Do You Save Money Bundling Cable?
April 16, 2010
Bundling cable and other services sounded like a good concept when I first heard about it several years ago but I’d never researched the options through Comcast or Time Warner in my area until recently. Benefits of Bundling Cable For those of you not familiar with bundling cable the idea is that you buy your cable, […]
How to File a Tax Extension
April 14, 2010
Filing for a tax extension can be a good idea if the tax deadline is here and you haven’t had time to gather together all your tax forms and fill out your 1040. I’ve filed a tax extension before; it’s easy to do and makes sense if you don’t have all the information you need […]
Stimulus Tax Credit Help from the IRS
April 13, 2010
The Stimulus tax credit reduced the amount of taxes owed for millions of people but as the tax deadline nears, the IRS is finding out that many of us aren’t taking advantage of it when filing our taxes. Remember the Schedule M Tax Form In order to get the stimulus tax credit you have to fill […]
Cheapest Airport Parking Options
April 12, 2010
The cheapest airport parking options are typically the long term parking lots where you leave your car then catch a shuttle to the airport terminal. However, when leaving long term parking after my recent trip the guy at the toll booth told me the biggest parking bill he’d ever seen was $487! Even though six dollars […]
How Not to Miss a Connecting Airline Flight
April 11, 2010
I was stuck in the Milwaukee airport for most of a day because I missed a connecting flight.  I’m not a frequent flyer so I made a few mistakes that led to me missing my connection. Here are a few tips I picked up that might help you when flying in the future.  They’re worth […]
Angies List Electrician Saves the Day!
April 9, 2010
Angies List came through for us again this week! I logged onto Angies List first thing in the morning and just a few hours later we had a certified electrician working on the power outlets in our study. Finding an Electrician Our electrical troubles started when I smelled something burning and discovered one of our wall […]
Cheap Flights at the Last Minute
April 8, 2010
Are cheap flights and last minute airline tickets a total contradiction? Can you really get cheap tickets when you book your airfare the day before you leave? I have to travel unexpectedly this weekend so I spent hours last night looking for airline tickets online. It seems the closer you get to the day of your […]
Online Bill Pay Benefits
April 7, 2010
The benefits of online bill pay outweigh the downsides of setting up automated bill payments online, at least in my opinion. Although I’ve written lately about how I missed a payment using our online bill pay system, the problem wasn’t that we’re using automatic bill payment; but rather that I wasn’t checking in periodically to […]
Income Tax Filing Tips
April 6, 2010
Your federal income tax filings are due in just over a week! If you’ve been putting off your preparing your tax return here are some tips to help get you through the next week during your last minute scramble to Tax Software If you’re filing your taxes yourself you still have time to use tax prep […]
Cheap Kids Artwork Display
April 5, 2010
If you’re like us you have lots of artwork from your kids around the house but no great way to show it off. Between daycare and home projects our son has built up a kids portfolio of arts & crafts. Before this weekend it was stored away in a big folder but now we can […]
