. Some varieties contain more fiber, fewer natural sugars, or higher levels of beneficial compounds like polyphenols. Here are some of the healthiest types of apples you can enjoy.

I have written before about the residents who bang on the walls at Fusion Studios, the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless property where I live. It often goes on day and night.

This article was originally published on DadisFIRE. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this. Have you ever hear someone say, “We’re not poor, we’re just in between”? That “in between” is real, and it’s tighter than most people admit. One paycheck late, one medical bill too high, and suddenly that middle starts feeling real low.

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