Archive for the ‘Taxes’ Category

Tax Day Resolutions

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

New Year's resolutions on average last about 1.5 weeks based on my own personal survey. :-)  Perhaps people don't know how to set and effectively achieve goals. Or maybe they need more than a drinking binge to bring about effective change in their lives. So how did your tax preparations go ...

I’m Getting A Decent Tax Refund

Monday, March 30th, 2009

I'm getting a decent-sized tax refund this year, which is both good and bad news. Although I like this unexpected surprise of extra cash, I also know that I basically loaned the government money for free for a year. Not that you get much return on in savings accounts these ...

Don’t Forget To Fund Your Roth!

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Don't forget that you can still fund a regular or Roth IRA up to April 15th for the prior year. The Roth IRA has some income limitations so please check the IRS website for the current guidelines. Several other important points to consider this time of year include: Consider funding a ...

The Tax Man Commeth…

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

We all know that the tax man is on his way, slowly creeping up on us. In my case, however, he's not only creeping up on me for 2008 but apparently is coming back from ancient history as well. I checked my credit report recently from Experian, and I noticed something ...