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So you’re about to get (hopefully) a tax refund check and you’re probably thinking, “What’s a couple thousand bucks gonna get me?”
And that’s if you get the typical tax refund.
The good news is that Joe (and Jane) the Plumber will get back on average $2,800, up $400 from $2,400 from last year. But when you see that 64% of your friends and family are losing jobs – and that’s the stat from a survey by Econ4U – you start to think, “Geez, can this even help me much?”
So let’s talk about how it can help you – how you can make the most of that check. Here are the top five ideas I’m telling friends, family and members of our WeSeed community:
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Four rules of the road for avoiding — and fixing — credit card default.
You miss a credit card payment. You get a late fee, 39 bucks. Bad enough, but then they put you in default status. Has the world ended?
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With the Dow soaring nearly 500 points recently, is it time to jump back into the market? Here are some tips I shared on the CBS Early Show with host Maggie Rodriguez. Read More »
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What cars that won’t quit mean to you as an investor
Getting older isn’t a great thing for people, but it’s not such a bad thing when it comes to cars.
Remember the “good old days” back in the 60s and 70s, when six years was about all you could expect from a car? OK, you probably don’t. Still, when the car hit 100,000 miles, it was getting near time to head to the junkyard.
Times have certainly changed: The average age for a passenger car reached a record 9.4 years, according to automotive researcher R.L. Polk & Co. in the report, “U.S. Vehicle Median Age Increased in 2008.”
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Ideas you might hear at the family dinner table
Where do investment ideas come from? Something you read in the paper? Something your broker, or maybe a friend, recommended?
Here’s a thought: What about trying to get some tips from your kids? It can happen.
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You’re a good person. You pet the occasional dog. You help old ladies across the street. You even pay your bills on-time. And yet banks are getting so tight with their credit standards, they’re even saying goodbye to people like you who pay before the due date. Read More »
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Big hoops programs aren’t the only ones running a fast break — major companies are trying to get in on the action, too Read More »
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5 Easy Ways to Score from Some of America ’s Top Brands Everyone seems to be cutting back these days, and some big-name companies are doing whatever they can to get your attention. They’re running new campaigns, they’re making new offers — all to convince you to spend the precious few dollars you are spending with them. Read More »
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