Tax refund season is here; according to the IRS, the average refund in the United States in 2016 was around $3,000. This might be the largest check many individuals or families receive all year. How are you going to manage your refund? Saving money can be hard; our tax refunds can provide an opportunity for […]
Saving Money and Building Wealth over Time
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to save more money in 2018. One of the most important things anyone can learn in life is how to save money. The best financial advice given to me was, “Pay Yourself First”. This means each pay period, before I am tempted to spend all my paycheck, I […]
Take Action Now to Prevent Someone from Stealing Your Tax Refund
Yes, it is alarming; the Equifax data breach may have exposed more than half the adults in this country to identity theft and financial fraud. Names, social security numbers, birth-dates, and other information including some credit card numbers were stolen from their data system. This is one of the estimated 1,500 data breaches in 2017; […]