4 Things to Do If You're Earning More on Unemployment Than You Did Working

The CARES Act added an extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits to all recipients' checks during the COVID-19 pandemic to help them get by until they could return to work. This means some people are actually earning more while they're claiming unemployment than they could working their normal jobs.

Everyone is rethinking how they manage their money these days, and if you have a little more money than you're used to right now, you'll have to decide how to best use those funds. Here are a few suggestions worth considering.

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