Archive for November, 2008


Mr. Rebates $5 Sign Up Bonus

Next up in online shopping cash back programs for Free Money Friday: Mr. Rebates! (So far, we have Upromise, MyPoints, Big Crumbs, Cashbaq, and Ebates.)
Mr. Rebates
Mr. Rebates has over 1000 stores including: Dell, Office Depot, Old Navy, Macy’s, and Best Buy. The cash back rewards range from 1% – 30% depending on the store.
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Your Tax Questions Answered

While I do have a lot of tax knowledge, most of it from volunteering at VITA, I am by no means an expert!
Every so often, I forward a bunch of questions from readers to our local IRS agent to either answer or confirm my answers. Our contact recently retired after over 3 decades of service, [...]


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Happy Anniversary!

I can’t believe it… it’s been one year since My Dollar Plan officially went live. Last week I asked for input to help shape the direction of the upcoming year here. Thanks for casting all your votes! The top five categories that you want to read about are:

Retirement Planning
Investing
Frugality
Free Money
Tax Strategies

Going forward, I’ll do [...]


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2009 Roth 401k and Roth IRA Limits

For those of you that like to make your retirement plan contributions as soon as possible after the new year, here are your 2009 Roth IRA limits and Roth 401k contribution limits, so you can start planning.
The 401k limits go up in 2009, but the IRA limits remain the same. The Roth IRA and [...]


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Leaving My Job: Q & A

All my life I’ve been a saver. Always with the intent to save enough so that I have the freedom in my life to do what I want. And for the last year, I’ve had an incredible time sharing all the tips and tricks that I’ve learned along the way.
Background
Long time readers will remember [...]


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