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Self Employment Tax
2009-09-04 13:50:00 Most people who work for an employer have their taxes automatically withheld from their paycheck. This makes life much easier when it comes time to file taxes because you don’t need to worry about filing estimated taxes or sending in any paperwork. You just wait for your W-2 to arrive in January, then you file ... Related Articles:Estimated Taxes – Who, When, and How MuchTax Freedom DayING Business Savings Account Review More About: Small Business , Employment
Lending Club Giveaway ? Win $2,500
2009-09-03 21:39:00 Lending Club recently announced they are giving away a $2500 cash prize to their 25,000th registered investor. The folks at Lending Club expect to get their 25,000th registered investor during the month of September, so all you need to do is sign up for a free Lending Club account for your chance to win. Lending Club ... Related Articles:$25 Sign-up Bonus from Lending ClubFree Bonus Money with P2P LendingLending Club Review – Shopping For Loans at Lending Club More About: Lending
Student Credit Card Tips and Best Student Credit Cards
2009-09-03 13:21:00 Many people debate whether or not students should get credit cards. I don’t believe every student should get a credit card, but I believe that they should consider one if they can use it responsibly. I opened my first credit card while I was in college and used it to help build a strong credit ... Related Articles:Best Zero Percent Balance Transfer Credit Card OffersDiscover Promotions – Free Bonus MoneyDiscover Business Card $100 Bonus to End December 31st More About: Credit Cards , Student Credit Cards , Student
Estimated Taxes ? Who, When, and How Much
2009-09-02 06:28:00 The US tax system is a pay as you go system, which means you are supposed to pay taxes as you earn income. This isn’t a problem for many people because their employers withhold their taxes from their paycheck. But if you do not have enough money withheld from your paycheck or if you have ... Related Articles:How I Plan on Reducing My 2008 Taxes I hate doing taxesTaxes – Which is Better: Large Refund, or Owe the IRS? More About: Small Business
Are You Really a Permanent Employee?
2009-09-01 14:20:00 This is a guest post by Kevin, who writes a get out of debt blog at No Debt Plan. He wants to help you get and stay out of debt. This is the third post in a series on unemployment and your finances. In my first article I challenged your thinking on turning down job offers ... Related Articles:Things to Consider When Leaving Your JobGet It In WritingWhat is Your Financial Fallback Plan? More About: Employee , Permanent
Entrepreneur Spotlight ? Larry Deane from Empty Cabin Media
2009-08-31 06:43:00 Today’s Entrepreneur Spotlight is Larry Deane, from Empty Cabin Media , a blog consulting and website design company. Many people know him as Glblguy, the former owner and writer for the personal finance blog, Gather Little By Little (Glblguy was the anonymous name he chose when he started his personal finance website). Larry has been a good ... Related Articles:Cash Money Life Version 2.0How to Start a Blog for Fun or ProfitWhen Should You Sell Your Small Business ?
Roundup ? Nature Walk Edition
2009-08-30 06:00:00 My wife and I took out baby girl on her first nature walk yesterday. She just turned 2 months old, and this is the first time we took her out in the woods. We usually walk around our neighborhood several times per week, but pushing a stroller across the asphalt is different than walking through ... Related Articles:Ebates – Get Paid to Shop$25 ING Business Savings Account Sign up BonusOn-line Savings with Ebates – Plus $10 to Sign Up! More About: Nature , Personal Finance , Roundup , Walk , Edition
Cash for Clunkers Appliances Edition ? Rebates for Energy Star Appliances
2009-08-28 16:24:00 It seems like 2009 will go down as the year of the stimulus, even though individual stimulus checks weren’t sent out to the majority of people in 2009. Instead, Congress passed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in February, which included several other stimulus programs designed to put cash in people’s pockets, extend ... Related Articles:Cash For Clunkers Over Already?Chase Freedom Rewards Card Review – 200+ Reasons to Love it!$25 ING Business Savings Account Sign up Bonus More About: Energy Star , Energy , Star , Rebates
Why Taking a Pay Cut is a Great Idea
2009-08-26 13:31:00 This is a guest post by Kevin, who writes a get out of debt blog at No Debt Plan. He wants to help you get and stay out of debt. This is the second post in a series on unemployment and your finances. In my last article I promised to show you why the income you ... Related Articles:Unemployed? Any Job is Better Than No JobUnemployment Benefit Provisions in the 2009 Economic Stimulus PlanUnemployment Benefits – How to File and Other Frequently Asked Questions More About: Great , Idea , Taking , Great Idea
20 Free Stock Trades at Zecco
2009-08-25 18:02:00 New Zecco customers can get 20 free stock trades when they sign up for a new Zecco Trading account before September 13th, 2009. You must use the offer code “bonus1″ to qualify for the free trades (offer code is case sensitive!). TradeKing is also offering a $50 promotion through August 31! 20 Free Stock trades at Zecco Stock ... Related Articles:Zecco Changes Requirements for Free TradesTradeKing $50 Promotion – National Friendship DayHow Does Zecco Compare to TradeKing and ShareBuilder? More About: Investing
Why College Students Should Get a Credit Card NOW
2009-08-25 14:51:00 “Student” and “credit cards” are words many people don’t like to hear mentioned in the same sentence. It is easy to point out how many students have racked up thousands of dollars in credit card debt and make a blanket statement that students should stay as far away from credit cards as possible. But I ... Related Articles:Using Credit Card s to Rebuild Your Credit ScorePros and Cons of Secured Credit Card sThink Twice Before Canceling Credit Cards More About: College , Students
Pick the Low Hanging Fruit to Get your Finances in Order Quickly
2009-08-24 14:29:00 Most fruit bearing trees have some branches that are low enough that you can reach them from the ground. From there you can pick the “low hanging fruit” and fill your basket with relative ease. This fruit may not be the ripest or best tasting on the tree, but it is the easiest to harvest ... Related Articles:How to do a 0% Balance TransferBest Zero Percent Balance Transfer Credit Card OffersHow I Earned $4,100 Without Working – The Beauty of Passive Income More About: Personal Finance , Finances , Fruit , Pick , Order
Roundup ? Fantasy Football Draft Edition
2009-08-23 15:00:00 The guys in my fantasy football league got together this weekend to do our annual fantasy football draft. There’s nothing quite like 10 guys sitting in a garage, drinking beer, grilling burgers and sausages, and talking football. It makes for a memorable afternoon – even if your team doesn’t end up doing well over the ... Related Articles:Roundup – Yahoo Fantasy Football EditionWeekly Roundup – Fantasy Football EditionMajor League Fun, Minor League Prices More About: Personal Finance , Draft
Ask the M-Network: Money Management and a New Career
2009-01-16 11:50:00 Last week, the M-Network announced a new feature - “Ask the M-Network.” We take questions submitted by readers and several members of our group will answer them. The first question I received was from a reader named “Alex.” He is just starting out on his career and wants more information about how he should go about ... More About: Personal Finance , Money , Money Management , Management
Get Free Professional Tax and Investment Advice From TurboTax and Kiplinger
2009-01-15 11:29:00 Two well known and well respected financial companies are sponsoring free Q&A sessions with tax and financial professionals during the month of January. Jumpstart Your Retirement Plan Days This is the eighth year that Kiplinger’s magazine, along with National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), have joined forces for the Jumpstart Your Retirement Plan Days program. ... More About: Advice , Personal Finance , Taxes , Investment , Free
Inflation - Worst Case Scenario
2009-01-14 12:07:00 About a year ago I wrote a tongue in cheek article about how inflation is inconvenient. At the time, I was a little disappointed that the price of an ice cold beverage at my workplace increased 25%. Actually, it wasn’t the price increase that bothered me so much as having to carry around quarters. I ... More About: Inflation , Case , Scenario
Increased 401k Contribution Limits in 2009
2009-01-13 11:34:00 If your company sponsors a 401(k) plan, you will be happy to know that the 401(k) contribution limits were raised in 2009. This is the first change to the 401(k) contribution limits several years, and it is a welcome change in my book! In 2008, 401(k) contributions for those under age 50 were limited to $15,500, ... More About: Retirement , Investing , Limits , Contribution
How to File Your 2008 Federal Taxes For Free
2009-01-12 11:20:00 Tax season is open! While the first day to e-file your 2008 taxes isn’t until this Friday, January 16, 2009, you can start your tax return any time before then. I highly recommend using e-file when you file your taxes because your tax return is processed twice as quickly as a paper tax return. You ... More About: Taxes , Tax , Free , File , Turbo
Weekly Roundup - Exercise Edition
2009-01-11 15:54:00 My wife and I own an elliptical machine that has been out of commission the last several months. We have an extended warranty on it and the warranty company sent repairman after repairman out to repair it - only the problem never went away. After waiting almost a month since the last visit, it was ... More About: Personal Finance , Exercise , Roundup , Weekly , Edition
Introducing Money Saving Deals
2009-01-09 11:40:00 In late November I created an extension site to Cash Money Life, which I call Money Saving Deals. Money Saving Deals is built right into this domain, so you quickly reach the site. You will also see a link in the navigation bar so you can easily navigate to some great savings! Why did I create ...
ING Business Savings Account Review
2009-01-08 13:10:00 Early last year I formed an LLC for my online business. There are several reasons why I did this, but one of them was to make it easier to separate my business income and funds from my personal accounts. I needed a business checking account, and at some banks it is easier to open a ... More About: Business , Review , Savings , Account
$25 ING Business Savings Account Sign up Bonus
2009-01-08 12:04:00 ING Direct is famous for their personal savings and checking accounts, but not many people know they also offer a ING Business Savings Account for businesses to earn more money on their savings. The ING Business Savings Account is a high yield savings account and offers a much higher interest rate than most regular banks ... More About: Small Business , Bonus , Sign
Got Financial Questions? Ask the M-Network
2009-01-08 05:30:00 Today, the members of the M-Network are happy to announce a new feature called ?Ask The M-Network.? This feature allows you, our readers, to submit personal finance questions to any of the M-Network members using the contact form on any M-Network member?s blog. Your question will be answered by several M-Network members and published within ... More About: Personal Finance , Questions , Financial
2009 Personal Finance Goals - Back to the Essentials
2009-01-07 12:03:00 The start of the year is always a good time to take stock of your situation and make assessments on what you would like to achieve. My wife and I both discussed our financial goals for the coming year and we both came upon one agreement: we need to get more organized. My 2009 financial goal ... More About: Personal , Personal Finance , Finance , Goals , Back
2009 Traditional and Roth IRA Contribution Limits
2009-01-06 13:42:00 2009 is here, which means it’s time to start planning your retirement contributions. Even though 2008 is over and done with, you can still contribute to your 2008 IRA until April 15, 2009. You can contribute to your 2009 IRA any time between January 2, 2009 and April 15, 2010. Just note that if you ... More About: Retirement , Investing , Limits , Contribution , Roth
2009 Personal Finance Goals and Resolutions
2009-01-05 11:50:00 Welcome to the January, 2009 edition of Carnival of Financial Goals . The Carnival of Financial Goals was created just over a year ago to share goals and inspire people to create and achieve their own goals. I have read many inspiring articles over the last few months, and I hope you will find many ... More About: Personal , Personal Finance , Finance
Obama?s Road to Recovery - More Jobs, More Money in Your Pocket
2009-01-04 12:40:00 President elect Obama recently announced his economic recovery plan, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. It doesn’t appear that his plan includes a second economic stimulus check, at least not like the last stimulus check. But Obama’s plan just may put more money in your pocket anyway. Obama’s plan calls for several major projects that ... More About: Money , Jobs , Road
Self-Employed Retirement Plans: Solo 401(k) Plan
2008-12-18 13:14:00 This article is part of a series on self-employed retirement plans, and was written by Robert D. Flach. Robert has been preparing business and individual tax returns for people in all walks of life since 1972. He writes the tax blogs THE WANDERING TAX PRO and the NJ TAX PRACTICE BLOG. Article assumptions: Self-employed individuals have ... More About: Retirement , Investing , Plans , Solo , Plan
Self-Employed Retirement Plans: SIMPLE Plan
2008-12-17 12:00:00 This article is part of a series on self-employed retirement plans, and was written by Robert D. Flach. Robert has been preparing business and individual tax returns for people in all walks of life since 1972. He writes the tax blogs THE WANDERING TAX PRO and the NJ TAX PRACTICE BLOG. Article assumptions: Self-employed individuals have ... More About: Retirement , Investing , Plans , Simple Plan , Simple
Self-Employed Retirement Plans: SEP IRA
More articles from this author:2008-12-16 12:00:00 This is a guest article by Robert D. Flach. Robert has been preparing business and individual tax returns for people in all walks of life since 1972. He writes the tax blogs THE WANDERING TAX PRO and the NJ TAX PRACTICE BLOG. Patrick has asked me to write a guest post on the topic of retirement ... More About: Retirement , Investing , Plans 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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