H&R Block TaxCut Software Giveaway
January 5, 2009
TaxCut by H&R Block is one of the more common tax preparation software packages in use today; you may know it from the “I’ve got people” TV ads during tax season. After I wrote about the TurboTax review a few weeks ago “the people” at H&R Block offered to giveaway a copy of the software on this […]
Best Ways to Save on Prescription Drug Costs
January 2, 2009
Health care costs are a growing concern for all consumers in the US. It’s not just the elderly living on fixed incomes whose lives are affected by high drug costs. Everyone scraping to save for retirement has this concern somewhere in the back of their mind. One of the reasons we’re all encouraged to save […]
New Years Action Plan
January 1, 2009
New Years resolutions are no good unless you take action on them. Rather than make a long list of improvements I’d like to make this year, I’m going to make three specific resolutions and detail how I’ll achieve them. Exercise Four Days a Week Problem Managing my career, spending family time, and running this site […]
Best Money Posts of the Year
December 31, 2008
As part of the “best of” series I asked personal finance bloggers to submit their best post and share why they felt it was their best one. Here’s the list of articles; each one tells the site it’s from, the article name, the author, and why they think it’s worth your time to read it, Enjoy! Mighty […]
Year End Finances & Technology
December 30, 2008
I spent last night and this morning digging out receipts, filling out forms and spreadsheets, paying bills, paying home owner association fees, and paying property taxes online. Of course if I didn’t save it until the last minute then year end finances wouldn’t be such a drag but I did so I lost a whole […]
Best Hybrid Cars
December 29, 2008
The best hybrid cars were a hot topic when gas prices were above $4 a gallon and everyone wished they had a Toyota Prius. The price of a hybrid car vs. the gas savings it offered seemed like a much easier choice with ever climbing gas prices. Gas Prices vs Car Prices Although the cost […]
Charitable Donations to Mercy Corps
December 28, 2008
Mercy Corps has always been one of my favorite charities and is where we’ll be sending our year end charity donation. I like contributing to Mercy Corps because I feel I’m a global citizen and they work in about 40 countries around the world where people are in dire need of assistance. Their mission is […]
Best Online Savings Accounts
December 26, 2008
The best online savings accounts offer high interest rates, no fees, a low minimum balance, easy online transfers, simple ways to deposit and withdraw your money, and of course – good customer service. Online savings accounts from banks like ING Direct, FNBO Direct, HSBC Advance, WT Direct, Emigrant Direct, and E*Trade Bank have become very popular due to […]
Best Travel Websites
December 23, 2008
The best travel websites help you find cheap airline tickets or hotel reservations with the least amount of hassle. Here are some of the things we look for in a travel website, whether using it to book a vacation or business travel: Lowest price on hotel rooms and airline tickets Easy to search and compare prices and […]
Best Cities to Live In
December 22, 2008
The best place to live is obviously a personal decision based on a wide variety of factors but there are certainly common elements that most of us look for when choosing where we want to live. Money magazine and Kiplinger magazine did some research in these areas and came up with a list of the […]
