With everything going on, it is important for you to know when you can buy the things that you need. We don’t want you to get caught without your essentials, and we have some info that will help. So, below are Costco And Home Depot temporary hours And shopping policy.

Costco

Special Hours

• US warehouses will close at 6:30 Mon-Fri.
• US Costco gas stations will open at 7:30am every day, closing at 7PM on weekdays/6:30PM on weekends.
• Puerto Rico warehouses will close at 6PM Mon-Sat, closing on Friday, April 10th and Sundays through April 12th. Carolina gas station will close at 6:30PM.
• 8 to 9AM Tues-Thurs will be reserved for members 60 and older, and those with physical disabilities. Food court will not be open during these hours.

Shopping Policies

• Only two people allowed in the warehouse per membership card
• Certain items will have purchase limits to avoid panic-hoarding.
• 6-foot social distance required in the warehouse.
• Limited menu, take-out only at Costco Food Courts.

No Returns On:

• Toilet Paper
• Bottled Water
• Sanitizing Wipes
• Paper Towels
• Rice
• Disinfectant Spray

Home Depot

Special Hours

• Stores will close at 6PM

Shopping Policies

• Promoting social distancing (most likely 6-foot distance as well).
• Eliminating Spring promotions to reduce store traffic.
• Limited in-home services to essential maintenance and repair in some markets.

There have been some rumors floating around for a while about claiming unborn children on taxes. It makes sense that these would gain some traction, as them being true would mean a little weight off of pregnant mothers’ shoulders. Anything with this level of hope and convenience is quick to be believed. Unfortunately, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Can you claim an unborn child on your taxes? No. Claiming dependents can be a little complicated, but this particular instance is pretty cut and dry. Let’s dive into why.

Dependents Have to be Alive

Just as you can’t claim a dead relative on your taxes, despite any costs you incur from their passing, you can’t claim one that isn’t yet alive. To claim someone on your taxes, you have to be providing them with half of their support, or have them living with you at least half of the time. There are other qualifying factors, but this one is a pretty major one. It would be a huge help to be able to claim someone in situations like these, but unfortunately the dependent has to be alive the year that you are filing for, so it can take a little while before you get any tax credit for being a parent. It isn’t ideal, but it is the way the system works to protect against fraud, as well as false positives.

Tax Relief for Pregnant Women

There are ways to get some tax benefit for being pregnant. Pregnancies come with a lot of medical expenses that can be written off. TurboTax has a great guide on how to write off pregnancy medical expenses, and it can help guide you though the intricacies of making sure you get your maximum benefit.

The stock market has been pretty noisy as of late. Whether it is crashing or surging on any given day, it seems like the news is packed with people trying to spin the state of it. this article will be a little different. During times like these, it is important to analyze what industries have been most affected, and keep our eyes on what to do going forward with these stocks. To help you on your trading journey, we have pointed out a couple of industries/companies that have been the craziest lately. So, here are the 4 wildest rides in the stock market in March:

Airlines

This one has been pretty obvious from the get-go. With millions of cancelled flights and plummeting ticket prices, airlines were the first to see a massive hit in stock price. Some airlines dropped over 30 points over the course of a week, and this spelled disaster for some– although, it spelled opportunity for others. On any given day, pretty sizable gains were had by day traders on airline stock as talks of government assistance and inevitable bounceback started. Clearly, these losses were not sustainable. Although they are far from recovering, airlines have seen extremely volatile changes in value and are easily one of the wildest rides of this month.

The Oil Industry

Another conflict going on a little more quietly in the background of the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic has been the oil war between Russia and Saudi Arabia. While for the everyday consumer this has just led to a cheap visit to the pump, for investors it has brought some of the most extreme single-day gains and losses of March. With other countries looking to get into the mix, and oil companies in an absolute frenzy trying to find a way to recover profits, these stocks have been all over the place. Add on to this that the oil war doesn’t really have the same inevitable snapback potential as the air travel industry, and you have yourself some of the most dangerous stocks around.

Big Retail Chains

Best Buy, Target, and Walmart have seen varying levels of insanity this past month. With Best Buy and Target walking almost in step with one another, Walmart came out looking the most stable. As nationwide shelter-in-place orders have largely eliminated in-store purchases, these large retailers have struggled to keep up with the clear big kid in the online sandbox. Amazon, aside form a pair of mid-month dips, has managed to retain hold on their value. Unfortunately, the in-store players are going to have to wait until their foot traffic returns before they will experience this stability.

Tesla

Coming off of record highs in February, Tesla saw a massive dip in mid march. Dropping to just about half of it’s March 1st share price, the mid-march dip saw a partial recovery by the end of the month. While not the most up-and-down ride on this list, the sheer level of down has been astonishing for a company seemingly unrelated to any unique consequences due to the current times. With a high of $917 per share, the crash to $361 on March 18th had many excited investors pulled down to reality. Tesla has always been pretty wild, so who knows what to expect down the line at this point.