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Westborough Man Told Bank Gave Him Counterfeit Bills
WESTBOROUGH (CBS) – A Westborough man says he is not sure how he will pay his mortgage or take care of his family after he claims a bank gave him counterfeit $100 bills. Update: Westborough Man To Get...
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Westborough Man To Get $1,400 Back From Bank After Counterfeit Mistake
WESTBOROUGH (CBS) – A Westborough man will finally be able to get his money to pay his bills after a counterfeit controversy turned out to be a big mistake. Carlos Rivas took his paycheck to Sovereign...
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The Money Test: How To Avoid Your Own Fiscal Cliff
BOSTON (CBS) – In the past couple of months, we’ve heard a lot about the government standing on the edge of a fiscal cliff. But many families can be standing on the edge of their own fiscal cliff...
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Man Ready To Claim Treasure Found In Book After Six Months
BOSTON (CBS) – One man’s trash could soon become another man’s treasure. After waiting six months for someone to claim the more than $20,000 he found in a hollowed-out book, a Brazilian immigrant is...
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Banks Begin Adding New Fees
BOSTON (CBS) – A bunch of new bank fees are starting to appear, and many customers don’t like them. Instead of charging larger penalties for things like overdrafts, many banks are now tacking on...
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Whitey Bulger Wants Seized $822,000 To Go To Victims’ Families
BOSTON (AP) — James “Whitey” Bulger wants the $822,000 in cash seized from his apartment in Santa Monica, Calif., to go to relatives of victims who won monetary judgments in lawsuits but then saw those...
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Woman Robbed At Drive-Up ATM In Peabody
PEABODY (CBS) – A Peabody man faces felony charges after allegedly jumping into a woman’s car and robbing her while she waited at an ATM. Peabody police say Gerald Russo approached the 26-year-old...
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How To Save Money On Your Auto Insurance Bill
BOSTON (CBS) – There are few bills more dreaded than the annual car insurance premium, but there are ways to avoid being one of the thousands of drivers who are paying more than they have to....
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Bradley Jay: ‘What Do You Want Out Of Life?’
My name is Bradley Jay and I host the Jay Talking radio show which airs on WBZ NewsRadio 1030. Check out my Facebook page at facebook.com/djbradleyjay Consider this: Have you ever actually stopped to...
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Study: Divorce Rate Higher When Women Are Breadwinners
BOSTON (CBS) – Women are increasingly the breadwinner in today’s modern family, and this new dynamic is presenting challenges for relationships. Life is a constant juggling act for John Davidson. He’s...
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The Gift Of Money This Holiday Season
BOSTON (CBS) – It truly is hard to find the perfect the gift for some of the people on your list. Maybe even impossible. And if they don’t like it you have to return it! The Gift Of Money This Holiday...
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Several Envelopes Filled With Cash Found In Nashua
NASHUA, NH (AP) — Police in Nashua, N.H., are looking for the owner of numerous envelopes containing a substantial amount of cash found in the city. Police say a citizen turned in the envelopes...
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Should You E-File Or See A Tax Specialist For Your Returns?
Does the thought of tax time send shivers down your spine? Like it or not, your taxes have to be filed. The question that remains is, how will you get them done? Unless you’re the pen-and-paper type,...
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May Is Older Americans Month
BOSTON (CBS) – Mother’s Day is next Sunday. A day set aside to celebrate mothers and grandmothers! May Is Older Americans MonthWBZ NewsRadio 1030playpause May is also Older Americans Month, designed to...
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5 Airline Employees Busted In Alleged Cash Smuggling Operation At Logan Airport
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_2905201418055914667AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) – Several commercial airline employees at Logan Airport are facing conspiracy and money laundering charges for allegedly...
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Financial Goals For Families With Teenagers
BOSTON (CBS) – Your baby just had her 17th birthday and will be a senior in high school this fall. What happened to all of the planning you were going to do? Financial Goals For Families With...
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99 Great Ways To Save, On Travel Abroad, From The AARP Bulletin
BOSTON (CBS) – More travel tips from Rick Steves, author of European guidebooks and host of TV travel shows: 99 Great Ways To Save, On Travel Abroad, From The AARP BulletinWBZ NewsRadio 1030playpause...
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Brookline Named Best Place To Be Rich And Single
BROOKLINE (CBS) — Single and looking for love? One magazine says there’s no better place to be than Brookline, Massachusetts -– if you can afford it. The town has been ranked No. 1 by Money magazine in...
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Study: Online Price Discrimination Is Real
http://media.boston.cbslocal.com/CBSBOS_2310201418214792223AA.mp4 BOSTON (CBS) — A startling new study from Northeastern University concludes that price discrimination online does exist. Researchers...
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Epic Snow Has Meant Economic Woes For Mass. Businesses
BOSTON (AP) — Ignore anyone who tells you snow is free. Every workday lost during New England’s winter has meant millions of dollars taken out of the regional economy. IHS Global Insight, an economic...
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Whitey Bulger’s $822,000 To Be Given To Victims’ Families
BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are preparing to distribute nearly $822,000 seized from former crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger to the families of his murder victims and people he extorted....
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Holiday Gifting: Money
BOSTON (CBS) – Finding the perfect the gift for some folks on your list is hard. Maybe even impossible. And if they don’t like it often you have to return it! Cash always pleases. It certainly is...
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Companies Offering Employees Financial Classes
BOSTON (CBS) — Companies are offering financial education classes and they are changing people’s lives. A class helped Jonathan Pogact buy a house and create a secure future for him and his wife. And...
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Massachusetts Cities, Towns Still Feeling Financial Pinch, Report Says
BOSTON (AP) — A new report finds that even as the overall economy improves, cities and towns in Massachusetts are still feeling plenty of financial strain. The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation...
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Massachusetts One Of The Least Charitable States, Study Says
BOSTON (CBS) — ‘Tis the season of giving–but a study conducted by financial website Wallet Hub showed Massachusetts to be giving less than most other states. The study, 2015’s Most and Least Charitable...
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Survey Shows Most Workers Don’t Expect Holiday Bonus
BOSTON (CBS) — ‘Tis the season for giving, but apparently not for employers. A BankRate.com survey found that only 4 percent of workers expect to get a pay raise this month, 14 percent expect to get a...
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What An Interest Rate Hike Would Mean For You
WASHINGTON (CBS) — Wednesday is expected to be an historic day for the U.S. economy as the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade. Here’s what the likely...
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Study: Power Of Money Is Limited In Workplace
BOSTON (CBS) – Money talks, but can it motivate your boss? WBZ business reporter Jeff Brown finds the power of dollar bills are limited in the workplace. You know the saying, “money can’t buy you...
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Harriet Tubman To Replace Andrew Jackson On $20 Bill
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) – Former President Andrew Jackson’s portrait is coming off the $20 bill, the U.S. government has decided. JUST IN: Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to announce today, Harriet Tubman to...
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Republican Congressman’s Move Could Block Harriet Tubman From $20 Bill
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Republican congressman is trying to block the Treasury from redesigning U.S. currency, a move that could prevent the government from replacing Andrew Jackson on the front of...
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90% Of Workers Likely To See More Money In Paycheck Next Month
(CNN Money) — The U.S. Treasury and the IRS on Thursday put out new guidance and withholding tables for employers that incorporate changes from the new tax law. Under those new tables, the Treasury...
View ArticleDisney Hiring Thousands Of Workers, Offering Bonuses Up To $3,000
ORLANDO (CBS Local) – Disney World is opening up their theme parks, and their wallet, in a search for thousands of summer workers this year. The Florida resort is looking to fill around 3,500 positions...
View ArticleSoftware Developers And Dentists Top List Of Best Jobs In U.S.
(CBS Local) – For many recent college graduates, finding a job is the next big step in life. A report on the best jobs in the country says those grads may want to find a career as a software developer...
View ArticleSome Couples Seeking Financial Therapy To Cure Money Woes
BOSTON (CBS) – Money is often the biggest source of conflict within any marriage. Some couples are now getting help so they can call a truce when it comes to their financial objectives. Paige Buck and...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know When You Are Somebody’s Spouse
BOSTON (CBS) – This week’s series comes from one of my books, Money. The final chapters of the book are all about the different financial roles we take on in life. When you are somebody’s spouse you...
View ArticleReport: Man Accused Of Stealing $80K From Youth Football Flees US
HAVERHILL (CBS) – A warrant has reportedly been issued for the former treasurer of a youth football league north of Boston who is accused of stealing as much as $80,000 from the league, after he...
View ArticleCreative Money Giving For The Holidays
BOSTON (CBS) – Being creative about buying a gift for someone can be exhausting and if they don’t like it you have to return it! So consider giving cash as a gift. It certainly is quick, easy and never...
View ArticlePolice: Men Robbed Girl Scouts’ Cookie Money To Buy Drugs
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — Police say two men after money to buy drugs grabbed a cash box containing nearly $400 in sales proceeds from a group of Girl Scouts selling cookies at a Northampton store and...
View ArticleKeidel: Mayweather And Alvarez Fight For The Soul Of Boxing
By Jason Keidel At the risk of sounding like the very geriatrics I swore to ignore, the ones frozen in the fairy tale, photoshopped halcyon years, you have to be of a certain vintage to know how big...
View ArticleTax Service Company Says IRS Will Reissue Stimulus Checks Sent To Wrong Bank...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – After the IRS sent millions of stimulus payments to the wrong bank accounts, tax preparation companies said they’ve worked with the IRS to fix the error. In a statement tax...
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