Here's the bad news about any unexpected good news you receive in an e-mail from the Internal Revenue Service: It's probably bogus. For example, the IRS will not contact you via e-mail, out of the blue, about a refund you didn't know you had coming. Yet, people fall for this scam again and again. Some have received e-mails--with convincing IRS logos--that display a refund amount and a link you must click on to get the refund.
Topics: Scams, advice for members
The college years are a time when many people establish financial habits that will carry them for the rest of their lives. Get started on the right financial foot with these tips:
Topics: advice for members
Do you remember your first car? Whether a Jaguar or a junker, there’s something special about the first time you sit behind the wheel of a car that’s all yours. If your teen is a newly minted licensed driver, it’s inevitable they’ll ask to stop borrowing the family minivan and get some wheels of their own.
Topics: advice for members
