Personal Finance

How to Find the Right Life Insurance Policy For Your Needs

How to Find the Right Life Insurance Policy For Your Needs

If you are supporting a family or loved one, then you are probably looking for the right life insurance policy so that their needs are met in case something happens to you. If you’re not looking [...]

How to Choose the Right Tax Software for You

How to Choose the Right Tax Software for You

Now that the IRS is accepting tax returns, it’s time to get serious about filing, if you haven’t already. For many taxpayers, using software to prepare returns makes sense. You can get help organizing your deductions [...]

Seven 1099 Forms that You Should Watch For this Tax Season

Seven 1099 Forms that You Should Watch For this Tax Season

Tax season is underway, and that means that you need to be on the look out for forms arriving in the mail (or sent via email). Some of the forms that you might be receiving this [...]

5 Basic Principles for Growing Wealth

5 Basic Principles for Growing Wealth

One of the goals many of us have is to grow our wealth over time. In many cases, it’s more about the financial security and the ability to live a comfortable lifestyle, than it is about [...]

Getting Back to Financial Basics

Getting Back to Financial Basics

In a lot of ways, the recent recession has been a major wake up call. We realize that many of the complicated and creative financial products that ushered in a boom of ridiculous proportions also result [...]

5 Things You Should Never Keep in Your Wallet or Purse

5 Things You Should Never Keep in Your Wallet or Purse

Many of us “keep our lives” in our wallets or purses. It’s true that these items can be helpful in helping us carry various items about. I keep sources of payment in my purse, along with [...]

Tax Deductions You Can Take After December 31st…It’s Not Too Late

For the most part, if you want to count a tax deduction for a particular tax year, you need to spend the money in that year. However, even though it is now 2013, there are still [...]

Should You Do Your Own Taxes or Hire an Accountant?

Should You Do Your Own Taxes or Hire an Accountant?

One of the ways that you can save money is by doing your own taxes. You can do your own taxes by hand, or use tax prep software. No matter which method you choose, chances are [...]

Setting Less Financial Goals for a Greater Chance of Success

Setting Less Financial Goals for a Greater Chance of Success

One of the things that used to trip me up about setting financial goals is that I would set so many of them. I was going to pay off my credit cards, max out my retirement [...]

Make Better Financial Decisions: Take Care of Yourself

Make Better Financial Decisions: Take Care of Yourself

If you want to make better financial decisions, one of the best things you can do is to take care of yourself. It’s not just about seeing a lower health insurance bill because you are in [...]

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