May 06
Many taxpayers have more taxes withheld from their pay than necessary. You should try to have your income tax withholding match your actual tax liability, especially if you normally get a large refund and you would like more money in your paycheck. If not enough tax is withheld, you will owe tax at the end …
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Apr 08
Today, corporate profits are setting all-time records while middle class families continue to struggle financially. These trends are intertwined. Whether you’ve clicked to send your tax forms to the IRS along the cyber-highway or dropped your return in the old-fashioned blue mailbox, you’ll be paying extra to cover the growing amount of taxes that the …
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Jul 03
By Jason Alderman Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) couples – and individuals – often face significant financial hurdles compared to their heterosexual counterparts. According to Chris Kollaja, a certified public accountant and partner at A.L. Nella & Company in San Francisco, California, LGBT couples often incur higher costs for everything from income taxes to …
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Mar 27
Six Longview High School DECA students earlier this month began plotting a course to bring home some statewide honors in 2013, according to the group’s advisor. The students advanced to the state DECA competition in Corpus Christi after winning or placing at the district level earlier this year. The district meet included competitors from …
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Feb 14
By Jason Alderman Sometimes it’s hard enough just keeping track of your own finances. But, as many of us have learned, life gets even more complicated when your parents come to you for assistance with their money matters – or worse, when they don’t ask for help but really should. Many people are fiercely independent …
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Jan 19
Nearly one and a half million families have been able to positively change their financial situation through Financial Peace University (FPU), the 13-week course taught by Dave Ramsey on DVD. FPU teaches families and individuals common-sense principles like how to make a plan with their money so they are able to free themselves of debt …
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Jan 05
By Mary Hunt OK, my Dear Readers, I have a question for you: Is there a difference between borrowing and financing? Don’t stress. I’ll tell you: There is, and understanding the difference is important to your financial health. Debt is the result of both borrowing and financing. But think of debt as a rope. You …
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Sep 14
By Ray Coates Are you stuck in a rut financially? You know what a “rut” is, don’t you. It’s a coffin with both ends kicked out. Do you have more month than money at the end of each month? Are you in debt up to your eyeballs, like the man in the Lending Tree commercial …
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