Flight prices are rising so this Free Money Friday offer is just in time. Chase and United Airlines are teaming up for a great deal, including 30,000 bonus miles, a $50 statement credit and discount travel certificates! How to Get Your 30,000 Miles & $50 Statement Credit Sign up for the United Mileage Plus Visa […]
New 1099 Requirements Repealed
Posted byRemember the crazy 1099 Requirements Hiding in Health Care Bill that were going to generate a flurry of paperwork? Last week, the President signed a new law to repeal those 1099 requirements. In addition, 1099 requirements for rental income were repealed. When the President Signed the Repeal of Expanded 1099 Requirements it removed the part […]
Are you one of the millions of Americans who have lost their job during this recession? Despite economists declaring that the recession ended in June 2009, there was still a 9.4% unemployment rate at the end of last year, with many speculating only a small percentage change in the positive in 2011. Unemployment Insurance Extension […]
I’ll never forget the time when I was in the three month waiting period between graduating college and getting my own health insurance plan through my first job. I had lost coverage on my mother’s health plan because I had graduated college. Instead of picking up my own plan for those measly three months, I […]
Last Minute Tax Tips
Posted byThe tax deadline is here! Does this sound familiar? You start working on your taxes early with plans to get it out of the way. Then you run into delays, often because you don’t have all of your paperwork together (one of the most common reasons people hate taxes). Once you have everything, you get […]
With the recession ending recently, it turns out that bartering has made a huge comeback from ancient times. According to the International Reciprocal Trade Association, over 400,000 companies bartered in 2010. Typical examples are writers, graphic designers, and the like who design brochures, do website work, provide advertising space etc. in exchange for help with […]
Last year was the first time that I made a significant amount of money from writing, freelancing, and my blog Frugal Confessions. What an exciting milestone in my life! Even though I wholeheartedly have planned out the next 40 years of my life financially speaking, for some reason I never opened up a side account […]
I Hate Taxes
Posted byI recently asked readers to tell me why you hate taxes. Now that the tax deadline is almost here, if your taxes aren’t done and you are pulling your hair out, you can probably relate to some of the “I hate tax” reasons! For the rest of you, who have already filed, I’m sure you’re […]
All year long, we discuss various retirement planning topics that will have an impact on your taxes. Of course, once tax time rolls around, it’s easy to forget why we did something the way we did, or what we were trying to achieve. Let’s walk through the various retirement tax tips from last year and […]
Lending Club IRA $100 Sign Up Bonus
Posted byLending Club announced a new sign up bonus for IRAs. Obviously, if you need to fund an IRA for tax purposes this bonus could come in handy. It’s our Free Money Friday offer this week. Lending Club is offering a $100+ sign up bonus for IRAs. How to Get Your $100+ IRA Sign up Bonus […]