Paying down debt, starting or supplementing an emergency fund and using a little for fun are great ways to manage the ...

Some taxpayers in Mississippi may be receiving a $1,400 stimulus check this month, but it depends on 2021 tax returns. Here's ...

Your first instinct upon receiving your stimulus check is probably to think of the mountain of debt this will help pay off.

During the month of January, the IRS planned to send automatic payments of up to $1,400 to 1 million people, equaling ...

However, it may make sense to use some of your stimulus check to pay off credit card debt if you have a sizable amount in an emergency savings fund. Experts generally advise you save three to six ...

Receiving a stimulus check or other unexpected payment can feel like a blessing when you're strapped for cash, especially ...

Social media posts claim a new emergency relief program offers $1,000 stimulus checks to cover living expenses, showing images of President-elect Donald Trump. This is false; no such program has been ...

Porisch, University of Minnesota Extension Already making plans for how you’ll spend your tax rebate check from the federal government? The first economic stimulus checks ...

If you’ve paid down debt and built a reliable emergency fund, then your first move with a stimulus check should be to put all or part of it into investments like an IRA or index funds ...

Am I getting a second stimulus check? There has been talk about another ... short for the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, legislation that will cost $3.4 trillion.

4. You have money stored in an emergency savings fund It may make sense to use your stimulus check to pay off your credit card debt if you already have a sizable amount of cash stored in an ...

“Another smart move is putting some money toward your emergency fund, which ideally covers three to six months of expenses,” Olivier says. While the stimulus check can’t build an entire ...