| Volume 21 Number 11 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Have you received an email that looks like it is from the IRS telling you that: "After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund." Delete it! This is nothing more than an internet scam. If the IRS wants to give you money it will send you a letter.
Husbands Should Consider Delaying Social Security Benefits
Here's some advice for married men who will turn 62 this year: If you want to make up for all the times you came home with beer on your breath, left your socks on the bathroom floor or gave your wife a DustBuster for Valentine's Day, hold off on filing for your Social Security benefits. Click here for more.
Ways to Pay Off a Big Tax Bill
Some people ignore their tax responsibilities because they don't have enough money to pay their IRS bill. Not a good idea. Click here for more.
Cashing in On Old Gadgets
We think a lot about getting new gadgets, but not so much about getting rid of old ones. The result: old cell phones, defunct laser printers and Pentium III computers gathering dust. Electronic buyback companies are offering cash for used gadgets that might otherwise gather dust. A couple companies want to help us clear out those old gadgets, while feeding our upgrade habit, helping the environment and making a buck for themselves. Click here for more.
How Do You Know When It's Time to Go?
Here are five questions to ask yourself if you're rethinking that New Year's resolution of looking for a new job Click here for more.
Your Money
Home equity loan vs. line of credit? Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Untimely notice may not defeat insurance coverage. The Texas Supreme Court has held that the failure of an insured to timely notify its insurer of a claim or suit will not defeat coverage unless the insurer was actually prejudiced by the delay, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled. "We hold that an insured's failure to timely notify its insurer of a claim or suit does not defeat coverage if the insurer was not prejudiced by the delay." Click here for more.