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Money in the Media #39: Social Security

Money in the Media #39: Social Security

By Emily Firebird Finance|2021-06-05T20:47:27-04:00June 7th, 2021|Categories: Personal Finance|Tags: CNBC, Dollars, Dollars and Cents, finance, Firebird, Firebird Finance, Levels of financial security, Media, Money, Money in the Media, Money in the Media Monday, Money in the Media Mondays, Save, Savings, Social Security, Social Security Administration, Spend, spending, SS, SSA|

Social Security. Many Millennials believe that the program will no longer exist by the time they retire. What can be done about it? Let's talk about it.

Money in the Media #38: Long Term Care

Money in the Media #38: Long Term Care

By Emily Firebird Finance|2021-05-16T21:19:10-04:00May 17th, 2021|Categories: Elder Care Planning|Tags: ALF, Assisted Living, Aunt, Dad, Elder Care, Elder Care Planning, Elder Care Planning Checklist, Eldercare, finance, Firebird, Firebird Finance, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Long Term Care, Long Term Care Insurance, LTC, Mom, Money in the Media, Money in the Media Monday, Nursing Homes, Personal Finance, Personal Finance is Personal, The Path Forward: Elder Care Planning Checklist, Uncle|

This week's Money in the Media Monday comes from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver focusing on Long Term Care in a way only he can.

Money in the Media #37: The Black Tax

Money in the Media #37: The Black Tax

By Emily Firebird Finance|2021-01-19T00:17:20-04:00January 18th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Bias, Costs, Discrimination, finance, Firebird, Firebird Finance, Jim Crow, Labor, Money, Money in the Media, Money in the Media Monday, Money in the Media Mondays, Racism, Slavery, Tax, Taxes, The Black Tax|

The Black Tax by Shawn Rochester can provide understanding of the wealth disparities and financial burdens that exist in the Black community. It's something everyone should read to discover the pervasiveness of this bias in society historically and today.