Debt snowflaking is a successful technique to get out of debt. In addition to the fixed amount that you have planned each month, you apply all the extra money you find to paydown your debt faster. It’s an extension of the snowball method and snowball calculator.
Investment Snowflaking
I didn’t want the investing crowd to be left out in [...]

Posted January 25, 2008 in Debt, Intermediate, Investing, Taxes | 7 Comments »

Last minute tax questions? Ask an IRS agent directly!

Posted January 23, 2008 in Taxes | No Comments »

I’ve come up with an easy strategy to take the pain out of doing our taxes. We have lots of accounts, but doing our taxes is actually relatively easy based on some simple organization techniques.
Replacing all the forms and data with one list makes the process quick and easy. Here’s how I organize our tax work from [...]

Posted January 17, 2008 in Organization, Taxes | No Comments »

This is the first post in a series about Money Matters for All Ages. Sixteen personal finance writers address financial issues from babies to retirement and everything in between. See the end of the article for the entire series.

Photography: Six clones (clowns?) v3 by Spigoo
Our oldest son just turned 2 and our youngest [...]

Posted January 15, 2008 in College savings, Insurance, Intermediate, Investing, Kids, Savings, Taxes | 10 Comments »

In a recent carnival roundup, Steward mentioned that the IRS is offering free efiling for those who made less than $54,000 in 2007.
Here’s some details about the program from the IRS: 

Posted December 23, 2007 in Beginner, Taxes | No Comments »