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FINANCIAL FOCUS: Do-Over Option and Voluntary Suspension for Social Security Benefits

Rina Risper10 years ago05 mins

Provided by Sara Frank-Hepfer

Although the social security system allows claims for reduced worker benefits as early as age 62, claiming early may not be your best choice. Fortunately, if you claimed early, you may be able to take advantage of a do-over option that restarts the clock on your benefits. Provided by Sara Frank-Hepfer

The White Rose Gala is Set

Rina Risper10 years ago07 mins

Far Left: Sonja G. Norris, DDS & Associates

Right: Sarah Swistak, Evening News Anchor, Fox 47 News

LANSING, MI — The Lansing/East Lansing Chapter of Links will kick off Women’s History Month by hosting its 6th annual White Rose Gala on Thursday, March 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Huntington Club (Overlooking Spartan Stadium), on the campus of Michigan State University.

1 in 4 kids sexually harassed by friends online

Rina Risper10 years ago03 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — It’s not just strangers who target children online. Kids’ own friends are sexually harassing them over the Internet, finds new research led by a Michigan State University cybercrime expert.

Income Taxes: To Spend or Not to Spend, That is the Question

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

By Porsche Miles-Grant

Tax season has finally arrived and it is super exciting to know that you will soon, if you haven’t already, be receiving a great amount of funds. Many of us have a lot of plans on how we are spending our money. Some plans consist of purchasing things we want and need; vacations, new cars, homes, expensive clothes, jewelry, and much more.

It’s a Myth That Only New Car Dealers Can Service A Vehicle Under Warranty

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

True or false: Until your vehicle is out-of-warranty, it must be serviced by the new car dealer or the factory warranty will be void.

Although you may have answered “true,” the correct answer is “false.”

OPINION: QP VOICES: Can Bernie Sanders win the African-American vote?

Rina Risper10 years ago08 mins

By Mary Sanchez

Tribune Content Agency

Bill Clinton, so the saying goes, was America’s first black president.

Novelist Toni Morrison dubbed him so, noting that he displayed “almost every trope of blackness: single-parent household, born poor, working-class, saxophone-playing, McDonald’s-and-junk-food-loving boy from Arkansas.”

Movie Review: “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”

Rina Risper10 years ago04 mins

Studio: Sony (1hr. 40 min.)

Plot: A retelling of Jane Austin’s classic novel – with zombie.

Cast: Lily James, Sam Reilly, Lena Headey, Jack Huston, Matt Smit Charles Dance, Douglas Booth

Rating: PG-13

Bottom Line: **

Recipe: Easy Parmesan Chicken

Rina Risper10 years ago02 mins

Recipe Serves: 4

Recipe Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients: • 3 six-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Interpersonal Edge: Anger is energy; use it to your advantage

Rina Risper10 years ago08 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Content Agency

Q. I work too much and feel pretty much underpaid and underappreciated. Promises were made when I first took this job, and none of these promises have been fulfilled. When I try to meet with my manager, he avoids me. I figure it is time to hit the job hunt trail. I can’t wait to see my manager’s face when I tell him to shove this stupid job. Is there a best way to look for a job while still employed?

Jill on Money: Love and money: How to mix them without strife

Rina Risper10 years ago06 mins

By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency

CreditCards.com has released a sobering report indicating that 13 million Americans have committed financial infidelity. That is, they have hidden a bank or credit card account from a spouse or partner.