I know many of you who also pick up some side money selling on Amazon have been waiting for these numbers… last year our Amazon business generated over $100,000 in total profits! We had just over $290,000 in sales and sold over 8,400 items last year. Here’s how! Background If you are a new reader, […]
Archive for 2015
How to Find TurboTax Discounts
Posted byNeed a Turbotax Discount? It seems like every communication I receive from brokerages, insurance companies, and banks recently are for offers for a Turbotax discount. If you missed the offer for Free Federal and State Tax Filing, and you still need to find a discount here is a list of all the discounts I could […]
How to Calculate Simple Interest
Posted byI get many questions about how to calculate interest. If you are trying to figure out simple interest, the calculation is, well, simple – no pun intended. If you want to calculate compound interest, that gets a little bit more involved. I’ll be writing about compound interest soon, so be sure to keep an eye […]
How to Claim College Tax Credits
Posted byBeing a college student is an expensive job. Throughout the year, hopefully you are keeping in mind ways to save money in college and how to avoid student loan debt. You can get creative to save money on food in college, apply for scholarships, and save money on textbooks that can become quite pricey. But […]
I just spent some time cleaning up from one of my previous application sprees last winter. What I found is that I’m actually keeping some of the cards with an annual fee on them! Usually I Convert Credit Cards Instead of Paying Annual Fees or cancel them after redeeming the sign up bonus. Until now, […]
Dealing with student loans can be overwhelming. If you are having trouble finding a job or not earning what you thought you would be, simply making the minimum payments can be impossible. Here is what you can do when you can’t make your student loan payments. (Photo Credit: thisisbossi) How to Handle Your Student Loans […]
In order to claim the new health insurance premium tax credit on your tax return you need form 1095-A from the health insurance marketplace. Last week the Department of Treasury announced that 800,000 (about 20%) of the 1095-A forms sent were wrong. Corrected forms will be sent this week. The errors impacted tax returns in […]
New Target REDperks Reward Program
Posted byIt’s Free Money Friday! Target is rolling out their new Target REDperks program. It’s still in beta and only available in some markets, but if you get accepted it’s worth some free rewards. How to Sign Up for Target REDperks Enter your name and zip code at Target REDperks. If you are in one of […]
This month our most popular finance tips and discussion topics were how to find the best place to sell your stuff for cash, how to get a free $10 Amazon gift card, improve your credit score, avoid money mistakes, get $30 to pay your cell phone bill and all about the Kiddie Tax. If you […]
How to File Taxes While in Prison
Posted byPrisoners who have been in the system for longer than a year typically do not make much income. In fact, they may not even make enough to be required to file taxes. If you’ve thought about filing a tax return in order to take advantage of your low prison wages and the Earned Income Tax […]