TurboTax - Choose EasyThe good people at Intuit, parent company of TurboTax have provided me with a card to giveaway for TurboTax Online Deluxe 2009! The Deluxe edition works to maximize all of the deductions you may have.  This includes both Federal and State tax returns.
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On November 6, 2009 The Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act was signed into law.  This move has resulted in the extension or expansion of the first time home buyer credit which was enacted previously.  In order to receive the first time home buyers tax credit you must first understand who qualifies and how you should proceed in order to get the most benefit from the tax credit.  Here we look at two frequently asked questions regarding the first time home buyer credit.
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Eating is a basic human need, yet for many it is often surrounded by mystery, mystique and confusion – differentiating healthy from non-healthy is often a difficult task.  This, coupled with the challenge of eating healthy while on a budget, intensifies the issue to epidemic proportions.  Searching out the proper way to eat, while also saving on costs, can be an overwhelming task.  Below, I outline the best ways to eat well on a budget, and I hope this will aid in your mission!
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Links 01-31-10

January 31, 2010

Ever have one of those weekends that you are both looking forward to and dreading all at once? We had that last weekend.  Two kid’s birthdays in one day will do that to you.  First up was our oldest daughter’s tenth birthday (happy b-day honey) where we took some of her friends to the roller [...]

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Need Your Vote! Free Money Finance March Madness Contest Round 1

January 29, 2010

Ok, I need all of your help! Free Money Finance holds an article contest to vote on the best personal finance article of the last year.  Today my article is up in a tough bracket against The Centsible Life.
My article Traits Keeping You From Being Rich is up.
In order to vote all you have to [...]

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The Government Thanks You For Your Taxes

January 28, 2010
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On behalf of the government I’d like to thank you for your generous taxes.   Thank you for paying too much in taxes every paycheck.  We love the interest free loan!  We’re trillions in debt and every bit helps.  When we borrow from other countries by selling Treasuries we have to offer [...]

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New Financial Tools Make It Easier to Plan for Retirement

January 26, 2010

If you’re like most people, you find the process of retirement planning somewhat intimidating.  There are lots of numbers, calculations and assumptions to make before you can decide how much you need for to save each year, how much you’ll ultimately need to retire, how big a mortgage you can handle and what type of [...]

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