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August 2009

WiseBread, Tip of the Week and Carnival Round-UP

August 28, 2009

I’m a week or two late with some housekeeping. First off if you haven’t noticed I’ve been invited to write for WiseBread a fantastic Personal Finance site that has a myriad of information and some great writers. I’m honored to be writing for them. You should check out my two posts: What Everybody Ought to [...]

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Cash for Clunkers Taxable? No not for Federal but Maybe for State.

August 28, 2009

There is a misinformation war afoot with regards to the CARS program or Cash for Clunkers as it’s known commonly. The question centers around whether the program is a taxable event for your income tax. The offical CARS website available at http://www.cars.gov expressly calls out: Is the credit subject to being taxed as income to the [...]

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Free Budget Software Review: Quicken Online

August 27, 2009

The kind folks over at Intuit have recently released a free Online version of Quicken aptly titled Quicken Online.  Really what can you expect out of free online software?  How about trending data, text messages, iPhone apps among other features? From Quicken Marketing Info: Our interactive charts automatically categorize transactions so you can see the [...]

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How to Run Your Personal Finances Like a Fortune 500 Company

August 27, 2009

I’ve spent over half of my professional career working for a Fortune 100 company and have had the dubious role of managing budgets north of 100 Million dollars. While I would be careful to apply anything to do with big business to my personal life there are certainly lessons you can learn for dealing with [...]

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Stop Mail Theft Once and For All

August 21, 2009

These days identity theft is rampant. According to the Federal Trade Commission in a survey taken in 2005 over 8.3 Million adults were victims of some form of identity theft. A common method of would be thieves is to open accounts in the victims name using credit card offers stolen from their mailbox. Outright theft [...]

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Dutch Oven Cooking: 2 Mega Easy Recipes for Frugal Camp Cooking

August 21, 2009

My family and I enjoy spending time in the great outdoors.  We are fortunate enough to live in the Pacific Northwest so our camping options are many.  Last year we scored ourselves some cast iron cookware including a dutch oven for outdoor cooking.  A dutch oven or camp oven is really just a cast iron [...]

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College Savings: Coverdell ESA vs. the 529 vs. Coffee Cans in the Backyard

August 19, 2009
Coverdell ESA vs 529

A reader recently asked what I would recommend as far as College Savings are concerned, ask and you shall receive.  Note:  this information is based only on United States tax laws and programs as it relates to college savings. For Canadians who came across this page, the basic equivalent to a 529 plan in Canada [...]

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Boost your Income for a Season

August 13, 2009

If you’re driving towards a goal such as debt reduction, emergency savings, vacation or merely putting food on the table there’s a lot to be gained by temporarily boosting your income. There are certainly a lot of standard part time jobs like the old favorites: Pizza Delivery and Lawn Mowing but have you considered some [...]

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10 Reasons County Fairs are Better than Disneyland

August 12, 2009

It’s fair time, complete your staycation with a trip to the carnival to eat some deep fried pixie sticks, ride the Zipper and listen to some Def Leppard and enjoy 10 ways that the County Fair is better than Disneyland.

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The FiscalGeek Cell Phone Trade In Program: Free Cell Phones for Life

August 11, 2009

I’m going to let you in on a secret that the Cellular Carriers don’t want you to know. I’m going to drone on for about 8 pages explaining that you can unlock the hidden riches of the Cellular World. I’m also going to go into excruciating detail how I’m the foremost expert in selling, buying, [...]

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