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Fast Food Deals

The price is right: Fast food meals and deals

By Aikeem Hunter
updated 12:39 PM EDT, Thu April 18, 2013
A growing number of fast food restaurants are selling low-priced items to attract price-conscious customers. HLN's money expert Clark Howard mentions some of the most recent deals that can save you big bucks.

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Boston charity

Scam warning: Bogus Boston Marathon charities

By Dave Siff
updated 10:06 AM EDT, Wed April 17, 2013
As police and the FBI try to find the people responsible for Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon, consumer watchdog groups are warning of a potential secondary attack: bogus charities looking to steal your money.

Scammers have been known to set up fake charity websites after tragic events and natural disasters, most recently Superstorm Sandy and the Newtown school shootings. Already, more than 100 domain names related to the Boston Marathon attack have been registered, including several that look like charities. A bogus Twitter account soliciting donations has already been shut down.

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Tax time

Get a handle on next year's taxes -- now!

By Dave Siff
updated 1:46 PM EDT, Mon April 15, 2013
Good news! It's April 16th. You can breathe again. The tax-filing deadline has passed. No more dealing with the IRS, or even thinking about taxes, until next year.

Right?

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Tax

Haven't filed taxes yet? Read this first

By Dave Siff
updated 11:56 AM EDT, Thu April 11, 2013
It’s coming down to the wire if you haven’t filed your tax returns yet. The deadline is Monday. But there are still some things you can do to improve your tax situation and protect yourself from fraud.

Reduce your taxable income. You have until April 15 to make contributions to an IRA for 2012. The annual limit is $5,000 for individuals, $6,000 if you’re age 50 or older, subject to income restrictions.

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Rewards

Do you know where your airline miles are?

By Dave Siff
updated 10:48 AM EDT, Wed April 10, 2013
Ever have trouble remembering your wedding anniversary or a friend's birthday? Then it's a safe bet you might not know how many frequent-flyer miles or credit card rewards points you have. And you wouldn't be alone.

According to a new survey from The Points Guy, 73% of Americans who have miles or points don't know how many they have. Younger people are least likely to keep track; 80% of 18 to 29 year-olds are unaware of the balance in their airline miles or rewards points account.

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Student loans

Tax landmine: Forgiven student loan debt

By Dave Siff
updated 9:22 AM EDT, Wed April 10, 2013
If you're a teacher or work in any number of public service jobs, you're eligible to have the balance of your federal student loans forgiven after a period of on-time payments, usually 10 years. But if you have student loans forgiven for other reasons, including disability, expect a big bill from the IRS.

HLN Money Expert Clark Howard has advice for a viewer facing this situation. She had $47,000 in loans forgiven, only to get hit with a $12,000 tax bill!

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Tax help

Need tax help? It's not too late

By Dave Siff
updated 8:37 AM EDT, Tue April 09, 2013
Imagine this scenario: it’s less than a week before the tax-filing deadline, and you haven’t started yet. If you thrive on pressure, maybe this isn’t a big deal. More than likely, though, it’s cause for a bit of angst.

So, here’s some good news. As long as your tax situation isn’t too complicated and you meet certain qualifications, you can file for free, and even get some help preparing your return.

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Taxes

Getting a tax refund? You're doing it wrong

By Dave Siff
updated 8:56 AM EDT, Mon April 08, 2013
We’re just one week away from a date often muttered under one’s breath – April 15. And it’s been a tax filing season to forget. Delayed out of the gate by uncertainty over the fiscal cliff, the process has been hampered by confusion over certain forms and credits, leading to delays for millions of taxpayers.

But, for many, all will be forgotten with the arrival of that annual spring windfall, the tax refund. Seventy-five percent of individual taxpayers got refunds in 2012, with an average check of $2,800. That’s a nice chunk of change for any number of purposes, no doubt about it.

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Baseball

Baseball tickets: The game has changed

By Dave Siff
updated 11:11 AM EDT, Fri April 05, 2013
The game of baseball may not have changed much over the years, but taking yourself out to the old ballgame has changed quite a bit.

Gone are the days when the stadium box office was the only option for tickets. And many teams now use the "dynamic demand" pricing model, changing ticket prices based on factors including the weather, the day of the week, even who's pitching.

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Tax

Tax horror story? We want to hear it!

By Dave Siff
updated 8:05 AM EDT, Fri April 05, 2013
In some twisted way, tax time is like Christmas Eve. For every taxpayer nestled snug in their bed, having filed early and received a refund, there's another one lying awake, eyes wide, knuckles white, like a deer in the high beams of the rapidly approaching IRS deadline. Visions of sugar plums? Not quite.

If you've got a tax horror story, you're not alone. So, unburden yourself and share it with us! Mailed your return at the last minute but forgot the stamp? Computer crashed and deleted the tax info spreadsheet it took you weeks to compile? Audited for claiming your entire house as a home office?

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