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When taking a home equity line of credit (HELOC) makes economical sense for
2008-02-01 01:59:00 This probably sounds like the most stupidest thing that you can do right now given the situation with the mortgage market right now but if you hear me out it may make the most economical sense for the most diligent. The big question for all of us is “How will the fed interest rate ... More About: Sense , Credit , Home , Home Equity Line of Credit , Line
Which tax preparation program should you use?
2008-01-26 04:15:00 With all the various 1099s that are coming into your mailboxes, you may be wondering how you should start doing all your taxes for 2007. It can get complicated especially if a lot of things have changed for you since you did it last year. You probably changed jobs. You probably started ... More About: Program , Preparation , Tax Preparation , Prep
FREE money from the government!
2008-01-25 02:29:00 On news today, it is mentioned that us taxpayers will be receiving 600 dollars if individuals and 1200 if a couple with obvious income limitations and income tax minimums. The proposal will go to the house and senate next week so we will see if this will happen. This economic stimulus package is ... More About: Government , Money , Free
The Federal Reserve Cuts 3/4 percent or 0.75%
2008-01-22 21:09:00 The Federal Reserve has called in an unscheduled 0.75% interest rate cut. Why did they do this? There was a really big global sell off yesterday into today outside of the US and when the market opened today in New York, the DOW as well as the other various indexes were down 5%. There was ... More About: Cuts
10 things your primary care physician wont tell you
2008-01-13 22:47:00 I wanted to put attention to a great article that you should all read. Its entitled 10 things your primary care physician won’t tell you and it really keeps it real in terms of the kinds of things that I notice that we have to deal with on our decisions in what we do in ... More About: Care , Things , Primary , Physician
Vote for the next president by examining their monetary policies
2008-01-10 07:33:00 With the primaries underway, its hard not to notice the various candidates that are out there trying to get your vote. I know most of you probably think that your vote is too small to really matter but as physicians to be and as professionals we need to think about the direction that the ... More About: President , Vote , Policies
Sneak peak at 2008 tax rates, why look so far ahead anyway?
2007-12-31 17:46:00 The 2007 tax year has come to an end and I hope that you all had a chance to take advantage of whatever tax benefits were available to you. The good thing is that there are still a few things that you can still do until the day that you file. This includes ... More About: Rates , Peak , Ahead , 2008
11 steps to save money by taking better care of yourself
2007-12-28 16:38:00 I think that as a doctor, we take things for granted. We say one thing but do another and I myself am guilty of this as well. We self diagnose and self medicate and hardly find the time to do all the things that people should be doing in order to stay ... More About: Money , Save Money , Care , Save , Taking
Don?t think about getting your buddies gift cards for christmas
2007-12-14 00:42:00 Have you ever gotten gift cards as gifts. They sound ok and actually more and more people are using and giving gift cards. The idea that you can give somebody a gift card takes the headache away from trying to find the right gift and tells you friends and family that you put ... More About: Christmas , Gift Cards , Gift , Cards
All I want for christmas is a hybrid car and a tax break.
2007-12-12 15:19:00 When I was writing my short article about end of year tax savings, I realized that I needed to learn more about the hybrid tax break. There are basically a few things that you need to know. The toyota prius is out of question the most popular hybrid car. And being so, you will ... More About: Christmas , Hybrid , Break , Hybrid car
Good news on medical student loans and deferment
2007-12-12 01:56:00 The student loan deferment program is intact for now. News can be found on the AMA website here. Basically what this means is that at least for now and until the fall (an unspecified month) of 2008, we will be able to take advantage of the economic hardship deferment. The subsidized student loans will ... More About: Medical , Student , Loans , Good News
Medical student and resident end of year tax saving strategies
2007-12-08 16:01:00 Gettin toward the end of the year, you need to remember that the fiscal year ends with the year as well. What this means is that there are some things that you need to do to make sure you make the most of your taxes. There are strategies you can take to reduce ... More About: Medical , Student , Strategies , Saving , Year
Find the best of everything for christmas
2007-12-05 23:59:00 Sorry I haven’t been posting as often as I should be. I took a bit of a hiatus but will try to write more frequently. Christmas is by far the scariest time for budget minded people because there are so many expenses. I found the best site to figure out and help ... More About: Find
How does the fed rate cut affect you?
2007-11-05 23:29:00 If you watch the business news everyday its a very emotional time for us all. The federal reserve has cut interest rates recently again by a quarter of a percent. This is on top of a half percent in the previous federal reserve meeting. What the cut means to the economy is ... More About: Rate
Economic hardship deferments and new legislation that sucks for residents
2007-10-26 03:09:00 I got a letter a few days ago from Great Lakes about my grace period that is about to expire on my loans. This made me think that there are a bunch of you folks that might be out in residency that are in the same situation. Remember that there is a 6 ... More About: Economic , Legislation , Sucks , Resident , Ferments
Thinking about cash advances? Unexpected costs at unexpected times
2007-10-26 02:47:00 It is an undeniable truth that the advent of cash advances has helped many people get out of precarious financial situations. I think it was 2 months ago that I forgot to pay my rent on time and what happened was that I was unable to access my money from my savings account because it ... More About: Times , Cash , Thinking , Costs , Vance
what the california wildfires teach us
2007-10-25 19:46:00 So the thing that has been on the news the most frequent has been the fires in southern california. It brings me back to the time when I had to evacuate from hurricane katrina. However, the big difference here is that the wildfires are definitely more widespread and the people dealing with this situation seems ... More About: California , Wildfires , Calif , Wildfire
Heads you win, tails you win. Either way, thanks to the IRS you come out a
2007-10-19 21:54:00 Man what a rollercoaster ride the market has been lately. Again, my pick for fantasy stock of the year ISRG had another record breaking run. Earnings estimates were assumed to be 80 cents per share but for the 21st straight quarter, ISRG has beat estimates once again at a whopping 1.04 per share. ... More About: Heads , Tails , Hank
how to invest in uncertain times
2007-10-16 21:57:00 I’ve been following the market for some time now and if you have also, you may have realized how crazy up and down the market has been over the past few months. There are many reasons why the market is shifting up and down with a lot of forces pulling it in either direction. ... More About: Times , Invest , Cert
Buy partial shares with sharebuilder.
2007-10-11 22:36:00 1. sharebuilder is offering a 50 dollar promotion to open an account and buy a stock. The thing about sharebuilder is that you can buy fractions of stock so you don’t have to have 600 dollars to buy google. It costs 4 dollars to make a purchase which is fine because you ... More About: Shares , Builder , Ares , Sharebuilder
Losing your bags can suck. What you can do to prevent this.
2007-10-08 12:22:00 There was a very good article that was published on smartmoney.com on october 3, 2007 by Kelli Grant entitled A guide to recouping costs for lost baggage. I have to say that I did not think of this when I was checking my laptop. My laptop was stolen en route by either security ... More About: Bags , Suck
Living the lap of entry level luxury. Entry level automobiles for you and
2007-10-01 02:58:00 If you are like me, you love cars. Its always nice to wake up early in the morning and go to work in a nice car especially when days get rough at work. My basic philosophy in life is to be as cheap as you can with the things that you don’t ... More About: Living , Luxury , Automobiles , Bile , Entry
Rent a car, take a cab, bum a ride, ride the bus: ways to save money on you
2007-09-22 23:49:00 Sometimes its just impossible to rent a car when you interview. The places that come to mind include schools in manhattan, possibly washington DC, boston, and philadelphia. In this article, I just wanted to go over my interview traveling strategies so that you don’t end up spending hundreds of dollars by taking the ... More About: Money , Save Money , Ride , Save , Rent
Apple?s price cut for iphone is still not a good reason to get an iphone.
2007-09-19 03:51:00 So if you haven’t kept up with business news or news in general, you may not have known that apple decided to get rid of their 4GB iphone and slash 200 dollars off their 8GB iphone. This was Jobs states is to stimulate sales as the high price tag may have deterred some people ... More About: Apple , Iphone , Price , Reason , Good
Pros and Cons of military service to pay for medical / professional school-
2007-09-11 05:02:00 about 5 years ago I was actually contemplating joining the military to help pay for medical school. I applied to a bunch of schools and one of them was the Uniformed Service s University of the Health Sciences or USUHS which is located in bethesda maryland. In this article I want to write about ... More About: Medical , Military , School , Professional
What is the FDIC? Your money may not be safe in your bank
2007-09-09 00:43:00 For the many of you who do not have more than 100,000 dollars in a bank account, this may not apply to you however for the few who do or will have because of frugal savings or just really prudent investing, you need to know the laws that protect your money. The FDIC is the federal ... More About: Money , Bank , Safe
How I made $5,728 dollars from renters insurance and why you should get ren
2007-09-07 05:12:00 This goes back to a little over 2 years ago when hurricane katrina “ravaged” the town of new orleans. I was living there at the time and I didn’t go back home or to see what was left of it until around november. I had been out of town for 3 months. ... More About: Insurance , Made , Dollars , Doll , Lars
take advantage of the sprint SERO plan! 500 minutes/ free txt message/ nigh
2007-08-29 01:28:00 This information can be viewed on slickdeals forums . However, I wanted to make my website of tips to feel complete so I have rehashed the stuff on that website below Unlimited Text Message = until 9/29/07 = unlimited free txt message for entire contract- just send them an email about it or call 1-866-881-9571. ... More About: Sprint , Free , Minutes , Plan
Residents need to watch out for physician head hunters, recruitment
2007-08-25 20:32:00 So i’m just an intern yet it was funny to recieve an email from someone that was running a career fair for residents. Not including the fact that my residency in Ophthalmology hasn’t even started, it was funny to think about all of this so early in my career when i’m still having ... More About: Watch , Head , Recruitment , Hunters , Physician
Stock market introduction to options trading
More articles from this author:2007-08-22 03:48:00 I’m actually in the process of starting my first options trade and I wanted to give you guys a little tutorial about options trading that I learned over the last few weeks. The stock market has been doing terribly lately and people including myself have made a few mistakes that cost hundreds of dollars. ... More About: Stock Market , Market , Trading , Stock , Introduction 1, 2, 3 |
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