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When tax time rolls around, a lot of people run for cover. Going on the theory that if they can’t find you they’ll never get your money, you figure that if you simply hide until April 16th everything will be okay. Unfortunately the Internal Revenue Service doesn’t give up that easily. You’re on the books, [...]
The price of everything seems to be going up these days. Actually, using the term “seems” is kind of a misnomer because everything that really is going up. The problems of course our many. Gas prices have gone up. There have been problems with produce and weather, so those prices have gone up. And the [...]
Anyone who’s ever grown up with a brother or sister has probably been taught the value of sharing at a very early age. I had a younger brother growing up, so I learned from a rather early age to hate the “S” word. But while we all (well, most of us anyway) eventually learn that [...]
Have you ever heard of reverse mortgages? It seems to be something unique for senior citizens that can give them a big boost of cash if they’re in the right financial position with their homes. Here’s the deal. Reverse mortgages allow you to borrow against the market value of your home. If your home is [...]
The information contained on your credit report is both negative and positive data that is provided by your creditors and is reflective of how you manage credit. Ideally, your credit report and subsequently calculated score give lenders an idea of how responsible you are with financial obligations and both are used by lenders to make [...]
By now, everyone in the country has heard about what’s going on in Wisconsin. They’re in a financial mess, and the governor has come up with a plan that he believes will work. Unfortunately for him, there’s great disagreement on his plan, and that’s led to both protests and many members of the other party [...]
It’s a fairly well known fact that one of the top causes of trouble in romantic relationships is financial strain. Of course, this isn’t the only problem couples face, but it is a big problem, and because of that, it’s best to try to avoid it altogether in your own relationship by inviting or helping [...]