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new year: RightSizing Your Finances in 2010 - 01/28/10 05:54 PM
During the 1990s and 2000s, people worked on the assumption that bigger was better. But was it?
Now people have to deal with the consequences of their spending habits and borrowing demands. Rightsizing is looking at your budget, your finances, your home, and your family and deciding what is right for you. You may need to cut back on expenses, luxuries, and discretionary spending but figure out what is important to you.
Rightsizing your finances is hardly anyone’s idea of a best way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon. And it certainly doesn’t seem like the thing you’d want to do … (2 comments)

new year: Top Three Financial Resolutions for the New Year - 12/26/09 12:17 PM
Make a New Year's Resolution to clean up your personal finances. Stick to a budget, live within your means, and put away savings every month. Below are the top three financial new year's resolutions. Make 2010 the year to stick to your financial new year's resolutions.
Do your personal finances need a tweak this year?
After two years of recession and an unemployment rate that topped 10 percent in 2009, it seems as though a little personal finance rebuilding might be in order.
But as we recover (slowly!) from the worst economy in decades, it’s a great opportunity to rethink … (2 comments)

new year: LAST CHANCE SAVINGS! If you're buying a car in 2009, be sure to take advantage of an IRS tax break!! - 12/19/09 05:11 PM
If you're buying a car in 2009, be sure to take advantage of an IRS tax break that allows you to deduct the state or local sales or excise taxes you pay on the first $49,500 of the purchase price. This tax deduction may not be extended through 2010, so take advantage of the tax break now by buying a car before the end of the year.
If you were already thinking of buying, it makes sense to jump on the deal, and hey, a car certainly makes a great gift! Just think, you can be like the people in the … (0 comments)

 

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