Category: Financial Resources
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Free Websites to Find Your Money
What’s better than finding money? Here are two free online tools to help you find your money or life insurance policy, whether or not you even knew it was missing… MissingMoney Check MissingMoney, an easily searchable database, to see if you or your late spouse have unclaimed property or assets anywhere in the United States…
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Free Organizations that Help Widows with Their Money
As part of my journey to become a Certified Financial Planner, I’ve come across three organizations that help widows with their finances and have volunteered for the first two: Savvy Ladies Savvy Ladies is a nonprofit providing all women with free financial education, including webinars and online courses. It has a free financial helpline where…
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How to Request Free Christmas Gifts for Your Kids
If you’re struggling to buy gifts for your kids this Christmas, check out these organizations that provide free Christmas gifts to families in need: Hope for Widows Foundation provides assistance for the holidays to widows and their children through its Bring Hope Holiday Assistance Program. To apply, complete the 2025 online application by November 22.…
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Organizations Offering Financial Resources
I recently updated the list of organizations offering free financial planning and tax preparation help on the website to include these organizations that offer financial aid: 211 and Findhelp both connect people experiencing food, housing, healthcare and financial insecurity with government and community resources and services that can help. USAGov provides info on government programs…
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Free Financial Planning and Tax Help I Received
There are a number of financial and tax-related topics that newly widowed people need to understand. It’s ironic to have to deal with additional complexity at a time when you are least capable. Fortunately, there are organizations that give free financial planning and tax preparation help. Three months or so after my husband died, I…