Credit Sesame Free Credit Score

Posted by Kate on March 25, 2011

Credit Sesame is another option if you are looking for ways to see your credit score for free without having to jump through hoops to cancel a trial service. How to Get Your Free Credit Score Sign up for Credit Sesame. No credit card required! Get your free credit score from Experian. See your credit […]

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Making an Offer on a Vacation Home

Posted by Madison on March 24, 2011

We’re back from our Vacation Home Shopping Trip! And I can’t thank you, my wonderful readers, enough! I took with me all of the data points that readers shared tips for making lowball offers. We finally found a vacation home, that will also double as a rental when we aren’t using it. But it’s not […]

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Are You an Innocent Spouse?

Posted by Amanda on March 23, 2011

Many married couples file a joint tax return, which means that they report their combined income and deduct their combined allowable expenses on the same tax form. This is because tax liabilities together may be less than tax liabilities if married and filing separately. However, if one spouse falsely fills out tax information or makes […]

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What You Need to Know About Tax Losses

Posted by Jill on March 22, 2011

Among business owners I know, “I can write it off” has become almost a daily refrain. Business owners can definitely deduct legitimate expenses from their income – and in some cases can claim a business loss if expenses exceed income. But not all income tax losses are completely tax deductible. If you have been dragging […]

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7 Things To Do With Your Tax Refund

Posted by Jill on March 21, 2011

Now that the IRS has started accepting returns and distributing tax refunds, many of you are receiving large sums of money. If you’re not careful, you can easily sweep this money into your regular spending, earning several hundred to several thousand dollars worth of “extra” income and having nothing to show for it – it’s […]

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TurboTax Free Premier Tax Filing

Posted by Madison on March 18, 2011

TurboTax is hooking up readers with free federal tax filing today. It’s our Free Money Friday deal this week! TurboTax gave me three free activation codes for the TurboTax Premier online version, so I’m giving them away to readers. How to Get Free TurboTax Codes Leave a comment below by Friday March 25, 9 am […]

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Vacation Home Shopping Trip

Posted by Madison on March 17, 2011

We’re leaving for vacation today. Well, actually we’re on a shopping trip, shopping for a vacation home specifically. My inlaws checked out the resort first, and it passed their initial test. So we’re on our way down to check out the property for ourselves. After readers shared tips for making lowball offers I feel confident […]

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What are Your Options When You Owe the IRS Money?

Posted by Amanda on March 16, 2011

You’ve filed your delinquent tax returns, or perhaps you are still teetering on the edge because of the fear that you don’t have enough money to pay all of your tax obligations. Maybe you are dreading the tax deadline because you have estimated your taxes and know that you will not have enough to pay […]

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How to File Old and Delinquent Tax Returns

Posted by Amanda on March 15, 2011

Every year April 15th rolls around, and for some people this date comes and goes without filing a federal tax return. Sometimes this is due to missing the tax filing deadline, confusion as to whether or not a person needs to file, or the physical inability to do so. But many times, it is because […]

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5 Free iTunes from American Express

Posted by Madison on March 13, 2011

American Express is offering free iTunes songs until Tuesday. The offer is for any American Express cardholders. A reader, Janelle, tipped me off about this deal: Enroll in the American Express iTunes offer. Purchase 5 iTunes songs by Tuesday March 15, 2011. Get a statement credit equivalent to the price of 5 song downloads in […]

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