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Impatient people have lower credit scores.

If you think about it, this is pretty self-evident, and if it wasn’t obvious to you, it’s probably news you could have used before the holiday shopping onslaught, and not after when you’re in full-throttle bill paying mode. Nevertheless, a study, which debuts in the January issue of Psychological Science, shows that there may be a trait shared by a lot of people with lower credit scores. They’re impatient.

Columbia Business School professors Stephan Meier and Regina Pitaro and Stanford University’s Charles Sprenger came up with this conclusion, thanks to an experiment conducted at the Federal Reserve’s Center for Behavioral Economics and Decisionmaking, and yes, they really spell “decisionmaking” as one word.

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Duluth GA/Johns Creek/Suwannee Faith Based CPA: Tax Advice on Income Tax

Many business owners and individuals alike chose not to contact a GPA about their corporate and personal income tax returns until they are contacted by the IRS. An IRS audit is a common precipitating triggering even leading to retaining a CPA for when it is when the IRS notice first arises that a CPA is frequently called, especially if it is a tax lien, levy or assessment.

At His CPA PC we have decades of wisdom and experience handing IRA audits and appeals for Georgia corporate and personal income tax returns including tax issues, for example:

• Tax notices requesting information about your company including where it banks and a list of the corporate officers. • 

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One of the most important responsibility of the financial planners is to manage your credit cards, and to make sure that all the debts, commissions and interests connected with those cards are paid. Your financial planner should take really good care of your cards, as sometimes the interests connected with the credit cards are huge. Here are some advices from the financial planner connected with your credit cards.

Pay the debts connected with those cards regularly. Some people believe that it is better to transfer the debts from one month to the other, but you must know that your card has a deadline established every month. Read more…

The amount of money consumers borrowed in the month of October rose across all loan types to highs not seen in two years.

According to the Federal Reserve Board, Americans borrowed 3.7 percent more in October, many of which showed a significant interest in obtaining installment loans such as those for automobile purchases and funding education. In all, the total amount of money borrowed on this type of credit climbed to a national total of nearly $1.67 trillion, up 5.3 percent from Septembers nearly $1.66 trillion. This type of credit is referred to as nonrevolving because it can’t be subtracted or added from one month to the next.

During the month of October, consumers also increased the amount of money they borrowed on their revolving credit accounts, which is typically associated with credit cards. Read more…

The makers of the world-renowned Red Stripe lager and everyone’s favorite emissary of happiness, the Red Stripe Ambassador, are bringing some fun to one of the biggest days of the year, Tax Day, April 15th, with new Red Stripe Light.

Red Stripe Light gives consumers just what they want in a light beer – easy-drinking, refreshing taste with more personality and a break from today’s stodgy mainstream light beers, perfect for celebrating the passing of another tax day. At 4.1% ABV vs. Red Stripe at 4.7% ABV, Red Stripe Light recently arrived on US soil in neighboring Miami and will soon have national distribution and national popularity, too. It is

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Debt settlement is only half the process when it comes to rebuilding your life after you’ve accumulated and then settled a number of your debts. After you’ve been helped in settling with your lenders it leaves you with the prudent option of planning out a way to avoid accumulating an excessive amount of debt again. There are many resources available online to help you manage and save, instead of spend, your hard-earned dollars which will leave you a much more financially healthy and happy person.

Even when it comes to choosing a savings account as a first step, the long-term trend on all the available choices could mean a difference of thousands of dollars in interest years from now. One

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Some companies are requiring staff to sign employment contracts which mean they could be sacked if they fall into debt and have a County Court Judgment against them.

A CCJ, as its names suggests, is a repayment for a debt imposed by a county court judge. Any company or organisation owed money can apply for one, and for relatively small amounts, such as unpaid parking fines.

However, once the CCJ is paid off it can be wiped from a credit record; during June and September 2011 an average 1,391 were issued every day and the average judgment was for £3,345 of debt.

For Anne (her name has been changed) it came as a shock to learn an unpaid credit card could lose her her job.

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I’m extra-proud to honor our veterans today because finally there’s movement to get them the services and protections they’ve been denied and absolutely deserve.

Here are three people leading the way, and what they’re doing to help:

• Earlier this week, President Obama spoke about the resources available to veterans as they transition back into civilian life and look for good jobs to support their families. The Veterans Job Bank helps connect vets with employers who are committed to hiring them, in partnership with go-to employment resources including SimplyHired, Monster, and LinkedIn.

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