August 31, 2010 – 1:51 pm
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps. You’re probably not thinking about tax season right now, but fall is a great time to revisit your tax planning strategies. Here are a few tips to make the most of your [...]
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Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps. To lure back-to-school shoppers into the mall, many states are offering a sales-tax holiday this weekend, saving consumers money on big-ticket purchases like computers, software, books, apparel, and footwear. Last year, the [...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps. Tax Day has come and gone, but for certain members of Hollywood’s elite, April 15 was just another Thursday. Too bad debt collectors and the IRS don’t see it that way. While [...]
Judging by the number of people scrambling to get their taxes done, you’d think April 15th came on a different day each year. Like it or not, Tax Day is here. Hopefully you’ve followed Econ4U’s advice and filed your taxes months ago. But in case you haven’t, don’t worry, we won’t tell. There’s still time [...]
February 16, 2010 – 3:10 pm
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps. We’re now less than two months away from April 15th, the day the tax man gets his due. You may not even be thinking about your 1040 yet, but there are some [...]
December 15, 2009 – 5:45 pm
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps. If you’re a small-business owner, you’ll want to pay close attention to today’s column. You may just qualify for one of the following deductions, which could save you major money on your [...]
December 11, 2009 – 5:55 pm
If you’ve been judiciously saving up for your first home but didn’t make it in time for the $8,000 tax credit deadline on November 30, here’s an early Christmas present for you: The incentive has been extended through April 30, 2010. The terms of the tax credit have been expanded to include current homeowners who [...]
September 28, 2009 – 5:04 pm
Pamela Anderson has been famous for her, well, physical assets for decades, but it turns out she isn’t as well endowed in the financial department. According to People magazine, Los Angeles County records show she owes more than $1.1 million to creditors: According to the documents, five different construction companies have filed liens against her [...]
September 25, 2009 – 12:37 pm
On Tuesday, I blogged about one group’s state-by-state national scorecard of financial health (released this week), and it got me thinking: Why do more people not just move to where the jobs are? It seems like a no-brainer if you live in an economically depressed area to simply go somewhere with better opportunities. Of course, there [...]
Whether you’re starting a new job or moving to another state, it can be hard to set up a budget when you don’t know how much of your paycheck you get to take home after taxes and deductions. PaycheckCity.com’s Net Pay Calculator takes the guesswork out. It’s a particularly useful tool if, for example, your [...]
