For those who pay with a credit card, your purchases just got more expensive. - A recent change to Visa and MasterCard regulations removes restrictions on vendors and businesses which allows them to charge consumers a surcharge fee when paying wit...

Income tax returns can be difficult. Breaking the 1040 down into sections helped me to understand it better. Why we file taxes on April 15th We need to balance our "tax checkbook" once a year. April 15th has been coined "Tax Day" as this is the deadl...

By now we've all heard that Congress averted the Fiscal Cliff. Or did they? Effective with the first payroll of 2013, there are a number of changes to paychecks for employees. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (“Relief Act”) was passed by t...

Jon White shares a story of how someone gave really bad financial advice to a young couple. You can read his post here: http://jwfinancialcoaching.com/who-are-you-taking-your-advice-from/ - He and I agree,

Financial Soldier, Jeff Rose, is starting another movement in 2013. He is leading the Debt Squad into a battle with debt and we are taking no prisoners. - In this interview he shares how he came up with the idea, the goal,

Putting money in a 401k is a smart tax-saving money move. The Government allows us to sock away up to $17,000 of our hard-earned pay and not pay income tax on it (up to $17,500 in 2013). The money in the account grows without making you pay taxes like a r

Putting money in a 401k is a smart tax-saving money move. The Government allows us to sock away up to $17,000 of our hard-earned pay and not pay income tax on it (up to $17,500 in 2013). The money in the account grows without making you pay taxes like ...

Certified Financial Planner and IRS Enrolled Agent, Jim Blankenship, is the owner and author of FinancialDucksInARow.com, a blog that focuses on taxes, retirement planning, and Social Security. He saw the savings rates as being too low to enable American

Certified Financial Planner and IRS Enrolled Agent, Jim Blankenship, is the owner and author of FinancialDucksInARow.com, a blog that focuses on taxes, retirement planning, and Social Security. - He saw the savings rates as being too low to enable Ame...

I'm so stinkin' excited! We have only 38 months left on our mortgage. What happens when I throw a little bit extra every month towards the principal? The scales tip towards paying less in interest and more towards a complete debt free date in the ...