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Monday, August 31, 2026

Money Making Monday
  1. 9:04The One Percent

    NV Energy is handing back $63 million right now, and some of it's ours

    NV Energy started mailing checks and crediting bills last month after admitting it overcharged tens of thousands of Nevada households for up to two decades. Here's how to find out if you're one of them.

    NV Energy customer refund notice · 2026-07The Nevada Independent · 2026-02-24Fox5 Vegas · 2026-07-15KOLO 8 · 2026-07-15
  2. 9:18The One Percent

    There's a $3 billion data center campus going up near Sparks, and I wanted to know if the jobs are real

    A wave of new data-center construction is landing in the Sparks/Storey County corridor with real dollar figures and real payroll behind it. What's actually being built, and what the job numbers really look like once you separate construction from permanent.

    Vantage Data Centers · 2026Governor's Office of Economic Development · 2026KOLO 8 · 2026-05-20The Nevada Independent · 2026
  3. 9:32The One Percent

    Nevada owes you overtime after 8 hours in a day, not just 40 in a week, and almost nobody knows it

    Nevada is one of only a handful of states that requires overtime after 8 hours worked in a single day, not just after 40 in a week. Exactly who it applies to, and what to do if you think you've been shorted.

    Nevada Revised Statutes 608.018 · 2026Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner, Minimum Wage Bulletin · 2026State of Nevada press release on 2024 minimum wage/overtime changes · 2024
  4. 9:46The One Percent

    Here's the actual math behind your Social Security check, not the version everybody assumes

    How Social Security actually calculates your monthly benefit: the 35-year rule, the 'zeros' most people don't know about, and the formula that quietly rewards a long steady career over a few big years. Mechanics only, no advice on when to file.

    Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement, Appendix C · 2026Social Security Administration, PIA formula and bend points · 2026Social Security Administration, my Social Security · 2026
  5. StandbyThe One Percent

    Nevada actually runs two different tests for whether you're a real contractor, and they don't agree

    Nevada uses two separate legal tests to decide if a 1099 worker is really a contractor, one for unemployment claims, a different one for wage claims, and a business can pass one and fail the other. What each test requires, and what it costs to get it wrong.

    Nevada Revised Statutes 612.085 · 2026Nevada Revised Statutes 608.0155 · 2026Nevada Revised Statutes 608.400 · 2026
  6. StandbyThe One Percent

    Tahoe's ski resorts are hiring for winter right now, and the pay is better than you'd think

    Tahoe-area ski resorts are already hiring for the 2026-27 season, with starting wages well above Nevada's minimum wage and real perks, though housing varies a lot resort to resort. Who this actually fits, and where to look.

    Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, employment page · 2026Sugar Bowl, employment and housing pages · 2026Tahoe Daily Tribune · 2026Palisades Tahoe, employment/housing page · 2026

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