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Any unclaimed property -- anywhere. come o. i know you went online. you can pass it to your heirs. >> your money is still your money. it is now most likely held by the state and its being used by them. but if there is money that you rightfully inherited, you still rightfully, legally own it. have you to claim it. no one is going to knock on your door and say, hey, your relative left you this. instead, you need to knock on their door. >> another big thing is pensions. people forget they have accr...

Just the provision we have. some people, nancy pelosi said on sunday the president should totally ignore the debt ceiling saying by invoking the 14 amendment. she is not the first person in washington to say that by i think the more important thing, jenna, lets say we do hit the debt ceiling and exhaust this emergency provision. it is some tough choices have to be made. among them could be people watching this show expecting a refund check, you may not get it when you think. the irs could wait 4...

Tax. we are hearing that in the talks on the fiscal cliff there may be a permanent fix to the alternative minimum tax. so it protects the middle class from his alternative tax system which basically was even nactd 1969 so the rich pay some kind of tax. but its not indeksd to inflation every year. congress has to enact a patch to that. but without it h ann r block is putting out a warning say 28 million of you would have to pay the alternative minimum tax. its $86 billion. h & r block says if you...

Federal reserve chairman ben bernanke who coined the term fiscal cliff warned of dire consequences if congress doesnt get their act together. >> spending cuts that make up the fiscal cliff absent offsetting changes would pose a substantial threat recovery. by the reckoning of the congressional budget office, the cbo, and that of many outside observers a fiscal shock of that size would send the economy toppling back into recession. >> lets translate that. according to the congressional budget off...

Jailtime. she returned it to the irs but shes going to have to wait six more weeks for her corrected refund check. coming up, the tigers avoid a sweep. the rockies slug the astros. and an endurance grind in the french open of tennis. plus the oklahoma city thunder slam back at home. your first look at sports is straight ahead. youre watching "first look" on msnbc. my mother froze everything. i was 18 years old before i had my first fresh bun. the invention that i came up with is the hot dog ...

Radio he. >> you filed your taxes and if you are one of the lucky people getting a refund check the big question is what to do with it. joining us is consumer savings expe expert>> big refunds in general. >> the average tax refund is 3,000 dollars. dont blow it on a shopping spree. the first couple tips are dont spend is it, safe it. >> tackle the debt. payoff the high interest rate cards or pay principal to your mortgage. if you do that every year you will safe thousands of dollars on the back ...

Choppers collided in mid air. most based in camp pendleton near san diego. they are trying to figure out what caused the crash. >> if youre still waiting for your refund check, prepare to wait a little longer. the i.r.s. is saying refunds could be delayed 10 to 21 days. the hundreds of people that are affected all paid their taxes on time. but dont expect the i.r.s. to pay any penalties. the agency blamed the delay due to a computer glitch with newly installed filters that are supposed to preven...

Packers to win it all. >> gregg: rodgers was impressive yesterday. who knows, maybe they can do it. i have the pats in the jarret household pool so i am pulling for them. >> im pulling for the giants. >> that is the way to go to pick a winner. thanks very much. >> heather: i say steelers and the bears. >> gregg: really? >> heather: with the steelers tearing it up. >> gregg: you know the check is in the mail. guess what, its not. some americans will not be getting a refund check from the irs. ins...

>> lets say you do have this extra cushion in your paycheck. that means then you can save. you say the best way to do that is to not think about doing it at all, right? >> exactly. have somebody else do it for you. youre saying id like to get this 230$2,000 or $3,000 refund check. set up an automatic savings account. you can put it into a bank account. you can put it into an investment account. and when we tried that, it took us about three minutes. so that was a real quickie. >> thats very easy...

Money and never paid you interest for the privilege of borrowing it. unless you want to be bank of martha or gerri, i suggest go down to the hr department and fill out a new w-4 and adjust your withholding, 78 million americans are getting refunds and guess what? the average refund, $2700, you overpaid the government by a lot. martha: that is such a good point, because, you think people think theyll get it back and it is nice to get the check in the mail down the road and as you rightly point ou...