The Daily Money: Social Security cracks down on overpayments
Good morning! It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.
A new Social Security rule goes into effect this week.
No, not the change that may require you to go to a Social Security Administration office in person to enroll in benefits. That one kicks in later this month.
This change is about what happens when someone receives an overpayment.
Why is there still a gender pay gap?
In 2023, the average woman working full-time made a little more than $55,000, while the average man made nearly $67,000.
That wage gap of 83 cents to the dollar has barely budged since 2003 – it’s even widened slightly.
Why does the gender pay gap persist?
How safe is 'Signal'?
We have probably all done it: Gossiped about a friend in an email, only to discover we accidentally included the friend in the correspondence. Or dashed off a sensitive text to Gene, our friend, and inadvertently sent it to Gene, our boss.
That scenario may be what happened to the Trump administration this month, when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others mistakenly included a magazine editor in a secret group chat about battle plans on Signal.
Now, a whole lot more of us know about Signal. For those who are thinking -- or thinking twice -- about using the messaging app, here are some tips on its pros and cons as a tool for secure communication.
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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today.