Apr
16
File Your Taxes Online For Free
April 16, 2008 | 3 Comments
You may qualify to file your taxes online for free. As long as your income doesn’t exceed the limit you can file your taxes online without a fee or charges of any kind. This is especially useful for people that are only filing their taxes to get the stimulus payment.
If your adjusted gross [...]
Apr
15
Taxes Not Done? File an Extension
April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments
Your taxes are due every year on April 15th. Do you have your taxes done? There are many reasons you may not have your taxes filed by the deadline. If you’re not finished with your taxes, make sure you file an extension with the IRS.
Why Should You File an Extension?
If your taxes [...]
Apr
14
IRS Stimulus Payment: Direct Deposit Questions
April 14, 2008 | 211 Comments
You have to fill out the direct deposit section on the tax return to get the stimulus payment directly deposited.
Q. Can I have my Stimulus Payment direct deposited?
A. Stimulus Payments will be direct deposited for taxpayers who select that option when filing their 2007 tax returns. Taxpayers who already filed and requested direct deposit won't [...]
Apr
14
IRS Stimulus Payment: How Much Will You Get?
April 14, 2008 | 41 Comments
I’ve received a huge number of questions over the IRS stimulus payments. One of the most frequently asked questions is: How much will I get? Most of the questions I’ve received come from people on disability, retirement or in other lower income situations.
Please see my article on the stimulus payment details for [...]
Apr
11
Today is Last Day to Change Stimulus Payment Direct Deposit
April 11, 2008 | 11 Comments
If you need to change your direct deposit option the IRS says today is the last day to do it.
You can contact the IRS before the week of April 13th. That means you have rest of today to get it done.
Q. Is there something I can do to prevent my Stimulus Payment from being automatically [...]
Apr
11
Making Up Excuses to Keep Your Mortgage?
April 11, 2008 | 4 Comments
Do you still have a mortgage on your home? If you’re like most people I’m guessing you do. However, most people aren’t wealthy. There are many myths about why you should keep your mortgage. I’m going to dispel them in this article.
Before we get started, let me just say that I [...]
Apr
10
Government Employees Go on Credit Card Spending Spree
April 10, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it again: The government is the single biggest threat to wealth in this country. Employees of the federal government are using their government issued credit cards (or purchase cards as they call them) to buy everything from baseball tickets to lingerie to breast implants.
The US [...]
Apr
9
Lending Money on Prosper: My Results
April 9, 2008 | 2 Comments
This is the 4th post in a series of articles about Prosper.com. Prosper is a person to person lending site with an auction format similar to EBay. I’ve been lending money on Prosper for awhile. In this article I’ll write about my results.
In my previous articles, I’ve discussed how Prosper.com works and the risks [...]
Apr
8
Lending Money on Prosper: What Are the Risks?
April 8, 2008 | 1 Comment
This is the 3rd post in a series of articles about Prosper.com. Prosper is a person to person lending site with an auction format similar to EBay. If you’re a lender you may want to consider the risks of lending money on Prosper before you start loaning money.
In my previous article on Prosper, [...]
Apr
7
What is Prosper and How Does it Work?
April 7, 2008 | 4 Comments
What is Prosper and how does it work? Prosper.com is a website for personal loans that allows borrowers and lenders to find each other in an Ebay style auction. I've been a member of Prosper for over a year. In this article I'll tell you how Prosper works.
In a previous article about [...]