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6 Tax Tips After a Major Life Change
Tweet Share on Facebook March 10, 2011 Comment (2)As anyone who’s filed taxes after getting married, moving across state lines, or switching to a freelance life knows, major life changes can make your relationship with the IRS complicated. For advice on how to handle all of the additional paperwork, we turned to Laura D. Adams, author of the new book, Money Girl’s Smart Moves to Grow Rich, and host of the weekly Money Girl podcast. Here are her six tips on staying ahead of the IRS:
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Is Your TV Turning You Into a Shopaholic?
Tweet Share on Facebook March 8, 2011 Comment (3)When I put a call out on Twitter for money advice for parents, author Zac Bissonnette responded with an unusual tip: “Put a sledgehammer through your TV… watching TV increases materialism.”
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5 Financial Tips You Should Ignore
Tweet Share on Facebook March 7, 2011 Comment (5)Have you heard the one about houses being a sure-fire investment? Or the tip that you should close all your credit card accounts? Bad financial advice can circle the web faster than the latest e-mail scam from Nigeria, and some of it originates from personal finance gurus themselves (although their words are often twisted). Here are five popular financial tips you should ignore:
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Social Security Tax Cut: What Will You Do?
Tweet Share on Facebook March 2, 2011 Comment (2)If you’ve noticed a bump up in your paycheck since the beginning of the year, here’s why: Workers are enjoying a bit of a Social Security “tax holiday” this year, with Social Security payroll taxes reduced by almost one-third. The percentage of the break is the same for all workers, so the highest earners will see the biggest bump in their paychecks. Workers earning $106,800, for example, will bring home an extra $2,000 this year.
