by United Way NWLA | Jun 6, 2018 | In The News
By Paul Braun, LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE — The Senate voted 30-5 to increase the state’s earned income tax credit by 42.8 percent to offset some the impact that a renewal of part of the state’s sales tax would have on the working poor. The state’s...
by United Way NWLA | Jan 30, 2018 | In The News
Norman Brown kept the fact that he was illiterate a secret until he finally signed up for tutoring at the age of 47. He is one of approximately 32 million Americans who can’t read, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Education. Brown fell behind his...
by United Way NWLA | Jan 22, 2018 | In The News
Each month you settle down to pay bills. You pay your mortgage lender. You pay the electric company. You pay the trash collector. But do you pay yourself? One of the most basic tenets of sound investing involves the simple habit of “paying yourself first,” in other...
by United Way NWLA | Jan 22, 2018 | In The News
WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the nation’s tax season will begin Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 and reminded taxpayers claiming certain tax credits that refunds won’t be available before late February. The IRS will begin accepting tax returns...
by United Way NWLA | Jan 9, 2018 | In The News
Approximately 69 percent of Americans have less than $1,000 saved, and that includes many close to the age of retirement. Housing and rent prices are at all-time highs, and most paychecks do not leave much for random buys, and many of us enter the workforce owing...
by United Way NWLA | Jan 9, 2018 | In The News
You’ve graduated from school and have joined the working world. Congratulations! To help you make the most of your paychecks, here are a few simple tips. Since time is on your side, building good financial habits in your twenties can lead to greater...
