Since Nickel was out on vacation all week, he requested some guest articles from other bloggers and a few finance professionals. Today, I have the special honor of being a leap day contributor. Go check out my article "Organizing Your Tax Records … [Read more...] about My Guest Article was posted at Five Cent Nickel
If you were born on February 29th, then Happy Birthday! For everyone else, you're not special. Make sure you get your free meals today, just for being special. … [Read more...] about Happy Leap Day!
Each tax season, tax experts J.K. Lasser send useful articles to various personal finance bloggers to provide to their readers. I'd like to present you with this week's article about the dreaded "A" word: No one should be afraid to take a … [Read more...] about What You Should Know About Audits
Last year, I signed up for Freecycle.org, just to give it a try. However, it wasn't what I thought it would be and I never really participated...until today. If you haven't tried Freecycle yet, here's the lowdown from my perspective. Basically, … [Read more...] about Freecycle: Strike One…Try Again Another Day
Thanks to Single Ma for posting the links to various "Where's My Refund" sites, including Maryland's. By using the site, I was able to learn that my return was accepted, but that I was not getting my state refund! I could have waited for the letter … [Read more...] about I’m an Idiot: 2007 Tax Edition
Rounding out the "Keep Warm" topics of the Ways to Save Money Series (see Wear Socks or Slippers at Home), I'd like to inform you that there's a way to keep warmer and save money on heating costs with little or no additional monetary investment on … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #16: Bundle Up…at Home
Even though Stacie and I have a pact that we don't eat out for dinner on Monday-Thursday evenings (weekends are fair game), I'm enticed by this offer to help donate to the needy and get a decent meal in the Montgomery County, MD area. Even Ben and … [Read more...] about Help The Hungry – DINE OUT for Thanksgiving in February!!
This is part fifteen of the Ways to Save Money Series. Now that we're on the topic of keeping warm in your home (see Blocking Off Unused Rooms), let's look at a way to keep your body warm while you're hanging out in your home. In our home, we … [Read more...] about Ways to Save Money #15: Wear Socks or Slippers at Home
