It’s time to efile! Since many tax forms are delayed this year, a lot of taxpayers are just getting their final documents. And of course, while I’m still waiting on a few more forms, many of you finally have everything you need to e file your tax return. Let’s check out all the free efile […]
Refinancing is a hot topic right now based on the record low mortgages rates. Readers had plenty of input when I recently asked What is Your Target Refinance Rate? Amanda also just shared her Refinancing Experience switching to a 15 year loan. There are so many different refinance strategies that I wanted to highlight some […]
The IRS just released a new unemployed tax relief program if you can’t afford to pay your taxes this spring. The tax relief is part of the Fresh Start program. Here is a summary of the unemployed tax relief program from the IRS: Who Qualifies for the Tax Relief? The unemployed tax relief is for […]
We’re capping off IRA Bonus week with more Free Money! The next one is a twist on the $25 sign up bonus from Betterment to fund a new IRA. While the bonus isn’t specifically for the IRA account, I did find a workaround to get the $25 bonus and move it to your Betterment IRA. […]
Happy Leap Day! We are leaping out of IRA bonus week, to make room for the Discover 0% No Fee Balance Transfer, which expires today! But don’t worry; we’ll be back with more IRA bonuses tomorrow. It’s not often that we find out in advance when a limited time offer will expire, so it’s nice […]
We’re continuing IRA Bonus week with more Free Money! A friend of mine is planning to rollover her old 401ks to IRAs shortly, so I wanted to explore the sign up bonuses currently available for rollover money. Up first is Schwab, where we have some of our IRA money. Schwab is offering a $200 – […]
It’s Friday! Time for more Free Money! American Express is offering a $25 bonus when you load an American Express Prepaid card! How to Get Your $25 Open an American Express Prepaid Card. Use offer code AEPC25 when you load $25 on the card within 45 days and by April 30, 2012. Get a $25 […]
Maybe you were right. I’m one of those people, that no matter what someone tells me, I just have to try it myself before I can believe it. I’m just plain stubborn I guess. When I asked Should We Buy a Vacation Home? there were many great comments and it made us think. But ultimately, […]
Tracking tax refunds is quite the adventure this year. Readers are reporting all sorts of data points in how long it takes to get your tax refund back. Originally the IRS started out with an aggressive one week turnaround on tax refunds for efiled returns. However, once we got started, they announced a one week […]
My husband has one job and I have three. For one of my jobs I made $1,100, do I even need to claim my taxes for this job on my tax returns or can I just claim my other two jobs? – Amanda If you need to file because you were over minimum income to […]
