It’s Valentine’s Day! As with all holidays, retailers are celebrating today with Valentine’s Day freebies! Here are some free Valentine ideas and deals for Valentine’s Day 2013. Valentine’s Day Food Freebies Qdoba: Buy one, get one free entree when you kiss someone in line at the register. You don’t need the coupon. Pretzelmaker. Free Heart-Shaped […]
Reporting a tax cheat and getting a reward is not for the faint of heart. It is not a get-rich-quick scheme, as cases that are pursued can take several years from the moment you report a tax cheater to when you actually reap a reward. Not only does the IRS have to determine guilt, it […]
Come tax time, everyone is looking for a way to lower the amount of taxes they owe. It reminds me of an old episode of The Cosby Show where Cliff is trying to justify that every purchase they made for a given year should be considered a tax deduction. He even goes to talk about […]
I recently received an email from a reader, LC, who wants to lower her housing costs by eliminating their PMI, or private mortgage insurance. She says: “We have been paying $126.22 per month in PMI and feel like we are throwing the money away.” Obviously, it’s worth taking some time to figure out how to […]
If the cold weather has you thinking about traveling somewhere warm, check out this week’s Free Money Friday offer from Priceline! If you’ve been reading carefully, you’ll notice we first mentioned this card back in one of the recent credit card application sprees. The Visa card is a 2% cash back card and Priceline is […]
Tax season is here, or at least the documents have begun showing up in our mailboxes and inboxes. I know we have a small paper pile building on our desk (and quite a ways to go in order to round up all of the documents needed to file our tax return). While the majority of […]
Having a nice time with our significant others doesn’t, and shouldn’t be, sacrificed to save money or get out of debt we’re in. And on the other hand, having fun shouldn’t be the cause of debt either. With Valentine’s Day just over a week away here are some free Valentine’s Day date ideas. Photo Courtesy: […]
The best part about doing your taxes is to hopefully, be getting a large tax refund check when it’s all said and done. I recently gave 9 tips on what to do with your tax refund, like making home repairs, making an emergency fund in case of a lost job, and doing things to improve […]
It’s not very often that I come across a person in real life who shares the same passion for finding financial deals, especially considering that I spend the majority of my time at playgroups with other stay-at-home moms. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that another playgroup mom, who has also become a close friend, […]
Take a time out from gearing up for the Super Bowl to check out these personal finance reads! Source: Elvert Barnes Finance Reads 70 Super Easy and Practical Ways to Save Money – A really robust list of money-saving tips – I wonder how many I’ll be able to implement? -Good Financial Cents 4 Reasons […]
