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 […]
Missed Mortgage Payment
April 1, 2010
We missed our mortgage payment last month and I’m glad to say the bank didn’t foreclose on our house. I mentioned previously how our mortgage was bought and how it caused some troubles when setting up my credit card payment since both debts are through the same company. After negotiating payment for some late fees, […]
myFICO Promotion & Other Deals Ending
March 31, 2010
myFICO is running a promotion to celebrate their anniversary; 30% off the price of your credit report as well as other services like Score Watch, Suze Orman’s FICO® Kit, and IDFreeze. The promotion is over at the end of this month – myFICO Promo Code I cover deals, coupon codes, and savings in the deals section […]
Tax Deadline Looms!
March 30, 2010
Tax day is almost here, have you filed your taxes yet? If not, you can still get free H&R Block at Home software if you enter by the end of the day. Below are some tax tips from around the web on topics such as tax audits, tax deductions, hiring an accountant, amended tax returns, […]
Spring Break Travel Money Tips
March 25, 2010
Spring break trips always seem to cost more than you’d planned. Here are some tips on how to save money and make your dollar go farther on spring break. 10 Ways College Students can Save Money on Spring Break Spring Break Vacation Money Savers In terms of traveling, here are some things you can use […]
Quitting Your Job On Good Terms Can Pay Off
March 24, 2010
Quitting your job on good terms can definitely make a positive difference as you travel down your career path. Last weekend I heard two examples of why it pays off to leave your job in style, with your relationships intact and no bridges burned. The first story shows how a bad break up with your […]
Free H&R Block at Home Software!
March 23, 2010
Free H&R Block at Home Giveaway Thanks to the team at H&R Block, I’m giving away free access to H&R Block at Home to three of you! If you haven’t heard of this tax prep software before, that’s because it used to be called TaxCut and just this year they changed the name to H&R Block […]
Tax Savings You Don’t Want to Miss
March 22, 2010
Here are a few tax deductions that you’ll definitely want to take advantage of if they apply to you for the 2009 tax year: Homebuyer Credits Granted, it would be kind of tough to miss these if you were in the home market at all last year, but there are substantial tax credits available to both […]
