Ok, I have admitted many times before that I purposely don't advise on taxes or investing on this site for a reason. That reason is because 1) I changed from Accounting to an IT major intentionally and 2) Taxes and Investing are both boring and scary … [Read more...] about Reader Question: Diminishing My Taxable Income
Ok, this was our second attempt at paying off our second mortgage. If you recall, the first attempt resulted in a returned check from the mortgage company, but this time we did it the right way. Just to recap our debt/mortgage/etc. situation for … [Read more...] about And we finally paid off our second mortgage! (9 years early)
Last week I told you about the mistake I made with trying to pay off our second mortgage. Well, another tip that I learned a few years ago occurred to me that I know some of you have also had to deal with: Sending in extra payments We're on a … [Read more...] about Another Mortgage Tip: Sending Extra Payments
My online and real-life friend "J Money" from BudgetsAreSexy.com is co-leading a new endeavor that I've written about here before called Love Drop. It's a way for you to contribute to those with a specific need and then watch the action unfold when … [Read more...] about Watch the first Love Drop…and see what J Money really looks like!
Here's a quick tip I learned the hard way. As some of you know, we did a dumb thing a little over 6 years ago and both financed 100% of our home purchase and also opted for a 5/1 interest-only loan (for the first 80%), all while we could barely … [Read more...] about Check your mortgage company rules before trying to pay off your loan
I got a question from reader John that intrigued me in how I would answer, as well as tips that you, my readers, could provide: Hey there Mike, I have been following your blog for a few months now. I was just reading the "Our remaining Debt" and … [Read more...] about Reader Question: Handling $18,000 in Credit Card Debt
Many of you hopefully use tax software like TurboTax to do your taxes each year (even if you only do the 1040EZ, it's free to file then), but SmartMoney put together a list of key changes to keep an eye out for this year: 1. Due date this year is … [Read more...] about Keep an eye out for these changes to your Form 1040
Since we don't have kids, we've become interested in travel recently, although our jobs and other financial commitments seem to be getting in the way, but I foresee at least one foreign vacation for us this year (we now have friends in Germany and … [Read more...] about Got cash for a foreign vacation this year? Try these countries!
