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Consumer Action INSIDER - March 2025 The March 2025 issue of INSIDER brings you news of Consumer Action's recent activities and accomplishments, including outreach events in San Francisco's Chinatown to inform seniors and others about energy assistance programs, and Consumer Action's participation in two D.C. rallies in defense of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (Sunday, March 02, 2025)

SCAM GRAM: Six more weeks of winter…and scams Read this month's SCAM GRAM for the latest in scams and frauds, efforts to thwart the bad guys, and tips for protecting yourself. (Tuesday, February 18, 2025)

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act: Your rights against unwanted calls and texts

Library: English | The Telephone Consumer Protection Act: Your rights against unwanted calls and texts  This publication, intended for consumers, explains what types of communications the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulates and how the law protects consumers’ telephone privacy from telemarketers and debt collectors. It also covers how consumers can exercise their rights under the law, and offers tips to help reduce the number of unwanted calls and texts. Category: Privacy Rights Telecom on Mar 05, 2025

Get Credit for Your Hard Work (2024 Tax Year)

Library: English | Get Credit for Your Hard Work (2024 Tax Year) Low- and moderate-income earners may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit  The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) helps low-income working taxpayers and families get more money back when they file their federal income tax return. This publication contains EITC guidelines for the 2024 tax year (for taxes due in April 2025). Category: Money Management Taxes on Dec 31, 2024

Get Credit for Your Hard Work (2024 Tax Year) (Spanish)

Library: Spanish | Get Credit for Your Hard Work (2024 Tax Year) (Spanish) Los contribuyentes activos de bajos ingresos pueden calificar para el Crédito Tributario por Ingreso del Trabajo (EITC)  The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) helps low-income working taxpayers and families get more money back when they file their federal income tax return. This publication contains EITC guidelines for the 2024 tax year (for taxes due in April 2025). Filed Under: Money Management Taxes on Dec 31, 2024

Money Management 1-2-3: ONE: Getting a Strong Start

Library: English | Money Management 1-2-3: ONE: Getting a Strong Start  The “Money Management 1-2-3: Be Smart About Money All Your Life” series focuses on basic money management skills at the beginner, intermediate and advanced level. Part one, Getting a Strong Start, addresses how to manage your income, use credit wisely and live within your means. Topics include understanding your pay stub, creating a budget, setting up bank accounts, establishing and building good credit, and managing student loans. Category: Banking Credit Foreclosure Money Management Student Loans Taxes on Sep 03, 2024

Money Management 1-2-3: TWO: Achieving Financial Goals

Library: English | Money Management 1-2-3: TWO: Achieving Financial Goals  The “Money Management 1-2-3: Be Smart About Money All Your Life” series focuses on basic money management skills at the beginner, intermediate and advanced level. Part two, Achieving Financial Goals, addresses updating your budget, accumulating a nest egg and protecting your assets. Topics include budgeting and debt management, saving and investing, homeownership and insurance. Category: Credit Debt Collection Housing Insurance Investing Mortgages Money Management Taxes on Sep 03, 2024

Money Management 1-2-3: THREE: Planning a Secure Future

Library: English | Money Management 1-2-3: THREE: Planning a Secure Future  The “Money Management 1-2-3: Be Smart About Money All Your Life” series focuses on basic money management skills at the beginner, intermediate and advanced level. Part three, Planning a Secure Future, focuses on leaving the workforce, funding your retirement and protecting what you've accumulated. Topics include tapping your investments and home equity, staying adequately insured, managing medical expenses, the basics of estate planning and, for some grandparents, raising a second family. Category: Insurance Investing Medical/Healthcare Mortgages Money Management on Sep 03, 2024

Money Management 1-2-3: ONE: Getting a Strong Start (Spanish)

Library: Spanish | Money Management 1-2-3: ONE: Getting a Strong Start (Spanish)  La serie Money Management 1-2-3, contiene consejos para tomar decisiones financieras prudentes en cada etapa de la vida y ofrece los fundamentos para desarrollar habilidades financieras en la etapa inicial, intermedia y avanzada. La parte UNO: Establezca una base sólida, aborda temas sobre cómo administrar sus ingresos, usar el crédito de manera prudente y vivir dentro de sus posibilidades. Algunos de los temas que abarca son: información para comprender el talón de su cheque, la creación de su presupuesto, uso de cuentas bancarias, cómo establecer y construir buen crédito y la gestión de préstamos estudiantiles. Filed Under: Banking Credit Credit Reports/Scores Money Management Student Loans Taxes on Sep 03, 2024

Money Management 1-2-3: TWO: Achieving Financial Goals (Spanish)

Library: Spanish | Money Management 1-2-3: TWO: Achieving Financial Goals (Spanish)  La serie Money Management 1-2-3, contiene consejos para tomar decisiones financieras prudentes en cada etapa de la vida y ofrece los fundamentos para desarrollar habilidades financieras en la etapa inicial, intermedia y avanzada. La parte DOS, Logre sus metas financieras, aborda temas sobre la actualización de su presupuesto, el ahorro para acumular capital y la protección de sus activos. Algunos de los temas son: la preparación de un presupuesto, administración de la deuda, el ahorro y las inversiones. Filed Under: Credit Debt Collection Housing Insurance Investing Mortgages Money Management Taxes on Sep 03, 2024

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