Many years ago I was doing a tax return for a couple who had had quite a few major financial setbacks the previous year. They had just barely managed to stay in their home. They had avoided foreclosure because their lender was willing to work with them. Their loan had been totally redone and the […]
Are You Still Asking- Where is My Stimulus Payment?
Hi There! Click here for Information on the 2020 Stimulus Payments. This post is an old post on the 2008 rebate checks. Have you filed your 2007 tax return, (even if you don’t normally file), waited at least 6 weeks, yet you still haven’t received your stimulus payment? It sure could come in handy this […]
Debt Free Forever – The Credit Card Pay Off Plan
This is the third post in a series that will explore how you can become debt free, and stay debt free forever. Future posts will talk about when you should and should not use credit cards for purchases. Why you should care about your credit score, how to save money on every day expenses, will […]
The Sky is Falling
Well, maybe not the sky. But with the Dow Jones Industrial down 23% in just a week and a half it sure seems like it. World financial markets are reeling, banks are failing, and the US government must think that money grows on trees, because the government’s response to the problem is to throw money […]
Debt Free Forever – Adding Up The Debt
This is the second post in a series that will explore how you can become debt free, and stay debt free forever. Future posts will talk about when you should and should not use credit cards for purchases. Why you should care about your credit score, how to save money on every day expenses, will […]
How To Get Out of Debt and Become Debt Free Forever
This is the first post in a series that will explore how you can become debt free, and stay debt free forever. Future posts will talk about when you should and should not use credit cards for purchases. Why you should care about your credit score, how to save money on every day expenses, will […]
IRS Standard Mileage Rate Raised
Recognizing that the sky rocketing gas prices may be making driving more expensive, the IRS has dramatically increased the standard mileage rate for business miles. When calculating deductions for business auto use, taxpayers can use either actual expenses, or the standard mileage rate. The mileage rate takes into consideration not only fuel prices, but maintenance […]
Being a Millionaire, Not What it Used To Be
Everyone wants to be a millionaire, right? To join the ranks of that exclusive club, whose members have proved to the world that they have made it. Well, maybe not so exclusive. According to CNN.com the number of millionaires in the world has grown to over 10 million! And the worldwide number of super-rich, those […]
You Don’t Have to Pay Taxes… Or Do You?
I was on a forum, and there it was. A poster declaring that you don’t have to pay taxes, that taxes are illegal, just watch this video and it will explain everything. I didn’t watch the video, I’ve seen too many of them I know how it goes. There will be a discussion of how […]
Book Review: Land of Opportunity Forever
The Land of Opportunity Forever: Energizing America by Stephen Manoj Thompson, Ph.D One of the great things about the internet is being able to find books by unknown authors that are outside of the mainstream, yet have compelling and interesting content. Land of Opportunity is one of those books. In The Land of Opportunity Forever: […]