Category Archives: Savings

Six Tips for People Who Pay Estimated Taxes

Posted on March 7, 2025 by FCA Admin

Issue Number:    IRS Tax Tip 2012-65 Inside This Issue You may need to pay estimated taxes to the IRS during the year if you have income that is not subject to withholding. This depends on what you do for a living … Continue reading →

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Action Items for the New Year

Posted on February 20, 2025 by FCA Admin

I wrote this blog two years ago as a means of encouraging readers to prepare for the New Year.  Well, two years later, this message is still relevant as the times have not changed much from the prior years. Therefore, … Continue reading →

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Start Smart in 2025

Posted on January 3, 2025 by FCA Admin

Let’s face it, 2024 had been a very challenging year for everyone regardless of income level.  As we prepare for 2025, let’s start planning now in order to avoid some of the financial pitfalls encountered in 2024. For example, have … Continue reading →

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IRS Can Help When Starting a Small Business

Posted on June 22, 2024 by FCA Admin

If you are opening a new business this summer, the IRS has some basic federal tax information to help you get started. Here are some things to consider when starting a business: Type of Business One of the first decisions you … Continue reading →

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Give Tax Records a Mid-Year Tune-up this Summer

Posted on April 24, 2024 by FCA Admin

Issue Number:    Summertime Tax Tip 2013-23 Inside This Issue During the summer, you may not think about doing your taxes, but maybe you should. Some of the expenses you’ve paid over the past few months might qualify for money-saving tax credits … Continue reading →

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Don’t Overlook the Benefits of Miscellaneous Deductions

Posted on March 5, 2024 by FCA Admin

Issue Number:    IRS Summertime Tax Tip 2012-17 Inside This Issue If you are able to itemize your deductions on your tax return instead of claiming the standard deduction, you may be able to claim certain miscellaneous deductions. A tax deduction reduces … Continue reading →

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How much do you know about social security?

Posted on February 8, 2024 by FCA Admin

I was recently reading an article about young workers and social security.  The article mentions that many young adults don’t understand social security and the impact that social security and saving can have on their future plans. Some basic facts … Continue reading →

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Women need to save more for retirement

Posted on December 31, 2023 by FCA Admin

  I recently came across an article about why women should save more for retirement.  Interesting I thought. So I kept reading. The primary reason that we should save more is because we tend to outlive men.  And the longer … Continue reading →

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How I saved money in college.

Posted on November 24, 2023 by FCA Admin

Ok. So it’s time to send your kids off to college.  With the economy being the way it is, we must always remember to save. But how do you save while attending college?  I’ll share some of my strategies with … Continue reading →

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Teaching your kids how to save

Posted on December 11, 2022 by FCA Admin

It has often been said that a penny saved is a penny earned.  This phrase has been passed down from generations.  But sometimes it gets lost and not passed down from a parent to a child.  But how do we … Continue reading →

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