Become a Patron! A reader whose financial savvy I highly value surprised me the other day by saying that he'd been maximizing his Series I Savings Bond purchases for many years. This surprised me since the "fixed" portion of the semi-annual composite interest rate had hovered between 0% and 0.5% APY since 2012, and the "inflation" portion of the composite rate between 0% … [Read more...] about How to think about stockpiling Series I savings bonds
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Preserving your eligibility for paid family and medical leave
Become a Patron! I've covered extensively my experience using the District of Columbia's paid family and medical leave program to take time off to care for a family member. Since I began that series, the program has been reinforced even further, with the addition of 2 weeks of paid prenatal leave and an extension of personal medical and family caregiving leave to 12 weeks. … [Read more...] about Preserving your eligibility for paid family and medical leave