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 […]
Defaults Rising on Subprime Loans. What did New Century and Everyone Else Expect?
March 15, 2007
When rates were low almost anyone could get a home loan with no money down. The booming real estate market flooded financial institutions with cash and companies like New Century Financial and Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co couldn’t loan money out fast enough. It was inevitable that rates would rise and that subprime lenders would […]
10 Ways College Students can Save Money on Spring Break
March 14, 2007
Before You Go 1) Get a Hotel Referral The brochure might be nice but who knows what kind of a dump it will be when you get there; ask someone who’s been before. We decided it would be cheap and fun to camp on the beach on South Padre Island. When the seagulls woke us […]
Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Greatness Begins & Games are Won Off the Court
March 14, 2007
What do you love most about college basketball in March? Is it the buzzer beating 3 point shot or the steal followed by the monster dunk? While we get to enjoy these displays of talent on the court in the NCAA tournament, the thing that makes them possible is untold hours of preparation off the […]
Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Plan for Success
March 13, 2007
Setting Goals for Success How do basketball teams win championships? Many of them sit down together at the beginning of the season and come up with a shared goal. For some, it’s to win the conference championship. Some teams set their sites on making it to the NCAA tournament and others pick the lofty goal […]
Maximize Your Time, Money, & Opportunities. Stop Buying Stuff!
March 13, 2007
I’m never buying anything ever again! We just spent our weekend doing some spring cleaning and turned a jumbled messy room into an organized basement. This is what I learned from the experience. Stuff Wastes Time We spend time shopping for, buying, storing, organizing, and eventually getting rid of stuff. The more stuff we buy, […]
