I write about money and consumer issues for The N.Y. Times. No longer active here. Instagram: @tsbreports Bluesky: https://xitter.cf/t.co/X3CLaW5cE5.
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Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
“Romance scams are the most pernicious.” - Darius Kingsley of JPMorgan Chase
The latest in @tarasbernard's terrific and scary series on online cons.
nytimes.com/2024/10/31/busin…
Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
A Ugandan man named Jalil Muyeke traveled to Thailand for a promising job opportunity. He ended up being trafficked into a cybercrime operation. nyti.ms/3AUz00a
An inside look at how one group of cybercriminals convinced a retired lawyer they needed his help. Since the "bad guys" in this context are so elusive, education and heightened awareness are our best defense for now. More to come. nytimes.com/2024/07/29/busin…
Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
✍🏼 paper checks is a high-risk endeavor: It provides the raw materials for low-level fraud artists and sophisticated crime rings, and even though banks know about the problem, many freeze or shut down customer accounts why investigating. buff.ly/3uUWWNO via @tarasbernard
Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
Retirees and their dependents receive more than three-quarters of all Social Security benefits paid, but millions of other beneficiaries will also receive the increase, @tarasbernard notes. nyti.ms/46M87WD
Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
Social Security Benefits Will Rise 3.2% in 2024 nytimes.com/2023/10/12/your-… via @nytimesbusiness @tarasbernard
Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
Something deeply, deeply broken in a system where NYC child care is both
- so expensive for buyers, that NYC families have to make $300k to make it affordable (<7% total hhld income)
- so meager for providers, that a quarter of child care workers in the city live in poverty
Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
This is disturbing but unfortunately in no way surprising. washingtonpost.com/health/20…
Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
Many of these children being dropped from Medicaid are likely still eligible for coverage, and are simply getting caught up in bureaucratic red tape, nowhere more so than in Texas.
Children comprised 43% of people who have been disenrolled from Medicaid in the 15 states reporting data by age.
In Texas, children accounted for 81% of people who were disenrolled, while in Massachusetts the share was 18%. bit.ly/45HUIyp
ALT KFF Bar chart showing share Medicaid disenrollments by age in the 15 states reporting age breakouts. As of August 23, children account for over 4 in 10 (43%) of Medicaid disenrollments.
Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
@tarasbernard reports on SAVE, a new income-driven repayment plan to significantly cut federal student loan payments, eventually by as much as half. nyti.ms/3QXfllU
The Biden administration's new student loan repayment plan -- called SAVE-- is officially open for enrollment. Like other income-driven repayment plans, payments are based on your income and family size, but this is the most generous by far. More details: nytimes.com/2023/08/22/your-…
Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
Discharging student debt became far more difficult over the past four decades, @tarasbernard notes. Under new guidelines, each piece of the discharge test becomes easier to pass if the debtor can check certain boxes. nyti.ms/3OODFoF
Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
Discharging student debt became far more difficult over the past four decades, @tarasbernard notes. Under new guidelines, each piece of the discharge test becomes easier to pass if the debtor can check certain boxes. nyti.ms/3OqUe8V
Ah, so I'm not crazy. Thank you, @juliejargon, for covering this. I also can no longer change my kids' screen time through my iPhone. Sometimes it takes 4-5 tries, sometimes rebooting works, sometimes NOTHING works. Very frustrating.
wsj.com/articles/apples-pare…
@juliejargon I'm also wondering why we must add Safari to screen time separately. Every other browser is automatically listed under 'categories, apps, and websites' but not Safari. Another 'bug' that kids' can exploit.. !
"For decades, making television shows was similar in some ways to the early days of automaking: A team of writers would be involved in all parts of the production. Many of those who wrote scripts were also on set..." Not anymore. nytimes.com/2023/07/20/busin…
The @nytimes' new podcast, The Headlines, summarizes the top stories of the day. In today's episode, I discussed the end of the student loan payment pause. You can follow the link below, or find it on the NYT Audio app in the App Store. nytimes.com/2023/06/05/podca…
Tara Siegel Bernard retweeted
A toddler who desperately needed care was turned away by @AllinaHealth.
The reason: the 3-year-old had too many outstanding bills.
We learned the wealthy health-system often cuts off care to patients in debt.
With the indomitable @sarahkliff
nytimes.com/2023/06/01/busin…
