Hot on the heels of my warning about closed credit cards comes my own personal experience with a phantom savings account with Bank of America. Yesterday, I opened a letter from Bank of America that turned out to be a bank statement for the savings … [Read more...] about Beware the Almost Closed Bank Account!
We're in the final homestretch of paying off Stacie's student loan. I made some serious payments in the last 30-40 days to get it down from $3100 left to $963 remaining (as you can see from the debt scale on the right sidebar). And to just think … [Read more...] about Stacie’s Student Loan and Other Debt Status
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Earlier, I placed some blame for our (and your) financial problems, but I also mentioned one important thing at the end of the article: Break out of that cycle of debt by learning the proper way to budget and research, and then growing your … [Read more...] about Break the Cycle of Financial Bondage
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If you're in deep debt, who do you blame? The credit card company? Your school (for not teaching you proper personal finance)? Your parents? Yourself? Well I had a good conversation on IM with Ana from DebtFREE-Revolution.com about her recent article … [Read more...] about Who do you blame for your financial problems?
So I had to draw a new number for the TaxCut prize. According to the random.org integer picker, the new winner is #6, Bryan! Bryan still has until tomorrow evening (3/31) to get back to me to claim the keycode. … [Read more...] about Redraw for the Free TaxCut Giveaway!
And the lucky winner is commenter number... That's right, number 4, which happens to be Simple Tam who is "out in the real world now" and needs some help doing taxes. Well, I hope this little gift helps! Simple Tam has until 6pm EST on … [Read more...] about Winner Announced for H&R Block TaxCut Giveaway
A Tax Tip from the Experts at JKLasser.com A home office can mean the end of stressful commutes and bad hair days. A home office also can deliver a bigger tax refund. Your home office deduction is in reach if you follow the rules and keep the … [Read more...] about Using Your Home-Based Business to Lower Your Tax Bill
Ana at DebtFREE-Revolution.com has a few articles outlining her plan to curb her son's huge appetite while also teaching him a lesson about money. I think it's a very novel idea and can be used for any dependents, including lazy husbands like me :) … [Read more...] about Putting Your Teenage Child on a Grocery Budget
