From I bonds at 4.03% and FDIC limits to the One Big Beautiful Bill's new tax brackets, this episode breaks down the freshest rules shaping your wallet—and how savings, credit, and labor trends all connect right now.

Money & Work 101
Savings Risk return relationship Types of investment Types of savings FDIC Stock/bond terms and regulations 2 Ways to earn money from stocks The Three C’s of Credit and basic credit terms Usury laws Foreclosure Mortgage Interest Principal Amortization Labor History and current trends for unions in US Terms Seizure, injunction, picket, strike, lockout, boycott Craft vs. Industrial union Closed or Union shops Right to work laws Collective bargaining and actions of the parties Mediation vs. arbitration Wage determinants Signaling theory, categories of workers, theory of negotiated wages, labor mobility Taxes and Gov Spending Characteristics of an effective tax Trends in taxation Purposes of taxes Effects and incidences of taxation Proportional, progressive, regressive taxes 16th amendment FICA Tax Brackets and Indexing Types of taxes Gift Estate Excise Property Customs Sales Sin Taxes Balanced budget, deficit spending Discretionary spending