Simple Secrets to Saving Successfully
Published: February 1, 2021
These secrets are really not secrets at all, but instead are best practices in creating a budget, staying out of debt, and building your savings.
4 Signs You're About to Get a Tax Surprise
Published: January 27, 2021
At tax time, it's often hard to predict how much you'll owe or receive in a tax refund without actually doing your taxes. But there are some telltale red flags that can mean an unwelcome tax surprise is headed your way, tax pros say. Here's how to spot the signs and how to keep them from financially derailing you.
Tax Tips for Unemployment Income If You've Been Laid Off or Furloughed
Published: January 19, 2021
If you lost your job or were furloughed this year, we are so sorry. If you were lucky, your company may have paid you furlough or severance. Either way, you likely applied for unemployment benefits, once you could get through on the busy, busy phone lines. And now, with tax time approaching, you may wonder if you owe taxes on the money you received, and if so, when and how you need to pay the tax.
Your Top Tax Questions About Working Remotely, Answered
Published: January 11, 2021
Now, with tax time approaching, there are tax implications of working remotely that you need to address, and we are here to help. So, let?s take a look at the tax issues of remote employment.
What the New COVID Relief Package Means For Your Money
Published: December 22, 2020
A second wave of federal coronavirus relief totaling $900 billion could begin flowing to millions of Americans as soon as the year's end, nearly nine months after Congress passed the original pandemic relief package known as the CARES Act. Here's what the COVID relief package - part of a $2.3 trillion spending bill - could mean for you, your family, your home or your business.
How to Save the Holidays: More Joy, Less Cash
Published: December 15, 2020
The holiday season is getting closer -- and wallets lighter. Still, there are unpurchased gifts left on your list. Here's how to come up with presents that will delight recipients without blowing up your budget. Resist the temptation to throw caution to the wind because you're just so tired of waiting for 2020 to be over and debt seems overwhelming anyway. Whatever you are planning to pay for with an overspent credit card will be forgotten come Jan. 15, says Mary Hunt, author and Everyday Cheapskate blogger. I promise you that. But you will have created a debt that may last a lifetime.