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In The Event Of An Emergency Series: Planning Ahead For Life’s Emergencies

April 27, 2009
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The “In The Event Of An Emergency” series is devoted to the topic of planning ahead for life’s little (and big) emergencies that we all know will come our way. The series covered topics ranging from making sure you have insurance coverage and an emergency fund, to making sure your family is provided for in case the worst case scenario happens.

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Government Making Home Affordable Refinance And Loan Modification Program: Do I Qualify?

April 9, 2009

The last few days I’ve been hearing an awful lot about the Government’s new “Making Home Affordable” program, which has been set up to help people refinance existing mortgages, or do a loan modification to help them to stay in their house.  The government’s website explains what the program is meant to do:
Making Home Affordable [...]

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Are You Participating In All The Doom And Gloom? Don’t! Have Hope.

March 27, 2009

Ever since last September our (or arguably before then) our economy has been in a downturn.  Big companies, small lenders and consumers all engaged in irresponsible behaviors that resulted in the failure of  businesses, and necessitated the bailouts of many others.  People are being laid off left and right,  and things are extremely tight!  So [...]

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When Will We See An Increase In Our Paychecks Due To The Stimulus Package?

March 26, 2009

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A few weeks ago the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was passed.  Since it was passed we have talked about quite a few of the benefits including home buyer tax credits, sales tax credits for new car buyers, and a post about overall stimulus package benefits. Today I thought we [...]

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New Economic Stimulus And Transportation Accounts

March 10, 2009

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Does your employer offer a Transportation Spending Account?

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Stop Worrying About The Things You Can’t Affect, And Work On Those You Can

February 27, 2009

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When you watch the news these days, there really isn’t much to get excited about. The markets are down, our deficit is going up, and the spending seems to be out of control. There’s enough bad news for everyone to get upset and worried 24 hours a day if they want [...]

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How Much Extra Will I See In My Paycheck Because Of The 2009 Economic Stimulus Package?

February 24, 2009

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What Benefits Will I See From The Stimulus Bill?
The last week or so I’ve been looking at the 2009 Economic Stimulus bill that was passed, and talking a little more in depth about what some of the benefits are that people can expect to receive.  We talked about home buyer tax [...]

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Sales Tax Deductions For New Car Buyers in 2009 Obama Economic Stimulus Package

February 21, 2009

Buy A New Automobile, Get A Deduction!

Earlier this year President Obama signed into law the economic stimulus package.  I posted about how individual taxpayers are affected by the stimulus bill, and looked at some of the things they can expect to receive.
One of the things added to the bill was a temporary provision that allows [...]

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Video: The Crisis Of Credit Visualized

February 20, 2009

The current economic downturn that we’re experiencing can be quite overwhelming at times. It’s tough to understand, and when people try to explain, it’s easy to get lost in all the details. I found a video online that does a good job of looking at the current credit and housing crunch, and explaining [...]

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