Author: Maurie Backman, The Motley Fool

Want to boost your income? Here are some ideas you don’t want to write off.

Tax extensions can help you avoid penalties and prevent you from rushing through the filing process. But they’re not an excuse to procrastinate needlessly.

The quick answer: It very much depends on your age.

And it might really hurt them in the near term and the future.

Are you leaving money on the table? Perhaps if you haven’t taken advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Taxpayers were owed $1.4 billion in 2016.

The savings crisis in America has gotten so bad that the majority of working adults are dangerously vulnerable in the face of emergencies.

More than a third of adults attribute their credit card debt to emergencies such as car repairs, medical bills and home repairs.

In the course of our careers, we’re likely to make a misstep, and that could hurt not only your self-esteem, but your reputation.

There’s a host of financial unknowns associated with retirement, and living on a fixed income leaves many seniors struggling to make ends meet.