I love doing my taxes. They’re very simple, which helps. But I enjoy the mental freedom from getting them out of the way, I feel organized having completed such a big task, and I especially love getting my return as soon as possible.

Although I finished my 2020 taxes last Thursday night, I still haven’t been able to file them. That’s because the IRS pushed back tax season and won’t even start accepting 2020 returns until February 12. HuffPost Money reporter Casey Bond explains why — and what you can do to get your return ASAP despite the delay.

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Take Back Your Life

Whether you enjoy it or dread it, office small talk is an essential skill that helps you build better relationships with colleagues. But without the non-verbal cues you get during in-person interactions, chit-chatting through a screen while working from home can be especially awkward and a lot less fun. Work/Life senior reporter Monica Torres spoke with some experts about how to make office small talk more enjoyable when it happens online.

How To Make Office Small Talk Less Awkward And Fake Online

Here's The Deal

More than 15.9 million Americans reportedly moved during the pandemic. As a result, rental prices have shifted across the country. A new study from the business research firm AdvisorSmith identified the cities where rents rose and fell the most in 2020. It found that nationwide, rent increased just 0.5%. However, there was a wide range of rent changes across cities, from a decrease of -38.2% up to an increase of 14.2%. Curious where rents rose and fell the most during the pandemic? Check out the maps below, and find out why certain cities were impacted most.

50 Cities Where Rent Is Rising And Falling The Most

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Whether you take the tale below as a laugh or our best tip yet, you have to admit this is a genius way to snag a day off in these trying times. As one Twitter user put it, “Some people just play the game; others reinvent it.”

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