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Reentry New Does This Company Hire Felons? We checked 31 employers the "felon-friendly" lists keep naming. Seven had a position published by the company itself. Here is the ten-minute check that works on any employer, listed or not. August 17, 2026 · 11 min read Read it →

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Reentry Does This Company Hire Felons?New We checked 31 employers the "felon-friendly" lists keep naming. Seven had a position published by the company itself. Here is the ten-minute check that works on any employer, listed or not. Aug 17, 2026 11 min Markets Week in Review: The Archive What moved the market this week, in plain English — plus the part most recaps skip: how to read a market week yourself and tell a real signal from a headline. Aug 15, 2026 7 min Taxes No Tax on Overtime: What You Actually Get Only the "half" in time-and-a-half qualifies, and payroll tax never stopped. On $13,200 of overtime the break is about $528, not $2,594 — and if box 12 code TT is blank on your 2026 W-2, it is $0. Aug 14, 2026 8 min Debt The BNPL Calendar Nobody Shows You $860 across three pay-in-4 plans is not $860 in August. It is $510 in August and $350 in September — nine charges from three apps. Plus the part that now reaches your credit file, and the part that still doesn't. Aug 13, 2026 8 min Saving Is Your Savings Account Losing to Inflation? The average account pays 0.38% while prices rise 3.4% — so the balance goes up and the buying power goes down. What the gap costs on $8,000, after tax, and the fifteen minutes that closes it. Aug 13, 2026 7 min Credit Credit Utilization Explained About a third of your score, and it has no memory. Why the date you pay matters more than the amount — and why 30% was never the target. Aug 8, 2026 8 min Saving How to Save Your First $1,000 The protection starts at $250, not $1,000 — and the money usually comes from fees you're already paying and credits you're already owed, not from cutting coffee. Aug 8, 2026 9 min Markets Why Unrelated Stocks Move Together A software firm, a dollar store and a drill manufacturer all rose on the same day. The reason wasn't any of them — it was oil. A worked example of reading a macro-driven tape, sources included. Aug 3, 2026 7 min
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