February 2010

Investment Guide at Mint.com

February 28, 2010

On this lazy Sunday afternoon we wanted to share some good tips that Mint.com has shared in their investment guide. They provide a simple and easy to understand guide that covers the basics such as determining if your ready to invest, what risk you are willing to take, tips for investing for the long haul [...]

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Farewell

February 28, 2010

This is my final post that I will submit to Miel and James for DINKSFinance as their part-time writer. Unfortunately my full-time job responsibilities are changing in such a way that makes it impossible for me to fulfill those and still have time to put in the effort I feel is necessary to deliver quality [...]

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Tady Lady Book Winners!

February 27, 2010

Congrats to: Edwin & Donnie as winners to our recent Tax Lady book give away. If they can please contact us immediately so we can send the books their way that would be greatly appreciated. If we don’t get responses by the end of the weekend we will select new winners. Cheers, Miel

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Defending the Minimum Wage

February 27, 2010

The idea of a minimum wage is a complicated topic, and I know many people who favor themselves as free-market advocates. That ideology is in direct contradiction to something like a minimum wage. If we live in a completely free market then the market itself will set an informal minimum wage, and thus legislation that [...]

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Final Tips from The Tax Lady

February 26, 2010

Please leave us a comment for our book giveaway from The Tax Lady, Roni Deutch. I could post for weeks on all of the great tips that Roni includes in your book, but this will be my last post before the big giveaway. I couldn’t leave out these great tips on a few common mistakes [...]

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Tax Preparation Checklist from the Tax Lady

February 26, 2010

Please leave us a comment for our book giveaway from The Tax Lady, Roni Deutch. Enjoy today’s checklist from the Tax Lady with everything you need to be prepared for your taxes: Personal Data Name(s) and Social Security Number(s) Name(s) and individual taxpayer identification number(s) Childcare provider(s) – name, address, tax payer ID Alimony – [...]

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Mint to Rollout New Penny Design

February 25, 2010

MSN Money has the scoop.

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Reduce Taxes by Buying Your Student a House

February 25, 2010

Please leave us a comment for our book giveaway from The Tax Lady, Roni Deutch. One of the best parts of The Tax Lady’s book is that it seems there is no end to the great tips she gives. The book is really easily laid out and is a wealth of information. While not everyone [...]

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Tax Rant on SUVs

February 24, 2010

Please leave us a comment for our giveaway of book giveaway from The Tax Lady, Roni Deutch. Today I’ve got a rant on something I had heard rumor of before, but still can’t quite believe how messed up our system is. As it happens, an exception to the luxury car rules allows you to use [...]

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Missed Business Expenses on Taxes

February 23, 2010

PLEASE LEAVE US A COMMENT FOR THIS WEEK’S BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! In keeping with our tax week with the book giveaway from The Tax Lady, Roni Deutch, here are the her top ten tax-record keeping tips for small business owners: Keep business and personal tax records separate. Open a separate checking account for your business and [...]

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