By CLAUDIA BUCK, Sacramento Bee
Shredding companies thrive amid identity theft fears
In less than three minutes, it was over.With the flip of a switch, Scott Linzy tilted a bushel of white paper files into the steel jaws inside his mobile shredding truck.Instantly, the pile of paper was reduced to a mound of confetti-like fluff. A security camera on the side of the Absolute Secured Shredding Inc.'s truck recorded the quick-moving process.
IRS playing catch up after error in rebate checks
Did the Internal Revenue Service forget your kids?For hundreds of parents expecting a $300-per-child stimulus payment, the IRS could still owe you.Because of computer glitches and taxpayer filing errors, as many as 350,000 tax-paying parents nationwide were shorted the $300-per-child payment they're due under the federal government's stimulus payment plan.
Americans can share their stimulus stories online
Until this week, it's been purely speculation where 130 million Americans will plunk down their not-so-hard-earned stimulus checks.Pay down bills? New hi-def TV? Vegas vacation? Feed the gas pump?Economists, government officials and others have been doing plenty of head-scratching in anticipation of just how - or whether - people will spend those $600 or $1,200 checks.
Money lessons high-school kids need
For the 15 girls clasping hands in celebration, their recent graduation ceremony was a rite of passage.
Tips to speed up economic stimulus checks
Get ready, here they come. If you're among the 130 million Americans counting on getting IRS "economic stimulus" checks, take note: The first batches will start going out in six weeks.Starting May 2, the IRS will begin issuing the first payments - typically $600 for individuals or $1,200 for a couple - for those who file a tax return by April 15.
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