Financial Freedom sure would be nice
When you need your money short term, think in terms of a money market. You can make some interest and still have access to your money when you need to. These types of accounts are great for emergency funds.
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I currently have a money market […]
A week after the House of Representatives passed their version of the economic tax stimulus package, the Senate has passed their own modified version. The Senate version is very similar to the House version, differing mainly in the extension of the tax rebate to low-income seniors and disabled vets.
Freemoneyfinance.com has a good article regarding how […]
You want to retire some day and you would like to have 1 million dollars to do it. Here are some calculations of what it would take at ages 25, 35, 45 and 55 from Kiplingers Magazine.
If you start saving $286 per month at age 25, assuming an 8% average annual return, you will have […]
My accountant called me the other day and requested our paperwork. I currently own 3 businesses and it is a real chore getting all of the information together for the IRS.
Tax Tools:
H&RBlock
Turbo Tax
MSN Money Tax Tools
For Business:
I have to do a an inventory for 1 of my businesses which takes at least 8 full hours […]
Just purchased a new car for my wife.
We had been looking at a Toyota Matrix and a Honda Fit Sport.
The Toyota Matrix gets 25 mpg city and 31 mpg highway.
The Honda Fit gets gets 27 mpg city and 33 mpg highway, although the window sticker says it is higher. These numbers are from Kelly Blue […]
Finally received my Amex Blue cash back card. Here are the cash back rates:
Year to Date Purchases
Cash Back on Everyday Purchases^
Cash Back on All Other Purchases
$0-$6,500
1.0%
0.5%
$6,500.01 or more
5.0%
1.5%
My wife and I both have Amex Blue cards now on the same account. We had been thinking of buying her a new car and we decided […]
1. Payoff your smallest debt first and apply the money from the first loan to the 2nd loan and then the 1st and 2nd loan money to the 3rd loan and so on… This creates a snowball effect which will psychologically eliminate debt and make you feel better about getting rid of debt faster.
2. Payoff […]
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