Archive for February, 2009


Discover 25,000 Bonus Miles

Posted by Madison on February 13th, 2009

Time for 25,000 bonus miles on your Discover credit card with frequent flyer miles. Happy Free Money Friday! Lots of you have sent me ideas for free money and they are great. I’m checking them all out and will be featuring some great reader finds soon. Today Discover is offering a 25,000 bonus miles for [...]

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Keeping Tabs on the Economic Stimulus Plan

Posted by Madison on February 12th, 2009

Congress was able to put together a compromised plan of the economic stimulus plan yesterday. The final price tag is $789.5 billion. Trying to follow the stimulus plan is like following a moving target these days… but here’s what we know today! Home Buyer Tax Credit Many of you were waiting with high hopes for [...]

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I’m watching the news carefully to see if the House and Senate can reach an agreement today on the economic stimulus bill. It could impact many of us and I’m sure whatever the final version is, we’ll have lots to discuss! Economic Stimulus Bill CNN highlights some differences between the two bills that they must [...]

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2008 Tax Information: All in One Place

Posted by Madison on February 10th, 2009

Here’s the 2008 tax limits, credits, exemptions, deductions, phase-out and exclusion numbers all in one place! It is a good reference and will come in handy at tax time. Last year, the list was a popular reference sheet, so I thought it would be good to publish it again. Exemptions $ 3,500 Standard Deduction Single [...]

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Our Family is Expanding…

Posted by Madison on February 9th, 2009

I’ve been dropping hints here and there, and if you’ve been following me on Twitter you knew something was up! We’re having another baby!!! We just got our clearance from the doctor that they believe the baby is healthy. (My pregnancies are high risk, so to get that news brings a lot of relief.) We [...]

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