Money & Benefits News

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Dates that move money in American households: Social Security, SSI, VA disability and SNAP payment schedules, Medicare and Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment, IRS tax deadlines and refund timing, retirement and health account limits and deadlines (401(k), IRA, HSA, FSA), federal pay and minimum wage changes, I bond rates, and the economic calendar behind them: jobs and inflation reports, GDP releases, Federal Reserve meetings and stock market holidays. Every amount and date comes from the agency that sets it (Social Security Administration, IRS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Treasury, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve), projections are labeled as projections, and payment dates that shift for a weekend or holiday are explained. Stories link to the yearly and monthly printable calendars so readers can mark every payday and deadline.