Discover Card has a great deal for your holiday shopping. For every $200 you spend on your Discover Card at participating malls, you get a $20 gift card! It’s an easy 10% back on your holiday shopping.
Discover Mall Rewards
Details of the receipts into rewards program:
Dates: November 1, 2008 – January 4, 2009
Location: There are [...]

Posted October 24, 2008 in Uncategorized by Madison | 2 Comments

Photography: That was supposed to be going up, wasn’t it? by rednuht
The new icebreaker for every conversation seems to be the economy. Readers, family, friends, and neighbors are all asking about it. Everyone wants to know what to do in the current economy. There’s a wealth of great information already out there; here it is [...]

Posted October 23, 2008 in Savings by Madison | 9 Comments

Another Economic Stimulus Package?
The financial world continues to change on a daily basis. There’s talk of a new stimulus package and the possibility of making 401k contributions taxable.
In addition, the new inflation rate for I-Bond was announced and the earnings subject to Social Security tax is going up again. The new maximum will be [...]

Posted October 22, 2008 in Roundups by Madison | 5 Comments

It came to my attention recently that one of the service providers of our family does not report all of his or her income. I’ve always “known about it” in a roundabout way, but it was actually stated to me directly. I’m in a quandary about what to do…. and I’m also mad about it.
The [...]

Posted October 21, 2008 in Taxes by Madison | 51 Comments

Photography: Pumpkins by St0rmz
What is it about holidays that causes us to ignore our budgets, talk ourselves into buying “just one more item”, and refuse to add up our overall spending? Halloween spending can set the pace for the rest of the holiday season, so reign yourself in during October and your December self will [...]

Posted October 20, 2008 in Uncategorized by Madison | 5 Comments