Lending Club has a new bonus that’s a fantastic follow up to the great discussion earlier this week on social lending arbitrage. It is this week’s Free Money Friday offer! Lending Club rolled out a new website, and sent an email to current investors detailing the bonus offer. How to Get Your $150 Bonus Be […]
We were excited this week to be named a finalist in the 2009 Plutus Awards. My Dollar Plan is a finalist in the category for Best Tax Blog! So far, it’s a fantastic tax season, with the completion of my enrolled agent exams, landing some great new clients for our tax business, and now getting […]
We pay lots of attention to income tax returns around here, but they’re not the only tax returns with a tax deadline on April 15th. If you made a significant gift during 2009, you will also need to file a gift tax return. Update: The 2016 annual gift tax exclusion is $14,000. Gift Tax Basics […]
Most of us watched as the horrible events unfolded after the earthquake hit Haiti on January 12th, 2010, eventually killing over 217,000 people. Financial aid began pouring into the ravaged country, totaling more than $625 million at the writing of this article. However, much more is going to be needed to bring a country that […]
Social lending arbitrage. It’s the newest finance game in town. A reader, Derek, shares the details of how to pull off this fascinating arbitrage strategy. A special thanks to Derek for sharing his story with all of us! Social Lending Arbitrage Explained Let me tell you about my arbitrage strategy that I’ve used successfully for […]
After graduating college several years ago I opened my first credit card and fell in love. When the shiny plastic came in the mail, I read over the terms and conditions and quickly realized that almost none of it would apply to me: interest rate hikes, the grace period, cash advance fees and rules, minimum […]
Running into making work pay tax credit problems? As you probably know, early this year congress enacted the Making Work Pay Credit as part of the stimulus package. The Making Work Pay Credit is valid in 2009 and 2010 and is worth 6.2% of earned income (up to $400) for each qualified individual. Companies were […]
Lending Club has a new bonus offer. They sent an email a couple weeks ago highlighting the new Lending Club bonus offer. The $100 is this week’s Free Money Friday offer! How to Get Your $100 Sign Up Bonus Open a new Lending Club borrower account (separate from your investor account). Apply for a loan […]
Recently a close friend and I discussed a debt she wanted to payoff. She has a car loan with a balance of about $10,000 at an interest rate just north of 5%. It’s killing her that she’s paying interest on it and wants to know if she should pay off the loan with her savings. […]
Take your property tax deduction without itemizing. It’s another deduction you’ll want to claim on your 2009 tax return, as we continue our series on tax deductions. We recently reviewed the new car tax deduction. Home ownership can have some enticing tax benefits because you can itemize and deduct home expenditures–such as mortgage interest paid […]
