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No More Paper Checks From Social Security After Sept. 30 — Here's What You Need To Do Now

 The Social Security Administration will stop sending paper checks to beneficiaries at the end of September. If you still receive your Social Security payments by mail, it's time to make a switch — and soon.

Benzinga · Jul 19, 2025

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey's 'Lord Of The Rings'-Inspired Digital Bank Hits $2 Billion Valuation With Backing From Founders Fund

Palmer Luckey is making another big bet: this time, not in virtual reality or military defense, but digital finance. The Anduril CEO and Oculus founder has launched Erebor, a digital bank that already holds a valuation of $2 billion as it raises at least $225 million in funding, Business Insider…

Benzinga · Jul 19, 2025

'I Thought FIRE Was The Goal For A Really Long Time,' Why This Millennial Regrets Early Retirement

Rose Han spent her twenties chasing early retirement. An adherent to the FIRE movement, short for "financial independence, retire early," she aimed at being in a position where she wouldn't need to dedicate 8-10 hours a day to the office and could instead use that time to pursue other passions.

Benzinga · Jul 18, 2025

Bill Gates Spent One 'Long' Weekend A Year Vacationing With His Ex At A Beach Cottage — He Says They 'Played Putt-Putt' But Melinda Approved

It's not every day you hear about a billionaire spending a weekend at the beach with his ex — and having his wife's full blessing. But that's exactly what Bill Gates arranged before marrying Melinda French in 1994.

Benzinga · Jul 11, 2025

Steve Jobs' Daughter Says He Refused To Give Her His Old Porsche When She Was 9 —'You're Not Getting Anything. You Understand? Nothing'

Long before she wrote a memoir or inherited millions, Lisa Brennan-Jobs was just a 9-year-old hoping her dad might give her his old Porsche.

Benzinga · Jul 6, 2025

Divorce At 72 Leaves Woman Working Full Time To Make Ends Meet, But That's Not All - Suze Orman Weighs In

When a listener named Laura wrote into the "Women Money" podcast with a complicated family dilemma, Suze Orman didn't hesitate to break it down. The story involves a 72-year-old woman, recently divorced, who now works full time in a Montessori school just to get by. But the financial fallout extends…

Benzinga · Jul 6, 2025

Elon Musk Backs Warren Buffett's Brutal '5-Minute Deficit Fix' To Ban Congress From Reelection If They Blow the Budget: '100% This Is the Way'

More than a decade ago, Warren Buffett said the national deficit could be solved in just five minutes. His plan? "You just pass a law that says that any time there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for reelection."

Benzinga · Jul 4, 2025

The $781B Time Bomb: How Families Are Losing Fortunes By Delaying Elder & Disability Planning

As care costs rise and legal complexities deepen, families across the U.S. face severe financial and emotional risks by failing to plan for aging or disabled relatives. Attorney Matthew F. Erskine wrote for Forbes that without timely estate planning, families could jeopardize not only assets but also the safety, dignity,…

Benzinga · Jul 4, 2025

Facing Stage 4 Cancer At 52, She's Still Working — But Needs Answers On Social Security For Her Family

At just 52 years old, a woman has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. A non-smoker who had worked full-time since age 22, she now faces a terminal illness while trying to support her husband and three children — including one still in middle school. Although she's still working,…

Benzinga · Jul 4, 2025

After Losing Everything In A Fire, This Financial Expert Shares Insurance Lessons Women Should Know

A devastating house fire taught one financial expert a hard lesson about insurance: having a policy is not the same as being prepared. In a Forbes column, Parere Advisory founder Janet Arzt wrote that the claims process was confusing, overwhelming, and time-consuming, despite having homeowners’ insurance.

Benzinga · Jul 3, 2025