Category Archives: Finance

Money, taxes, etc.

How to Become a Victim of Financial Fraud

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Sheila Moss

There are ways to assure that your credit card numbers — or even your identity — will go to thieves who will download porn movies, and make 900 calls with your credit card. If you are really lucky, you might … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Humor | Tagged Card scanners, Credit Card Fraud, Credit Cards, Crime, Debit Cards, Identify fraud, Money, Plishing, Scammers, Shredding documents, Spoofers, Suspicious | 9 Comments

Trivia and Taxes

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Sheila Moss

Sometimes I feel as if I’m always about two paces behind the rest of the world and trying to keep up. I just don’t seem to be able to get everything done. I hate people who are always late, always … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Humor | Tagged Details, excuses, Income taxes, No time, procrastination, Running Late, To Do, Tomorrow, Trivia | 3 Comments

The Scarlet Check Bouncer

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Sheila Moss

If this column isn’t finished, they came to take me to jail. I’m an honest person, more or less. I would not deliberately write a bad check. But this week I did a very bad thing. It was an accident, … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Humor | Tagged Bad check, Bank Fee, Checking Account, Customer Service, Down payment, Negative balance, Overdrawn account, Service Representative, Stop Payment, Transfer money | 4 Comments

Economics for Blondes

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Sheila Moss

Money, money, money. The economy is all people seem to be talking about these days. It seems that we are all going to go broke, be homeless, and have no job sooner or later through no fault of our own, … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Humor | Tagged Bankruptsy, Borrowing, Credit, Debt, Economy, Foreclosure, Interest, MasterDebt, Money, Mortgage loan, Refinancing, Unemployment | 2 Comments

The Gift Card

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Congratulations! You are the recipient of American’s most wanted gift, the gift card. The gift card can be exchanged for many useful and necessary items. Cash is not one of them. Please read the following instructions to learn how to … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Holidays, Humor, Shopping | Tagged Card balance, Gifts, Plastic money, Prepay, purchases, Refunds, Retailers, Unspent gift cards | 5 Comments

The Conspiracy

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Sheila Moss

I don’t know why, but the telemarketers have been ringing my phone off the hook lately. Is there a telemarketer season that I don’t know about? I am on every “Do Not Call” list I can find, state and federal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Humor, Rants | Tagged Credit Card Fraud, Do Not Call, Erroneous charges, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Insurance, Insurance Commission, Rip off artists, Robo calls, Solicitation Lists, Telemarketers, VISA | 4 Comments

Bless the IRS

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Sheila Moss

There it was in my mailbox. The dreaded official looking envelope with the hateful return address, “Internal Revenue Service.” What could this be, I wondered? A thank you letter from my Uncle Sam? No, he doesn’t send thank you notes … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Humor | Tagged CPA, Deductions, Income taxes, IRS, Quarterly payments, Receipts, Self-employment, Tax audit, Tax payer, Tax preparer | 9 Comments

The Electric Bill Caper

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Sheila Moss

I did a very bad thing last month. I confess. I’m guilty. I failed to pay my electric bill. I don’t know how it happened exactly, but somehow it just got by me. Utility companies have a very nasty attitude about unpaid … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Humor | Tagged Bills, Cut off notice, Deadbeat, Electric Company, Human error, Non-payment, Paid, Payment, Utilities | 2 Comments

Dear IRS

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Sheila Moss

I have received your letter regarding my 1040 Federal individual income tax return. When I went to the mailbox, it was right there among all the bills in a plain white envelope – plain except for three little words in … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Humor | Tagged 1040, Affidavit, Audit, income tax, Internal Revenue, IRS, Tax Refund, Tax Return, Taxes | 5 Comments

Death by Taxes

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Sheila Moss

I’ve managed to get things ready before April 15th without killing anyone. There is nothing I love better than doing my income taxes — unless it is getting a wisdom tooth extracted. The IRS doesn’t pull wisdom teeth, but it … Continue reading →