February 2010

2009 Plutus Awards Finalist: Best Microblog

by Glen Craig
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Check it out – Free From Broke, or rather @freefrombroke, has been nominated for a Plutus Award for Best MicroBlog. Like they say at the Academy – “It’s such an honor just to be nominated.”

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New Credit Card Rules Take Effect

by Glen Craig
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Today is the day credit cards change ways they do business. Most of the rules in the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009 are going into effect today. Here is a rundown of what changes are taking effect (for more details see my article The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, And Disclosure (CARD) [...]

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Links 02-21-10

by Glen Craig

Hey check this out! If you own a Kindle you can subscribe to Free From Broke and get updates on your Kindle.  If you happen to subscribe please let me know how the site shows up!  I’d love to know. So how was your Valentine’s Day? Hope is was good and you didn’t go into [...]

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Pay Off Highest Interest Or Highest Balance Credit Card – Analysis Paralysis

by Glen Craig

The question comes up all the time when a person wants to start getting their credit cards under control – Pay off the cards with the highest interest or the cards with the highest balance? On the one and you have high interest credit cards – A high interest rate costs you every month and [...]

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Who Should I Pick To Do My Taxes?

by Glen Craig

We’re right at the start of tax season.  Here’s a few questions that come up every year around this time: Do I really need a CPA to do my taxes?  Could I just do the same thing myself? Am I missing out on a bigger refund by doing my taxes myself?  Would a professional be [...]

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4 Ways to Enjoy The Movie Theater Experience For Less

by Glen Craig
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Going to the movies is one of my favorite past-times – since December I’ve seen four movies on the big screen: The Princess and the Frog, It’s Complicated, Avatar, and Sherlock Holmes.  I love the big screen, the great sound, and the cushy seats. But prices for movies haven’t been so comfortable for consumers.  In [...]

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Monster TurboTax Online Tax Software 2009 Review

by Glen Craig
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[Here is a review of TurboTax 2010 online tax preparation software]  Below is the 2009 version. Back when I started working and had to file taxes I would go to the library to pick up the necessary forms.  I’d set aside an afternoon to go through the 1040′s and see what I needed.  Then I’d [...]

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TurboTax Online Deluxe 2009 Giveaway

by Glen Craig

The 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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First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit – Who It’s For And What Is Needed To Claim It

by Glen Craig
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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 [...]

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Eating Healthy on a Budget

by Glen Craig
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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 [...]

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