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Salary Flat? Washington Post Wants to Hear From You

The reporter would like to talk to you about the effect of your stagnant income on your ability to save or pay for a child’s education, or any other [...] read more »
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Sales Tax Deduction for New Car Purchases

While you’ve been able to deduct sales taxes for quite some time now, this deduction was previously limited to those that itemize their deductions, a[...] read more »
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Credit Score Q&A with Liz Pulliam Weston

How the importance of your credit score has changed in the last year, what you can do to stop companies from closing your lines of credit, what is th[...] read more »
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Why You May Need Flood Insurance

Images of North Dakota residents working feverishly in below-freezing weather to sandbag the banks of the Red River and save their towns have been co[...] read more »
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Financial Independence: The Final Stage of Money Management

In February, I wrote that I was entering the third stage of personal finance. As I made my way out of debt and began to save, I had noticed that many[...] read more »
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4 Ways to Save More This Spring

Saving is on everyone’s mind these days. Here are a few ways that you can keep a little more cash in your pocket this spring: read more »
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Cash in on Federal Spending

By now we've all heard one of the newest American complaints -- all this stimulus and bailout money, but where's mine? Like many individuals, most [...] read more »
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Passing 100,000 Miles on My Honda Civic

A few months short of five years ago, I purchased a new 2004 Honda Civic to replace a failing older model that had not been in my care. Today, this “[...] read more »
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The Worst 401(k) Plans

Curious as to how your 401(k) plan compares to others? Business Week just published a list of the worst 401(k) plans based on criteria such as partic[...] read more »
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How to Request an IRS Filing Extension

April 15th is only a couple weeks away! If you haven’t filed yet and don’t think you’ll make the April 15th deadline, all you need to do to procrasti[...] read more »
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Daily Deduction: Tax Prep Fees

Filling out the Form 1040 can be a daunting experience, to say the least. It has been the downfall of numerous would-be Obama appointees, and its 76[...] read more »
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7 Ways to Save Money on College Transportation

Travel is a large part of a college student’s life. Everyday, college students have to travel to and from campus. At least once a week, they travel t[...] read more »
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Rebalance Your Portfolio in an Unbalanced World

That was a question I received recently in a long email from James. He explained that he was a “moderate” investor. He had a good mix of assets in [...] read more »
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4 Factors Affecting Natural Gas ETFs

Natural gas is a great alternative energy source, and the form of energy and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) are at seven-year lows. Could this mean[...] read more »
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Daily Deduction: Business Expenses

Does it sometimes seem like the really good deductions go to the big guys? That’s because tax law provides a deduction for business expenses. But t[...] read more »
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