Find the Right Credit Card

Posted by Madison

Time for a reader question! Feel free to send me questions on any personal finance topics. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll find it for you! This one comes to us from Janet: Have you seen any good credit card offers lately? Cashback, 0%, and signup bonuses all come to mind. There are others [...]

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Carnivals… and more snow!

Posted by Madison

We are getting another 6 inches of snow today. That’s on top of the foot we already have, and it’s only the second week in December! I love snow…. but this is starting to get a little out of hand. Hopefully you are reading from somewhere with clear, sunny skies. If not, and you are stuck [...]

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2007 Tax Information

Posted by Madison

Finishing up your taxes? Here’s the 2007 tax limits, credits, exemptions, deductions, phase-out and exclusion numbers all in one place!



I recently discussed that we have $223,270 outstanding in credit card balances. The next logical question is how much in credit limits do we have to support this strategy? Over $1 million! $1,020,270 to be exact. The total includes credit cards and lines of credit. I thought it would be a fun challenge to see if [...]

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In When Does the 0% Credit Card Really Expire? I stated that we had $58,980 on my American Express card. If that’s just one card, how much do we have total? And why? $223,270. Yes, you read that correctly. However, it’s all at 0% and accounted for. It is actually making and saving us money! [...]

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