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Right now, I am on a flight to California for vacation and to visit family. Here are a few blog articles from the MoneyBlogNetwork and beyond. Five Cent Nickel is minimizing his taxes with a SEP IRA, 403(b) and 457(b). I’m doing as much as I can as well, but I don’t have all ... Continue reading this article…
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Most people will be receiving a tax refund this year, and many people I know have received theirs already. There are two reasons people would receive a tax refund: either they’re not minimizing their withholding throughout the year and missing out on interest or investment returns they could earn, or they deliberately overpay for ... Continue reading this article…
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After writing about the effect CitiBank’s new balance transfer fee has on balance transfer arbitrage, I received an email from a reader, Andy, who has an idea to take advantage of healthcare savings account (HSA) reimbursements. This is a summary of his idea. A good way to make some extra money is to take advantage ... Continue reading this article…
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The random comment selector has chosen 2million of My Journey to Financial Freedom to be the winner of the free copy of Quicken Rental Property Manager. Thanks everyone for playing! There were some good comments as well. Brenda says: I have 3 rental properties and have been keeping all my books by hand! Ugh!!! ... Continue reading this article…
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ScribeFire Rocks at Meta Best Blog Win Nickel talks about a tool for writing blog posts, ScribeFire. He’s also looking for suggestions for other tools. [Meta] (tags: blogs writing technology tools scribefire performancing)
Ten Tax Blunders That Can Cost You Claiming ineligible dependents, payments to caregivers/nannies, alternative minimum tax, leaving out income, etc. You will get caught. ... Continue reading this article…
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The thing about playing the credit card balance transfer “game” is that you have to pay by the credit card companies’ rules — and they can change these rules with very little notice. On my most-used card, the Citi Dividend Platinum Select Card [aff], CitiBank lowered the cash back rebate to 2 percent last year, making it ... Continue reading this article…
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Subprime Foreclosures Will Hit 2.4 Million Subprime loans and foreclosures are everywhere in the media these days. What is the contratian’s position? Now that everyone realizes what we all knew — that these loans are dangerous — is it the right time? [CNN] (tags: loans mortgage realestate foreclosures subprime lending)
What Debit Card Companies Don’t Tell ... Continue reading this article…
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If you’re interested in a free copy of Quicken Property Rental Manager, you have one more day to enter for the chance. Just leave a comment on this post after reading the other comments and reviews, and leave a valid email address so I can contact you if you win. I’ll be holding the “drawing” ... Continue reading this article…
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If you were to designate all of your income to your taxes (federal, state, and local) starting with January 1, New Jersey residents would have to keep doing so until May 10, a good ten days after the national average. MSN Money has an article including a table with the Tax Freedom Days for each state. ... Continue reading this article…
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For the second time since moving into this apartment several years ago, the landlord (a national corporation, not an individual or a family) has decided to stop accepting credit cards for rent payments. While I suppose this is good for tenants who don’t pay their full credit card balance every month, but I’ll no longer be ... Continue reading this article…
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A reader pointed me to an article about high-yield online checking accounts. I’ve been following these stories with a little bit of “interest,” and I’ve already opened a new checking account at ING Direct. This article talks about some of the drawbacks of this account; namely the necessity of a “regular” checking account ... Continue reading this article…
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Rather than reading a ton of personal finance blog entries today, I was running around the office trying to get work done. Now that I’m home, I can relax and read through the contributions to the latest Carnival of Personal Finance, hosted at Tired but happy. Here are some choice selections at first ... Continue reading this article…
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I recently logged into my ShareBuilder [affiliate] account to check to see if there were any tax forms I needed to consider. I was greeted by a new message describing ShareBuilder’s new support for direct downloading of account data into Microsoft Money and Intuit Quicken. These days, with the fees that the software makers charge ... Continue reading this article…
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The Real Hustle is a BBC show that describes how criminals, scammers, hustlers, and average tricksters manage to fool everyday people in typical situations. The three Hustlers — confidence trickster Alexis Conran, scam artist Paul Wilson and ’sexy swindler’ Jessica Clement — carry out notorious scams on unsuspecting members of the public to reveal ... Continue reading this article…
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Each week, I look back at some of the better or more interesting entries I’ve posted throughout the last few years at Consumerism Commentary. Here’s what was on my mind March 23-31, 2006, and it was a busy week: * Mar. 24: Microsoft’s Strategy: Screw the Customer (4 comments) * Mar. 24: Lose Your Money In ... Continue reading this article…
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I decided to bite the bullet and do my income tax return without any professional assistance. I was originally considering working with a tax accountant due to the increased income from my side business. As it turns out, it wasn’t as complicated as I thought it would be. I’m pretty sure I ... Continue reading this article…
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I have a copy of Quicken Rental Property Manager 2.0 to give away. I’ve never used the software before, so I can’t provide any reviews. I don’t see owning rental properties in my near future, so I’d like to send the CD-ROM off to someone who will be able to use it. Quicken Rental ... Continue reading this article…
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Here are a few good articles from the folks of the MoneyBlogNetwork. Nickel takes a look at his decision to refinance his mortgage. Jim from Blueprint for Financial Prosperity writes about calculating and paying quarterly estimated tax payments, which I will start doing this year. Free Money Finance says Suze Orman knows nothing about investing. Mighty Bargain ... Continue reading this article…
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The Carnival of Personal Finance is making its way to Tired but happy for the latest edition on Monday. Don’t forget to submit your best article from this week for consideration. The Carnival of Personal Finance is a “celebration,” and a representation of what the personal finance niche of the blogosphere has to ... Continue reading this article…
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The last time I moved was several years ago, and I moved from an apartment in the next town over to the apartment where I live currently. At the time, the rent wasn’t the least expensive in town, but it was close. Last night I discovered the Rentometer, which compares your rent to all renters ... Continue reading this article…
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