Mortgage Plan to Help Homeowners – $26 Billion Settlement with Big Banks

by Glen Craig

If you’re wondering when help will arrive for your underwater home, on February 9th, 2012, a giant step forward was taken on your behalf. The Obama Administration announced a settlement with five of the largest banks, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Ally Financial, and attorneys general in all states with the [...]

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Cost Basis Reporting – How it Affects Your Taxes

by Miranda

When you sell an investment, your gains or losses depends on your cost basis. If you sell for more than your cost, you end up owning capital gains taxes on the increase.  If you sell at a loss, you don’t have to pay taxes on the difference; instead, you might be able to claim a [...]

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Groupon FTD.com National Deal – Double Your Value

by Glen Craig

Groupon is at it again!  Groupon is offering up a deal to help all those shopping for Valentine’s Day.  (They ran this deal last year too around this time). $20 for $40 worth of flowers, gifts, and more at FTD.com! This deal is good for online orders.  The deal will run today, February 8th, through [...]

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Playing Dominion vs. Playing the Market

by Guest

My boys received a copy of the game Dominion as a Christmas present. It’s a super game.  You acquire cards with powers.  The different powers work together in lots of interesting ways, but of course you must acquire them on a limited budget and have limited time in which to get as strong as you [...]

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How to Save Money on Auto Insurance – Easy Ways to Save Money

by Melissa

Auto insurance is a necessary expense, but one that we often spend too much for. Many people seem to be much more likely to look for ways to save on groceries by clipping coupons or to save on gas by driving around town trying to find the lowest per gallon price rather than looking at [...]

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Federal Income Tax Deadlines to File Taxes for 2012

by Glen Craig

We’re now into that time the year that accountants and other tax preparers refer to as “tax season.” For the rest of us it’s panic season.  We scramble to get together our tax documents and hope that we won’t have to pay taxes. How many of you have filed your return the day it was due?  I’m [...]

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The Super Bowl XLVI and Links

by Kevin Mulligan

The 46th Annual Super Bowl kicks off tonight.  Who are you cheering for? It’s been a heck of a week: Facebook announced its IPO, the Obama administration set out new refinancing assistance, and mortgage rates hit all-time lows well under 4%. Refinancing is a great idea right now if you have a mortgage payment at [...]

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Obama Mortgage Relief Refinancing Plan – A Tax on Big Banks and More

by Glen Craig

We Can’t Wait That’s the new slogan that the Obama Administration is trying out, presumably thinking of the campaign as Obama approaches the full force of election season. In Las Vegas, one of hardest hit housing markets in the United States, Obama said, “we can’t wait” for an increasingly dysfunctional Congress to do its job [...]

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What is a Refund Anticipation Loan (RAL) and is it Worth It?

by Glen Craig

It’s tax season again and if you’re expecting a tax refund you’ll probably want to get your hands on it as soon as possible. In the past, taxpayers had to wait weeks upon weeks to receive a paper refund check from the IRS, but people sought a faster alternative. The answer for millions has been [...]

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Don’t Underestimate the Cost of Living When Deciding Where to Live

by Melissa

I live in the suburbs of Chicago, and recently, after 11 years in the same apartment building, my husband and I re-entered the renter’s market. When we first began renting at our last apartment, the two bedroom apartment was a bit too big for us.  Three kids later, we were bursting at the seams. However, [...]

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