“Free File” Your Taxes Through the IRS Website
If your adjusted gross income in 2008 was less than $56,000, you can use Free File at the IRS website to prepare and file your federal tax return. For those…
Creating Financial Systems that Work
Do you have financial systems in place in your business and personal life that work really well for you? If you don't now is the time to put them in…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Pack Your Lunch, Part 2
Welcome to another edition of Stretch Your Food Dollar. Two weeks ago we talked about packing your lunch as a way of making your food budget go the extra mile.…
Pain Relief is Not a Luxury: Keeping Your Business Relevant in a Recession
Lisa wrote a post last week about lifestyle changes adopted by middle-class America in order to survive an economic slowdown. Among these changes she listed personal luxuries, such as getting…
My Financial Implosion: Foreclosure
'œPersons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes them apprehensive about ownership.' '“ Jerzy Kosinski By the fall of 1997, much of my…
More than free pizza: cheap entertainment for grad students
January is a rough month for me. Despite my attempts to budget more keenly each year, the effects of holiday spending always take their toll. The impossibility of…
Have 401(k) plans failed?
The stock market's dramatic dive over the past year has some people questioning the usefulness of 401(k) plans. A recent article on reports: "This is the biggest test that the…
How Shredding Stuff Saves Money
Last month, Moorea wrote about how shedding stuff saves money by introducing readers to the concept of Shelf-Life. What this means is how long you can go without using an…
Dating on a Budget: Play Dates
As a little kid, I could not wait to grow up. I hated having to follow rules and other people telling me what to do. It was my biggest pet…
Steps for Financial Aid Success
Guest writer Jonna Mastropasqua has ten years experience in Financial Aid administration. She received her in Women's Studies from the University of Arizona in 2006. She has been both a…