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No. 01 Series I Bond Redemption Penalty and Cash Buffer Checklist for 2026
Personal Finance

Series I Bond Redemption Penalty and Cash Buffer Checklist for 2026

A 2026 checklist for deciding when to redeem Series I savings bonds, estimate the three-month interest penalty, time taxes, and protect emergency cash.

Sep 2, 2026Read →
No. 02 First-Year RMD for 2026: Deadline, Aggregation, Withholding, and Evidence Worksheet
Retirement Planning

First-Year RMD for 2026: Deadline, Aggregation, Withholding, and Evidence Worksheet

Calculate a first 2026 required minimum distribution, separate accounts correctly, choose withholding deliberately, and keep evidence for every transfer.

Aug 30, 2026Read →
No. 03 Medicare IRMAA Appeal After a Life-Changing Event: 2026 Evidence and Timing Worksheet
Retirement Planning

Medicare IRMAA Appeal After a Life-Changing Event: 2026 Evidence and Timing Worksheet

Read a 2026 IRMAA notice, test whether SSA-44 fits, estimate the premium impact, and assemble evidence without confusing a new determination with an appeal.

Aug 27, 2026Read →
No. 04 Social Security Claiming Age: Break-Even, Tax, and Survivor Decision Worksheet for 2026
Retirement Planning

Social Security Claiming Age: Break-Even, Tax, and Survivor Decision Worksheet for 2026

Compare Social Security at 62, full retirement age, and 70 with break-even math, 2026 earnings-test checks, tax planning, and survivor scenarios.

Aug 24, 2026Read →
No. 05 Nonworking Spouse IRA Funding Worksheet: 2026 Earned-Income and Filing-Status Test
Retirement Planning

Nonworking Spouse IRA Funding Worksheet: 2026 Earned-Income and Filing-Status Test

Build a 2026 spousal IRA funding worksheet using joint-return, taxable-compensation, contribution-limit, deduction, Roth-income, deadline, and excess-correction checks.

Aug 21, 2026Read →
No. 06 Pension Lump Sum vs Monthly Annuity: A 2026 Decision Checklist
Retirement Planning

Pension Lump Sum vs Monthly Annuity: A 2026 Decision Checklist

Compare a pension lump sum with lifetime monthly income using break-even and present-value math, survivor choices, rollover rules, and plan-specific evidence.

Aug 20, 2026Read →
No. 07 IRS IP PIN and Tax Transcript Security Checklist for 2026
Tax Planning

IRS IP PIN and Tax Transcript Security Checklist for 2026

Use IRS account, IP PIN, transcript, notice, and payment evidence without confusing prevention with incident response or exposing tax identifiers.

Aug 17, 2026Read →
No. 08 Bank-Linked App Permission Audit 2026: OAuth, Data Sharing, and Safe Disconnection
Personal Tech Finance

Bank-Linked App Permission Audit 2026: OAuth, Data Sharing, and Safe Disconnection

Audit the budgeting, tax, payment, and investing apps connected to your bank accounts, then revoke stale access without breaking bills, records, or cash-flow alerts.

Aug 16, 2026Read →
No. 09 Direct Rollover Check Tax Withholding Checklist 2026
Retirement Planning

Direct Rollover Check Tax Withholding Checklist 2026

A 2026 retirement-money checklist for using direct rollovers, avoiding mandatory withholding surprises, and keeping a clean transfer paper trail.

Jul 1, 2026Read →