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Temporary Credit for First-time Homebuyers The recent American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 (Housing Act) created a temporary credit to encourage home ownership.   How Earned Income Impacts Your Social Security Benefits If you are a social security beneficiary under full retirement age (currently age 66), an earnings test determines whether your social security retirement benefits will be reduced because you earned more from a job or business than an annual exempt amount (discussed below).   Prepare Financially for a Possible Job Loss Fresh reports of layoffs abound, and the unemployment rate continues to climb. It?s now over 10% in quite a few states, and the national rate could be there before long.