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Taking Care of Your personal Business: UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
By James and Barbara Peterson
Posted on 02/01/10

Over a lifetime many Americans contribute substantial amounts to Social Security, especially when the portion contributed by the employee is matched by the employer. These contributions, the government refers to them as contributions. The word ‘contributions’ sound as though it is voluntary. These so-called contributions are actually required taxes. These contributions are made by over 100 million workers, either weekly or monthly. When we begin to think about it more, that is slightly over 2 billion records of dollar amounts that are matched my names and account numbers. And they are tallied each and every year. Our hats off to the Social Security Administration, they do a good job of keeping track of these very important records. But what happens when the records are not... Continue



A Heart for the Lord, Dance and Electrical Technology Posted on 12/18/09
Yolanda Mitchell is president of FYM Logic, Inc. Mitchell describes FYM Logic as "a Premier electrical contracting firm central New York" involved in all areas of electrical contracting. "As an... More

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RAPID RE-SCORING, COULD IT BE FOR YOU?
Rapid re-scoring is the act of removing negative aspects of a credit report in a very short period of time, usually within two to three business days. I like it, keep talking... Rapid re-scoring... More

RECOGNIZING THE DANGER ZONES OF TOO MUCH DEBT
How do you know if have too much debt? What are some of the red flags. Pretty much everyone in America is walking around with debt of some sort. Many of us have mortgages, car loans. For the purposes... More

DEBT SETTLEMENT, DEBT FORGIVENESS AND THE IRS...WATCH OUT!!!
Getting a credit card to cancel your debt or reduce it, lifts a huge burden off you and your family. Before you breathe a sigh of relief, you need to know the IRS considers that debt reduction,... More