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[Read More ** 23 Dec ![Black man and woman at kitchen table working on tax paperwork](https://go.hfcu.org/hubfs/Blog%20post%20images%20-%20Monica.jpg) ](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/tax-time-4-steps-to-organize-before-you-begin) [Tax Time: 4 Steps to Organize Before You Begin This time of year you might have your mind on [holiday shopping](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/3-holiday-overspending-traps-to-avoid-this-year) and travel, getting your [annual free credit score](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/3-tricks-to-boost-your-credit-score), or [reevaluating your estate plan](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/is-your-estate-plan-keeping-up-with-you), but it's also a great time to get started on your.. ](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/tax-time-4-steps-to-organize-before-you-begin) ** Personal Finance Government Taxes ** Hanscom Federal Credit Union - [Read More ** 25 May ![older woman mourning covid-related death at funeral](https://go.hfcu.org/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20-%202021-05-19T123628.693.jpg) ](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/financial-relief-burial-costs-covid) [Financial Relief Available for COVID-Related Burial Costs Nearly [600,000 Americans have died from COVID-19](https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#cases_totaldeaths) since the pandemic began in 2020. For their families, the loss is acutely personal. The impact of their passing can also be felt financially. ](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/financial-relief-burial-costs-covid) ** Life Changes Government Death ** Sandra Quadros Bowles - [Read More ** 31 Mar ![young woman with calculator doing tax return](https://go.hfcu.org/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20-%202021-03-22T123305.900.jpg) What You Need to Know About Your Federal Tax Bracket Tax season is upon us, which means lots of Americans are moaning and groaning about their tax brackets. You may have heard a family member or friend complain along these lines: "My promotion and.. ** Government Taxes ** Hanscom Federal Credit Union ](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-your-tax-bracket) - [Read More ** 07 Mar ![](https://go.hfcu.org/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20-%202021-02-25T080019.196.jpg) How to Redeem Your U.S. Savings Bonds You may have received a U.S. Savings Bond as a baby gift when you were born more than 30 years ago. Or perhaps your parents purchased them decades earlier, leaving behind a stash of 60-year-old bonds.. ** Savings Government ** Sandra Quadros Bowles ](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/how-to-redeem-your-u.s.-savings-bonds) - [Read More ** 22 Feb ![woman reading FTC scam email on computer](https://go.hfcu.org/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20-%202021-02-18T132323.262.jpg) ](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/watch-out-for-this-new-covid-scam) [Watch Out for This New COVID Scam The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers about [a scam email](https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2021/01/coronavirus-relief-scam-impersonates-joe-simons-federal-trade-commission) that looks like it's coming from someone very well known to them: their former chairman. ](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/watch-out-for-this-new-covid-scam) ** Security Scams Government COVID ** Sandra Quadros Bowles - [Read More ** 30 Jan ![woman helping child with covid pandemic PPE](https://go.hfcu.org/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20-%202021-01-27T192053.741.jpg) Pandemic Relief in 2021 and How It Can Help You As we begin a new year, the pandemic continues, as do relief efforts. On December 27, 2020, another COVID-relief package — the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA).. ** Debt Government COVID ** Balance ](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/pandemic-relief-in-2021-and-how-it-can-help-you) - [Read More ** 28 Jan ![stimulus check](https://go.hfcu.org/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20-%202021-01-28T140955.309.jpg) ](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/your-stimulus-payment-may-be-on-a-debit-card) [Your Stimulus Payment May Be Arriving On a Debit Card According to the [Internal Revenue Service](https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-issues-millions-of-second-economic-impact-payments-by-debit-card) (IRS), millions of Americans are receiving their [stimulus payments](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-a-second-stimulus-check) from the U.S. Treasury in the form of debit cards instead of paper checks. As they're.. ](https://go.hfcu.org/blog/your-stimulus-payment-may-be-on-a-debit-card) ** Personal Finance Money Management Government ** Hanscom Federal Credit Union - [Read More ** 31 Dec ![stimulus check from US Treasury](https://go.hfcu.org/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20-%202020-12-03T110208.021.jpg) What You Need to Know About a Second Stimulus Check Now that the government has passed a second stimulus package, it's time to prepare for the second check you'll be receiving sometime in 2021. 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