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Madison on April 25, 2008
It’s Friday! You know what that means… time for free money! There’s a benefit to having 181 accounts, it’s easy to find free money among the accounts I have. Today I found one that I opened about 10 years ago for the bonus…. and they are still offering the signup bonus! GE Interest Plus Details: […]
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Posted by
Madison on April 24, 2008
The foundation of My Dollar Plan is actually the same as the name… it’s based on our dollar plan. Readers wanted to know what it looks like, how we created it and how we manage our finances to it. So far I’ve only mentioned it in theory and haven’t explained the nuts and bolts. Today […]
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Posted by
Madison on April 23, 2008
We have gotten a few calls since we put my car up for sale. The most interesting was one that kept text messaging us asking questions that were already answered in the ad. The final question was if we would accept $8,000 more than the asking price and send them a check for the difference. […]
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Posted by
Madison on April 22, 2008
Happy retirement paperwork filing day, mom! My mom is turning in her paperwork today to retire later this summer. I made her a checklist of all the things she needs to do before the big day. I expanded the list here to include planning for those of you nearing retirement (or wishing you were!). Many […]
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Posted by
Madison on April 21, 2008
“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” is a common phrase for investing, but it also applies to your income. Diversifying your income streams is a great way to position yourself against the unknowns: job loss, downturn in the market, business failure, etc. Update: Here is our current diversification of income. The following is […]
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Posted by
Madison on April 18, 2008
Looking for a signup bonus? Here are my favorite sign up bonus offers right now: Sign Up Bonus Offers Chase Sapphire $500 Sign Up Bonus Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus: How to get the Lending Club Bonus. More Signup Bonus Offers For more signup bonus offers, see our list of Free Money, updated every […]
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Posted by
Madison on April 17, 2008
Each tax year brings a new learning experience. This year I learned all about recharacterizations, probably too much in fact! We found ourselves brainstorming a strategy to use recharacterizations to requalify for tax credits. Background We found ourselves in an interesting situation last year. Because we knew our income would be lower in 2007 due […]
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Posted by
Madison on April 16, 2008
For a change of pace I’m doing a mid-week roundup of my favorite personal finance articles of the week. I’m deep in spreadsheet mode lately as I have come up with yet another plan to tweak some of our strategies to change things around at home. I’m reprioritizing some of our 2008 goals and considering […]
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Posted by
Madison on April 15, 2008
Photography by: corrinely Tax day is here! Luckily we filed our taxes this past weekend, so we won’t have to worry about staying up late to get them done tonight. Hopefully yours are done too. There are bound to be questions while finishing your taxes. Over the last couple weeks readers submitted some last minute […]
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Posted by
Madison on April 14, 2008
Taxes, spreadsheets, budgets, money files… Is your computer command central for your financial life? When was the last time you backed up your data? Data Loss Statistics reveal that “More than 22 percent [of computer users surveyed] said backing up information is on their to-do list, but they seldom do it” and “nine percent admitted […]
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