January 2011

Best Retirement Plans For The Self Employed or Small Business Owner

by Guest

This is a guest post by Jeff Rose. Jeff Rose is an Illinois Certified Financial Planner and co-founder of Alliance Investment Planning Group.  He is also the author of Good Financial Cents, a financial planning and investment blog and he is currently working on his first book entitled Soldier of Finance.  You can see more [...]

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Spend More for the SuperBowl or Romantic Weekend and Links

by Glen Craig

So guys – What would you spend more on? A romantic weekend with a your significant other or a trip to the SuperBowl to see your team play to win it all? Tough one right? ING Direct just conducted a telephone survey on this very topic and they found that 57% of male football fans [...]

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Freeze Your Credit To Protect Your Identity

by Melissa

Two years ago, my online identity was compromised; I have an eBay account, and someone hacked into it and bought $1,000 worth of electronics.  Luckily I caught the theft the very next day, and eBay was wonderful and took care of the charges.  However, that spooked me and my husband, so we decided to take [...]

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The 8 Least-Evil Banks as Determined by CNNMoney

by Glen Craig

CNNMoney has put together a list of the 8 least-evil banks.  What do they mean by least-evil?  Since legislation passed not long ago to reign in bank fees and unfair practices, more and more free banking is disappearing and many banks have been implementing all sorts of fees to make up for lost revenue from [...]

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Do You Need to Adjust Your Tax Withholding?

by Miranda

With yet another tax season under way, it is time to evaluate your tax withholding and determine whether or not you should adjust it. There are a number of reasons to consider changing your tax withholding: Life Changes Major life changes might mean a necessary change in your withholding.  Marriage, divorce, death of a dependent, [...]

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A Better and Less Risky Way to Invest in Stocks

by Guest

Stocks provide great returns.  There’s really only one thing wrong with this investment class.  It’s the risk!  Lots of middle-class people feel that they must invest in stocks to have any realistic hope of attaining a good retirement but live in fear of the stock crashes that can wipe out the accumulated savings of a [...]

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More Money in Your Paycheck – The Payroll Tax Cut (Social Security Tax Cut)

by Glen Craig

In late 2010, Congress and President Obama passed new tax laws that take effect in 2011 (Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010). The Making Work Pay tax credit is gone. As a result, most people will benefit from a cut in Social Security taxes (also known as Payroll Taxes). Previously, [...]

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$5 Dinner Mom Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook Giveaway and Links

by Glen Craig

The $5 Dinner Mom, Erin Chase is at it again.  This time she tackles the rest of the day’s meals with $5 Dinner Mom Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook. The premise of the book is pretty simple – family meals can be expensive but they don’t have to be.  Erin shows readers how they can prepare [...]

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How to Make Your Financial Goals a Reality

by Glen Craig

Do you have a solid plan that will make your financial goals a reality? Craig has recently written some excellent articles on how to create SMART goals.  These are goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound. However, setting financial goals is just the first step.  Once you have your aspirations properly identified, you’ve [...]

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TurboTax Online Tax Software 2010 Review

by Glen Craig

No Easier, Faster Way to Get Your Biggest Possible Tax Refund – How so? TurboTax 2010 is all about making things easier and more accurate this year. They take out the hassle of manually entering your information by automatically filling in: Your earnings and account information from your job, bank or credit union Info from [...]

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