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ING Direct Gets In On Black Friday Cyber Monday Action

November 20, 2009

Black Friday isn’t just for retail stores. ING Direct will be offering up Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials this year. If you don’t feel like going out and spending your money you can check out what ING Direct will be offering for you to save. You know I’ve been an ING Direct customer for years and think it’s a great place for online savings so I’m pretty excited to see what they are going to offer!
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Tips For Shopping Black Friday And Cyber Monday

November 19, 2009

Can you believe it’s the middle of November already?!? Know what that means? Yeah, seeing family and overeating on Thanksgiving. Know what else? Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping deals! These two days have turned into crazy whirlwinds of shopping and sales. Do your homework and you can score some great deals.

Here are some tips to help you prepare for Black Friday and Cyber Monday:

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6 Tips to Avoid IRS Penalties, Interest and Filing Fees This Tax Season

November 16, 2009

With Federal and various State tax revenues in decline, the IRS and State tax collectors are not letting any taxpayer fall through the cracks. In fact, if anything the IRS’s computerized Automated Collection System (ACS) is probably better than ever with all the funding the IRS has received from the Federal stimulus.
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Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit May Not Be Good For Existing Buyers

November 12, 2009

You may have heard that that First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit was extended until April 30th, 2010. In that extension a new group of home buyers were included – Existing Home Buyers! The credit is a maximum of $6,500.

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It’s Official First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Extended Now For Existing Owners Too

November 6, 2009

President Obama made it official earlier today – He signed into law an extension of the First Time Home Buyer’s Tax Credit. The tax extension is part of a $24 billion bill signed into law, which hopes to provide incentive for new home buyers as well as existing home buyers to purchase new homes. The [...]

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10 Things Similar About Personal Finance And Running The NYC Marathon

November 6, 2009

I did it. It wasn’t pretty mind you, but I completed all 26.2 miles of the ING NYC Marathon this past weekend. Let me tell you running a marathon is an awesome experience! There’s a lot of work and pain but it’s all worth it once it’s over.

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Senate Possibly Extending First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

October 30, 2009

Did you want to use the first time home buyer tax credit but you couldn’t get it to work for you in time (it’s set to expire the end of November)? You may be in luck! Senate is considering extending the first time home buyer tax credit until Spring of next year. The current proposal [...]

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