February 2011

IRS Tax Credits and Deductions to Save on Your Taxes if You Have Kids

by Guest

These child tax credits and deductions can mean a tax refund for you! There are many money-saving tax credits and deductions that can reduce the tax burden on families with children. The Child Tax Credit, Child Care Credit and the Earned Income Credit can all mean tax savings for families with one or more children.  [...]

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Quick Links (or not so quick if you read them all)

by Glen Craig

Just a reminder that you can still enter my H&R Block At Home Online Premium Edition giveaway. You have until Sunday, February 27th at 10 pm EST to leave a comment in order to qualify.  Click here to enter. Now let’s get to some awesome personal finance articles…

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Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Visa Signature® Card – Review

by Glen Craig

When you travel, do you ever stay at a Hilton Hotel? If you find yourself staying at one of over 3,600 hotels that are part of Hilton on a regular basis then you need to know about the Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Visa Signature® Card. With a Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Visa Signature® Card, you earn Hilton [...]

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Free H&R Block At Home Online Premium Edition – Giveaway

by Glen Craig

Have you done your taxes yet? Do you know how you will have them prepared?  Well, I’m here to help (maybe). Our friends at H&R Block have offered up three (3) codes that can be redeemed for their H&R Block At Home Premium Edition. That means three readers will have a chance to win a [...]

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Rework – Book Review

by Glen Craig

I had the fortune to read Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. I first heard of the book by seeing an ad for it in Inc magazine.  In the ad was a recommendation by Seth Godin, whose blog I occasionally read (I don’t read it near enough).  I looked up the book on [...]

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Where is My IRS Form 1040 Tax Package (or Where Can I File Free)?

by Glen Craig

If you were one who received their IRS 1040 forms (or any other tax forms) in the mail then you may be wondering where your tax forms are! This year is the first time the IRS will not be mailing out any tax form packages to individuals or businesses.  According to the IRS, fewer and [...]

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Make Credit Cards Work For You By Earning Rewards

by Melissa

Credit cards have had a bad rap in the press lately; some credit cards have increased their annual percentage rates and some have increased their fees.  Most have made at least a few changes to the way they do business thanks to last year’s CARD Act.  However, if consumers are responsible with what they charge [...]

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President’s Day is Coming and Links

by Glen Craig

President’s Day is pretty nice in the Free From Broke household.  Well, not the day actually, the whole week.  Here in New York kids get off of school for President’s week as does the Mrs.  It’s nice to get a week together with the family.  Of course we’ll also be doing a lot of errands [...]

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Platinum Card® from American Express Review – The Premium Card for You

by Glen Craig

The Platinum Card® from American Express has been around since 1984, but it has no problem keeping up with the changing wants and needs of its affluent customers.  The company’s goal is to ensure that the customer is taken care of, and that through benefits and points, the card will pay for itself. While all [...]

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Ditch That Spending Plan?!?

by Glen Craig

Have you drawn up a detailed budget and are struggling to keep to it? According to an article in the NYT*, it would be best to just give it up.  Well, not exactly.  But it does say that keeping to a strict budget might not be the best way to go about spending less or [...]

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