Index

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A

Abuse, domestic — 35, 34 Accidents, car — 27, 8, 31 Accommodations, disability — 28, 19, 21 Accomplishment log — 21, 19, 22 ACA (Affordable Care Act) — 15, 16 Advance directives — 30, 16, 35 Advisors, financial — 7 Alcohol — 25, 18 Alimony — 35 Ambulance billing — 15, 16 Antidepressants — 18 Apologizing — 34 Appeals, insurance — 15, 8, 17 Application, job — 19 Application, rental — 9 Arbitration clauses — 28, 21 Arrest, what to do — 28 At-will employment — 21, 23 Auto insurance — 8, 26, 27 Auto loans — 26, 5 Avalanche method — 5

B

Balance transfers — 5, 4 Bankruptcy — 5, 17 Banks and banking — 3 Bedbugs — 12, 11 Beneficiaries — 30, 3, 7, 8, 35 Benefit cliffs — 6, 2 Benefits enrollment — 1, 15, 21 Bills, medical — 17, 15 Bleeding, severe — 31 Boundaries — 34, 35 Breakers, electrical — 12, 11 Breakups — 35 Budgeting — 2 Burns — 31 Buy Now Pay Later — 5

C

Cancellation, subscription — 32, 2 Car buying — 26 Car maintenance — 27 Cash flow problems — 2, 3 Charity care (hospitals) — 17 ChexSystems — 3 Child Tax Credit — 6 Children, cost of — 35 Cleaning — 13 COBRA — 23, 15 Cohabitation — 35, 9 Collections, debt — 5, 4, 17 Communication — 34 Compound interest — 7 Contempt (relationships) — 34, 35 Contractors, hiring — 12, 31 Contracts — 28, 21, 10 Cooking — 24 Copays, deductibles, coinsurance — 15 CPR — 31 Credit cards — 4, 3, 5 Credit freeze — 4, 30, 32 Credit reports and scores — 4 Credit unions — 3, 26 Crisis resources — Crisis Index, 18, Appendix B

D

Data brokers — 32 Death, when someone dies — 30 Debt — 5 Debt settlement companies — 5 Deductible (insurance) — 8, 15 Deductions vs. credits (tax) — 6 Denial, insurance claim — 15, 8, 17 Depreciation — 26 Digital legacy — 30, 32 Disability insurance — 8, 1 Discrimination — 28, 9, 19 Dishes and dishwashers — 13 Divorce — 35, 30 Documents, important — 30 Do Not Call registry — 28 Drains, clogged — 12 Driving — 27 Dryer vent (fire risk) — 12, 13, 31

E

Earned Income Tax Credit — 6, 2 Electrical work — 12, 11 Emergency fund — 2, 7 Emergency preparedness — 31 Employment rights — 28, 1, 21, 23 EMTALA — 16 EOB (Explanation of Benefits) — 15, 17 Estate planning — 30, 35 Eviction — 10, 9 Exercise — 25 Expense ratios — 7 Extended warranties — 8, 26

F

Fair housing — 9, 10, 33 FDIC insurance — 3 Feedback, receiving — 21, 34 FICA — 1, 6 Financial abuse — 35 Financial assistance (hospitals) — 17 Fire safety — 31, 12 First aid — 31 Fired, being — 23 Flood insurance — 8, 31 FMLA — 28 Food safety — 24 Freezes, credit — 4, 30, 32 Friendship — 36 Furnace filter — 12, 11 Furnishing a home — 11

G

GAP insurance — 26, 8 GFCI outlets — 12 Goals — 36 Grief — 34, 33, 30 Grocery shopping — 24, 2

H

Habits — 36, 25 Health insurance — 15 Healthcare navigation — 16 Healthcare proxy — 30, 16, 35 HIPAA — 16 Hiring, getting — 19 Home maintenance — 12 Homeowners insurance — 8 Hospital bills — 17 HSA (Health Savings Account) — 7, 1, 15 HYSA (high-yield savings) — 3, 2

I

Identity theft — 30, 4, 28, 32 Index funds — 7 Informational interviews — 19 Insurance — 8, 15 Interviewing — 20 Investing — 7 IRA (Roth and traditional) — 7 IRS — 6

J

Job scams — 19, 32 Job searching — 19 Joint accounts — 3, 35 Joint and several liability — 9, 35 Jury duty — 29

L

Landlords — 10, 9 Laundry — 13 Lawyers, finding affordable — 28 Leases — 10, 9 Leaving a job — 23 Legal aid — 28, Appendix B Legal rights — 28 Liability insurance — 8 Life insurance — 8, 30 Loans — 5, 26 Local government — 29

M

Marginal tax rates — 6 Marriage — 35 Match, employer 401(k) — 1, 7 Medicaid — 15 Medical bills — 17 Medical debt and credit — 17, 4 Medications, affording — 16, 15, 18 Mental health — 18 Mentorship — 36, 21 Microchips (pets) — 33 Minimum payments (credit card) — 5 MLMs — 7, 19, 25 Moving — 14 Movers, scams — 14

N

Negotiation, salary — 22 Networks (insurance) — 15 Networking — 19, 36 No, saying — 34, 21 No Surprises Act — 15, 16, 17 Non-competes — 21, 23 Nutrition — 25

O

Onboarding (new job) — 21 Operating System (the project) — Appendix A OSHA — 28 Out-of-pocket maximum — 15 Overdrafts — 3, 2 Overtime — 1, 28

P

Passwords — 32 Pay stubs — 1 Payday loans — 5, 2 Payment apps (Zelle, Venmo) — 3, 32 Pests — 12, 9 Pets — 33 Phishing — 32 Police, interactions with — 28, 27 Power of attorney — 30, 35 Power outages — 31 Prenuptial agreements — 35 Prescriptions — 16, 15 Preventive care — 15, 16, 25 Privacy — 32 Probate — 30 Promotions — 22, 21 PSLF (loan forgiveness) — 5

R

REAL ID — 30 References, job — 23, 19 Refunds, tax — 1, 6 Rejection, job — 20 Relationships — 35 Renters insurance — 8, 9, 10 Rent withholding — 10 Repairs, home — 12 Résumés — 19 Retaliation — 28, 10, 21 Retirement accounts — 7, 1, 23 Rights, tenant — 10 Roommates — 9, 34 Rollovers, 401(k) — 23, 7

S

Salary negotiation — 22 Savings — 2, 7 Scams — 32, 3, 7, 9, 19, 26 Security deposits — 14, 9, 10 Self-employment tax — 1, 6 Severance — 23 SIM swapping — 32 Sleep — 25, 18 Small claims court — 28, 14 Smoke alarms — 31, 11, 12 Snowball method — 5 SNAP — 2, 24 Social Security — 1, 30 Statute of limitations (debt) — 5 Stock options and RSUs — 22, 23 Student loans — 5 Subscriptions — 32, 2 Suicide prevention — 18, Crisis Index Supplements — 25

T

Taxes — 6, 1 Telehealth — 16 Tenant rights — 10, 9 Term life insurance — 8 Therapy — 18 Time management — 36 Timing belt — 27 Tipping — 3 Tires — 27 Total compensation — 1, 22 Two-factor authentication — 32

U

Umbrella insurance — 8 Unclaimed property — 2, Appendix B Unemployment insurance — 23 Urgent care vs. ER — 16 Utilities — 11, 2, 10 Utilization, credit — 4

V

Validation letters (debt) — 5 Vesting — 1, 23 VITA (free tax prep) — 6 Voting — 29

W

W-2 and W-4 — 1, 6 Wage theft — 1, 28 Warranties — 28, 8, 26 Water shutoffs — 11, 12, 31 Wear and tear — 10, 14 Wills — 30, 35 Withholding — 1, 6 Workers' compensation — 28

Z

Zelle — 3, 32

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