Even though the health care reform bill passed, increases in taxes aren’t over yet. The old 2001 Bush Tax Cuts are set to expire at the end of 2010, leaving us all with higher taxes in 2011. Since December 31, 2010 is the date that the Bush tax cuts expire, I’m sure there will be […]
Cash rewards credit cards are a fantastic way to get free money without much effort. Chase Freedom, a card I’ve had forever, just sent me a new card in the mail with a copy of their 5% cash back calendar. Of course they covered a lot of ground with cash back calendar that corresponds perfectly […]
Since Microsoft Money discontinued their product, I’m in the process of a huge conversion of our personal finance software. After reviewing most of the money management software available, I decided to go with the market leader, Quicken. A large part of the decision was based on the converter that Quicken is perfecting for Microsoft Money […]
If you’re planning to make a 2010 Roth conversion, you’re going to be given an interesting choice on your Roth conversion and when to pay tax: pay the taxes now or spread the Roth conversion taxes over two years. Roth Conversion When to Pay Tax? For 2010 Roth conversions, your options of when to pay […]
Last Thursday’s market crash will be another one for the history books. To say the markets took a wild swing on May 6, 2010 is a bit of an understatement. Here are interesting pieces of the puzzle as well as some fun videos from real time on Thursday. In case you missed the crash, here’s […]
Cash for caulkers is the newest cash incentive for consumers. The goals of the cash for caulkers program, or the Homestar program, are to create jobs and save on energy bills. The house passed the $6 billion cash for caulkers program yesterday, so I’m sure we’ll be hearing lots about it in the next few […]
Roth IRA conversions are the trendy thing to do in 2010 since the income limits disappeared. If you’re considering a traditional IRA conversion to Roth IRA this year, here’s a guide of Roth conversion articles to help you navigate conversion rules and the pros and cons of Roth IRA conversions. Roth IRA Conversion Rules 2010 […]
Now that summer is almost here, and we’re scheduling our vacations for the summer, we have the itch to buy our own vacation house…. again. (This happens every summer). Every time we rent a place, my financial brain starts spinning. What if we buy our own vacation house, and rent it out when we aren’t […]
It’s Free Money Friday… on Thursday this week! This PerkStreet offer expires tomorrow, so I wanted to make sure you had enough time to sign up for it. Update: 2% cash back offer is extended. I know the 2% cash back credit card is hot item right now; here is a 2% cash back card […]
We haven’t talked about leverage and credit cards lately. Are the credit card games over? Is the 0% balance transfer gone? No. After I tallied our current balance transfer money at just over $172,000, The Rat made a comment that he loves the “articles on the successes you’ve attained by leveraging.” It reminded me we […]
