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Sifting Through the Money Crasher Archives
2008-02-18 12:30:00
Here are some articles that I pulled out from a year ago that might be of interest to you: Now is the Time to Put Your House Up For Sale. I know that many of you are discouraged to put your home up for sale in this market, but never sell your house unless you ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sifting Through the Money Crasher Archives ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/sifting-thr ough-the-money-crasher-archives/" });

Update to Economic Stimulus Calculator
2008-02-16 17:51:00
I updated the economic stimulus calculator from this post, to reflect the most accurate calculator to estimate your rebate based on the actual bill signed into law this past week. If you have not subscribed for the Money Crasher RSS Feed, please do so now! Finally, stay tuned for the first ever Money Crasher’s ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Update to Economic Stimulus Calculator ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/update-to-e conomic-stimulus-calculator/" });

Money Crashing Articles of the Week
2008-02-16 17:05:00
Here are some articles that I enjoyed reading this week, and I thought that I would pass them along to you: Free Money Finance asks you if you should buy an extended warranty? Personally, I think they’re a waste of money and pure profit for the retailer. Here’s a little psycho analysis from Flexo ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Money Crashing Articles of the Week ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/money-crash ing-articles-of-the-week-3/" });

Three Ways To Know If You Are In Love With Money
2008-02-14 21:26:00
Ahh, love is in the air, isn’t it? I can just hear cash registers around the country being overworked on this day that is loved by retailers more than it is loved by consumers. Call me Scrooge, but do we really need an unofficial holiday of love? If the government would recognize ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Three Ways To Know If You Are In Love With Money ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/three-ways- to-know-if-you-are-in-love-with-money/" });

Reader Question About Tax Refunds and Back Child Support
2008-02-14 03:40:00
Here is a question from a Money Crashers reader posted in a comment that, unfortunately, I think some of you may benefit from knowing the answer. What if my ex owes me back support? Will I get his check? Also he is now married with no children of their own. Will I still get ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Reader Question About Tax Refunds and Back Child Support ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/reader-ques tion-about-tax-refunds-and-back-child-sup port/" });
More About: Taxes

Financial Question #11: Bush Signs Economic Stimulus Plan Into Law
2008-02-14 03:19:00
Today, President Bush signed the economic stimulus plan into law today. So, it’s a done deal. He praised Congress for coming together in a bipartisan way to get the bill passed quickly so the American people will get the money as fast as possible. I still have my reservations about whether this ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Financial Question #11: Bush Signs Economic Stimulus Plan Into Law", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/financial-q uestion-11-bush-signs-economic-stimulus-p lan-into-law/" });

One Big Way to Save Money On Valentine?s Day
2008-02-14 03:11:00
Men, listen up for a minute. I know we’re lazy, and when it comes to making our girls happy, we’ll go with convenience over anything else, even if it’s at a premium price. But, if you want to win with money in your lifetime, you need to start learning how to save money ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "One Big Way to Save Money On Valentine ’s Day", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/one-big-way -to-save-money-on-valentines-day/" });
More About: Save Money

How To Put Together A Budget With Irregular Income
2008-02-12 14:49:00
One big mistake that personal financial gurus tend to make is assuming that we all live on a steady monthly income. When in fact, very many of us are salespeople that earn an income based 100% on commissions. One month you might make $10,000, but the next two months you might not make ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How To Put Together A Budget With Irregular Income ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/how-to-put- together-a-budget-with-irregular-income/" });

Suze Orman Gets It Right About Why Our Economy is Faultering
2008-02-11 23:04:00
Sometimes, I don’t agree with the advice that Suze Orman gives, but she definitely gets it right in this article about what to do with the mini windfall that you’ll be receiving from the government this summer. Here is a quote from her article that I liked: I don’t agree with that approach on any ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Suze Orman Gets It Right About Why Our Economy is Faultering", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/suze-orman- gets-it-right-about-why-our-economy-is-fa ultering/" });
More About: Taxes

Carnival of Personal Finance #139 is Up and Running
2008-02-11 14:28:00
Check out this weeks edition of The Carnival of Personal Finance hosted by My Dollar Plan Here are some of my favorite posts from it: Go debate a reader at Free Money Finance who claims to be struggling on a six-figure income Read about Chief Family Officer’s attempt to switching to all cash and why it ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Carnival of Personal Finance #139 is Up and Running ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/carnival-of -personal-finance-139-is-up-and-running/" });

Clearing Up The Confusion About The Economic Stimulus Plan Refund Checks
2008-02-11 01:06:00
CNN really needs to verify the information that people spew forth when the quote someone in an article before publishing it, even if it is just an online article.CNN posted this article on Friday about the potential passing of the economic stimulus plan that would put tax money back into the hands of the Americans. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Clearing Up The Confusion About The Economic Stimulus Plan Refund Checks", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/clearing-up -the-confusion-about-the-economic-stimulu s-plan-refund-checks/" });
More About: Economy , Taxes

Watch Out For Desperate Collection Agencies Sending You 1099-C Forms on Old
2008-02-09 02:58:00
Thanks to Consumerist, and this article they wrote about this new collection agency scam, and what you should do about it. Basically, there are desperate collection agencies buying up zombie debts at pennies on the dollar, then tacking on an insame amount of late charges, interest and other fees, then “forgiving” the debt as ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Watch Out For Desperate Collection Agencies Sending You 1099-C Forms on Old Debt", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/watch-out-f or-desperate-collection-agencies-sending- you-1099-c-forms-on-old-debt/" });
More About: Taxes

A Look Into the Home Values of the Presidential Candidates
2008-02-07 19:58:00
This article from Yahoo Finance tells you the home values of the presidential candidates to their primary residences. We now know their net worth, how much they spend on hair cuts, and now we even know how much their real estate is worth. I don’t really think you should pay much credence to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Look Into the Home Values of the Presidential Candidates ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/a-look-into -the-home-values-of-the-presidential-cand idates/" });
More About: Politics

Watch Out For Economic Stimulus Rebate Scams
2008-02-07 03:47:00
According to the AP, via CNN Money, there’s already scammers out there trying to trick you into giving out personal information, claiming to be the IRS. They are telling people that they need to verify their personal information in order for them to receive the economic stimulus plan rebate. These people are the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Watch Out For Economic Stimulus Rebate Scams ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/watch-out-f or-economic-stimulus-rebate-scams/" });

Four Tips On the Issue of Money and Family
2008-02-05 21:51:00
When I was in college, my first car had finally broken down. I needed another car, but I didn’t have any money to get another one. I didn’t want to go to a bank to get a loan for a car, because I was didn’t want to pay all of the interest and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Four Tips On the Issue of Money and Family ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/four-tips-o n-the-issue-of-money-and-family/" });
More About: Money Management

Save Money By Buying Second Hand Clothes
2008-02-05 17:31:00
No, I’m not talking about buying from the Salvation Army or the Goodwill. Although, you can do that, too. But many of us are snobs when it comes to clothes. We want “new” clothes. We like the smell of new clothes, we like the thrill of buying new clothing at the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Save Money By Buying Second Hand Clothes ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/save-money- by-buying-second-hand-clothes/" });
More About: Save Money

Hillary Clinton Will Garnish Your Wages If You Choose Not to Buy Health Ins
2008-02-05 13:15:00
This article from World Net Daily summarizes what Hillary Clinton spoke about on an ABC Sunday Morning show. She described her plan for funding her universal health care program, but the most revealing detail of her plan was that she would garnish the wages of those workers who could afford health care coverage, but ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hillary Clinton Will Garnish Your Wages If You Choose Not to Buy Health Insurance ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/hillary-cli nton-will-garnish-your-wages-if-you-choos e-not-to-buy-health-insurance/" });
More About: Politics

Financial Question Of The Day #10
2008-02-05 05:27:00
Is getting out of debt or investing for retirement more important to you? This is an interesting debate. Many young people leaving undergraduate and postgraduate studies aren’t too concerned with getting out of debt right away. Many of my wife’s friends who will be leaving with considerable student loan debt from medical related degrees ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Financial Question Of The Day #10", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/financial-q uestion-of-the-day-10/" });

Is Leasing With The Option to Buy A House A Good Idea?
2008-02-04 13:17:00
A Money Crasher’s reader sent me an email the other day with this question, so I thought that I would share my opinion with all of you. Are lease-purchase homes a good idea? I recently heard of them, and I am wondering if that would be a good option for us. It all depends on the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Is Leasing With The Option to Buy A House A Good Idea ?", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/is-leasing- with-the-option-to-buy-a-house-a-good-ide a/" });
More About: Real Estate , A House

Money Crasher Articles From A Year Ago
2008-02-02 18:48:00
Here are some great articles from 2007 during the week of January 25th to February 1st: Start a business for $200 or Less Save money by Cutting High Cost Entertainment My Opinion on No Money Down Home Financing Upcoming For the Week of February 4th through the 8th: We’re going to discuss finding foreclosures, getting your house ready ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Money Crasher Articles From A Year Ago ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/money-crash er-articles-from-a-year-ago-2/" });

Money Crashing Articles Of The Week
2008-02-02 04:07:00
FMF starts an open discussion about the Fair Tax JD at Get Rich Slowly gives his thoughts about making the transition from debt to savings Consumerist gives you more reasons to watch out what you write on sites like Myspace and Facebook. The Lazy Man has his all-star personal finance football team. Gen X Finance tells you what to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Money Crashing Articles Of The Week ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/money-crash ing-articles-of-the-week-2/" });

Five Budget Tips For Saving Money On Your Super Bowl Party
2008-01-31 22:07:00
It’s that time of year again when we watch a football game involving teams that many of us don’t care about with overblown headlines, cheesy commercials, big parties, and GREAT food. Most people usually say that the best part about Super Bowl parties is the food and the commercials. Super Bowl weekend has ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Five Budget Tips For Saving Money On Your Super Bowl Party ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/five-budget -tips-for-saving-money-on-your-super-bowl -party/" });

Predicting the Unpredictable: 6 Unexpected Expenses and How to Prevent Them
2008-01-30 19:34:00
No matter how thoroughly you construct your budget, you will never be able to predict each and every future expense. Creating a general Rainy Day Fund is a good place to start in allocating unexpected costs, but sometimes several storms converge and you?re suddenly caught in a hurricane with little more than a cheap ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Predicting the Unpredictable: 6 Unexpected Expenses and How to Prevent Them ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/predicting- the-unpredictable-6-unexpected-expenses-a nd-how-to-prevent-them/" });

A Review Of The Mint.com Personal Finance Application
2008-01-29 23:00:00
Disclaimer: I’m not receiving any compensation for this post, nor was I asked to review the site by Mint.com. I started using the site a couple of weeks ago, and I feel that their website will benefit the readers of Money Crashers in a big way. I’m lazy, and I’m cheap. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Review Of The Mint.com Personal Finance Application ", url: "http://www.moneycrashers.com/a-review-of -the-mintcom-personal-finance-application /" });
More About: Personal Finance

Questions About Your Life and Money
2008-01-29 04:51:00
I wanted to encourage any of you that have a specific question, comment, or concern to Contact Me. I do not have a formal financial advising certification yet, but I’ve talked with numerous people over the past couple years about their life and finances, so I might be able to help you. If ...
More About: Life , Money , Questions

A Calculator To Estimate Your Refund From The Proposed Economic Stimulus Pl
2008-01-29 03:39:00
There has been quite a bit of buzz surrounding the proposed 2008 Economic Stimulus Plan propose by Congress last week. It has not been signed into law, but Bush is scheduled to sign it once it has been finalized. Any bill that puts more money into your pockets is going to generate a ...
More About: Economy , Taxes , Calculator

It?s Not Too Late To Contribute To Your IRA for 2007
2008-01-28 14:42:00
If you’re scrambling for last-minute ways to cut your tax bill for 2007, you are in luck. Apparently, the IRS understands thos of us who are procrastinators, so they will allow you contribute up until April 15th, 2008 towards your IRA for it to count towards your 2007 contributions. this article via Yahoo ...
More About: Taxes , Investing , Contribute , Late

Watch The State Of The Union Address This Monday Night
2008-01-26 18:00:00
I know that many of you fall asleep even with the thought of watching the Presidential State of the Union address performed by the president at the beginning of each year. But, this year’s might be a little different. The last three or four addresses have been dominated with the war in Iraq, ...
More About: Politics , Economy , Watch , Night

A Blast To The Past From A Year Ago This Week
2008-01-26 17:19:00
Here’s a look at some articles from last year from January 17th to January 24th. I give you tips for preparing for your yearly performance evaluation. Here’s more proof that credit cards aren’t looking out for you. I give you some ideas for cutting costs on high-cost entertainment. And finally, I explain why you shouldn’t waste ...
More About: Week , Past , Blast , Year

Five Steps To Getting a Great Sale On An LCD Or Plasma TV This Weekend
2008-01-26 01:11:00
If you walk into an electronics store this weekend, you’ll most likely see a big promotioin for sales on Hi-Def LCD, Plasma , and DLP televisions. Retailers will be putting together their final push to try to persuade you to buy a big-screen TV for Super Bowl weekend. Frankly, I think it’s insulting that ...
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