Personal Finance Week in Review – Rock Chalk Jayhawk

March 23, 2007

Finally, the Kansas Jayhawks have made it back into the Elite Eight! There is an exciting weekend of basketball ahead of us, enjoy! On the personal finance front, here were some good articles this week. Jeremy at Generation X discusses a morbid but necessary topic, the cost of dying and continues his 24 signs you […]

Teaching Kids the Value of Money

March 22, 2007

Our third grade niece spent a few days with us recently and got me thinking about kids and money. Our little guy isn’t a year old yet so he’s too little to understand the value of a dollar. Although I do occasionally remind him as he lays on the changing table that if he had […]

How to Ace a Job Interview

March 21, 2007

Job interviews are a tough nut to crack. You have a short period of time to convince total strangers that you’re the right candidate for them. Follow the tips below and your interview may end with a job offer. 1) Be Humble No one likes a pompous ass! A recent mistake I’ve witnessed is trying […]

College Tuition Costs Gone Wild – An Apology Letter to My Son

March 20, 2007

College is a lot of fun, a lot of work, and costs a lot of money. The work makes you smart, the fun builds life long friends, and the student loans will follow you around for years. Times Have Changed I hope you decide to attend college someday and experience all it has to offer, […]

Warning! Your Tax Information May be Vulnerable to Identity Theft

March 18, 2007

A recent Computerworld article, Photocopiers: The newest ID theft threat, alerts us to the potential role photo copiers can play in identity theft, especially during tax season. Copying Your Identity Newer photo copiers contain hard drives that store the information we make copies of. Most people, myself included, don’t think twice about copying private information […]

Personal Finance Week in Review – The Big Dance Edition

March 17, 2007

March Madness is upon us with more games than you can watch at once but I still found time to read some interesting personal finance articles this week. Investing Sun talks about using ETF’s in your investment portfolio and Jim has another Devil’s Advocate post, Invest in Your Company. Some reasons he gives for buying […]

Are Girl Scout Cookies Tax-Deductible? It Depends.

March 17, 2007

I’ve had a lot of people asking if the purchase of girl scout cookies is a valid tax deduction. I consulted my tax friend and he pointed me the answer on the Girl Scouts website. Basically, if you take posession of the cookies then you can’t write off the purchase because you received something in […]

Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Diversification is Key

March 16, 2007

How can you have the best player in college basketball on your team and still lose your conference championship? Just ask the Texas Longhorns. Star Power Fades In the final game of the Big 12 tournament, Kevin Durant laid it on the Kansas Jayhawks in the first half. He shot the lights out and at […]

Small Business Tax Tips for Rookie Entrepreneurs

March 16, 2007

I just formed my first small business at the end of last year and spent the last few days putting together my inaugural business tax return for my eBay and blogging income. Here are some things I learned: 1) Make Friends with a CPA One of my good friends is a tax guy and he […]

Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Little Things Make a Big Difference in the Big Dance

March 15, 2007

How many times have you heard an ESPN announcer make a comment about a play that won’t show up on the stats sheet? Diving on a loose ball to force a tie-up or making an extra pass that results in an easy basket are examples of little things that can make a big difference in […]

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