Electronic tax filing (e-filing) is a great tool for people expecting refunds from Uncle Sam (which nobody should want.. but that’s another post). According to a recent post on the Consumer Reports blog, the average tax refund last year was over $2400, so getting that money back quickly, in as little as 10 days, [...]
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You may be wondering about the focus on taxes below. Think about where wealth comes from – it’s a basic formula – Income – Outflow = Savings = Wealth. Let’s call income fixed, for now at least, so the only avenue you have available for increasing savings is reducing your outflow. Outflow [...]
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Ahh, money. I usually prefer not to think about it. But then every once in a while, something brings it up. Most times it’s the fiancé. Other times it’s that little envelope from Sallie Mae or Direct Loans. And sometimes it’s your colleagues or future colleagues.
I’ve been to several recruitment dinners this past month where [...]
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We’re taking a quick break from discussion about taxes to tell you about the offer from Equifax and myFICO to get a free FICO score. You can get one free credit report each year from each of the three credit scoring bureaus, but they still make you payabout $9 for the score – here it [...]
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TaxCut 2008 is available for free from H&R Block! Fill out the registration form linked below with a valid email address and download the application. They will mail you your code for your free electronic filing.
The program will walk you through the filing process and you will be able to send in your return electronically. [...]
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