I really wasn't feeling very well today, so didn't do my gym run time this morning.
Work was ultra busy today. Ever get the feeling like you can't do anything right? Well, yeah, had that today. 
Got better by the end of the day though, so that was good.
So tonight when I got home I decided that I probably ought to check my mail. Most of it was the usual junk, but there was one very interesting item.
Some of you may remember how at the beginning of 2008 I was hired to be a part-time SAT tutor at the company my mom works at. (Or, should I say -worked at- she quit yesterday!!) I only went to the first training session, because for numerous reasons I realized that the job wasn't a good fit for me.
I never got paid for the two training hours. After a round of emails back and forth between myself and the person handling the money, I finally decided to just let it go. $20 wasn't enough for me to go real hardball - esp. since I didn't want to make things hard for my mom.
So, in the mail tonight I received a W-2 form for $20!! I *never* received the check - and I certainly *never* cashed it!
I sure don't want to pay taxes on money I never had - even if it is only $20. Now I am in the mode of contemplating how I want to handle this.
Perhaps a certified letter with copies of the email exchanges, as well as a reassertion of my never having received the check? Perhaps ask them to provide me with both proof of payment as well as proof that *I* signed the check?
Perhaps to have a CC to a fictitious lawyer?? (Actually, I think I may know a real lawyer who'd be willing to do me a favor. Hmm. . )
I'd love to hear any suggestions you all may have. Even if it is for me to just let it go. 
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Today was a no spend day. (I think this makes 5 days in a row!)
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Oooh! Oooh! Good news!
I was just getting my supper ready a few minutes ago. While I waited for the microwave to finish I checked some mail I had on the table. One of the items was that letter from the PA District regarding the class action suit against Wachovia.
I thought the deadline to claim your refund was January 9, and that I had missed it. But, after re-reading the paperwork, I saw that it actually is MARCH 4! Even better, you can submit your claim online! Yes!
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I know from previous posts here that many of you can relate to feeling like you are sometimes subsidizing the librarian's salary.
Today I posted a blog about
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January 14th, 2009 at 03:30 am 1231903816
You're right! I did forget to mention that about renewing online. That's how I renew mine usually, although sometimes I'll have them renew everything when I get new stuff.
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January 15th, 2009 at 12:36 am 1231979799
I've not been audited . . .yet. I'm afraid that if I let the $20 W-2 go, that this would be the year I get audited. (
debtfreeme,
Thanks.
January 15th, 2009 at 01:41 am 1231983688
Any thoughts?
January 15th, 2009 at 02:11 am 1231985461
I would say that there is one really big advantage to blogging at Saving Advice -- The Community!
We stick up for each other. We share our ideas with each other, ask for advice, and even vent our frustrations without worrying about being belittled or put down or thought less of. Once in awhile we will get someone here who doesn't quite 'get' the fact that no one will put up with someone putting down another blogger.
I've seen it happen a number of times where a comment has been made by a 'passer by' that is unkind, and WHOOSH they are kindly, but firmly made aware that that isn't acceptable in our blogging community.
No, you can't make money off this blog - as in actual earnings from the website. However, the ideas generated from the many people who come here, along with various challenges bloggers propose throughout the year (not to mention the ongoing $20 challenge) you could potentially SAVE a lot of money.
Hope that answers your question.
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