Happy Tax Day! As I’m finishing up the last few returns for clients today, here are some fun tips to get you through your return. Tax Day Freebies. Check the list of free food and specials for tax day at Slickdeals Tax Freebies. Check Your 2006 Return. Today is the last day to file an [...]
When I decided to make our Asset Allocation Update to Include More International Exposure I spent a lot of time reevaluating our entire portfolio. Currently our non stock holdings are split between cash and the total bond market. The cash is actually in CD Ladders, but I’ve found the ladders renewing at such low rates, [...]
After reading the story of the Credit Terrorist and following the discussion on Would You Walk Away from Your Home? I realized we were sitting on a gold mine. I checked the balances on our credit card arbitrage this morning and they’re currently just over $172,000. It occurred to me, that none of this credit [...]
Ever since the credit card act went into law, I’ve had a ton of fun reviewing my credit card statements in the mail. The new table on the statement draws attention to the payoff, ideally encouraging those in debt to pay more than just the minimum to get out of debt. However, for those of [...]
Our snow finally melted and we got our first glimpse of spring this week. It always feels good to open the windows and doors and get some fresh air in the house and do some spring cleaning. It’s also a good time to do some spring cleaning in your financial house. Here’s a few financial [...]
