Within the past couple of days I was notified that Bible Money Matters was nominated and was one of the finalists in the “Best Religious Finance Blog” category of the Plutus Awards. I’m humbled and gratified that someone enjoyed the site enough to nominate us. Before we get too far though, we should clarify – […]
New Credit Card Rules Take Effect: CARD Act Of 2009
Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD) of 2009 On May 22nd, 2009 Barack Obama signed new legislation into law called the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Credit CARD Act). The law was supposed to force credit card companies to become more transparent with their fees, interest rates and other […]
Announcement: Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog E-book Is Now Available!
Last month I wrote a series of posts on this blog about how I had turned my blog into a nice secondary source of income for my family. I discussed all the things that I have done over the past 2 years in order to take a small unheard of blog, and turn it into […]
Need Tax Forms? Here Are Five Ways To Obtain Your IRS Tax Forms
Where Can I Find My Tax Forms? By now you should have received all of your important tax reporting forms – your W-2, your 1099s, interest reporting forms and the like. The time for actually filing taxes is here, and if you’re filing your taxes by hand (I don’t do this anymore), the IRS has […]
File Your Taxes This Weekend To Get A 70% Discount Off H&R Block At Home (AKA – TaxCut)
Starting today, and going through the weekend (February 14th) H&R Block is giving a big Valentine’s weekend discount to users of their software H&R Block At Home (formerly TaxCut). H&R Block At Home will have discounts of up to 70% off the regular prices for the company’s online do-it-yourself tax filing software. Here’s how it […]
Questions About The New Car Sales Tax Deduction Answered
I have been getting a lot of questions lately about the new car sales tax deduction that people can claim for cars bought in 2009.  A lot of people are getting ready to do their taxes, and they’re wondering if they qualify for the tax deduction. In the interest of answering some of the most […]
2010 Roth IRA Conversion Rules
Over the past week we’ve been writing quite a bit about retirement accounts, which ones are better for different situations, and talking about what the Roth IRA contribution limits are.  Now I want to talk about another hot topic in retirement accounts, the 2010 Roth IRA conversion. In case you haven’t heard all the buzz, […]
Traditional And Roth IRA Contribution Limits And Phase Outs
Traditional and Roth IRA accounts are subject to contribution limits, which change from year to year. In addition the contribution limits phase out for certain higher income earners. Find details here.
Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog: Advice From Successful Bloggers
Over the last few weeks I’ve been soliciting tips, tricks and best practices from successful bloggers – asking them what their best advice is when it comes to making money with a blog. Many of them were kind enough to respond with some great answers. So here they are! Let’s jump right in and get […]
2010 Tax Credits For Energy Efficient Vehicles: Tax Incentives For Electric Cars, Hybrids And Conversions
As part of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act there were quite a few incentives included for the purchase and retrofitting of electric and hybrid vehicles. If you’ve been thinking about buying a hybrid, electric vehicle, or even retrofitting an older car, the time may be right since tax credits are now available for you. […]
2010 Federal Income Tax Brackets: Official IRS Marginal Tax Rates
Two things are sure in life, death and taxes. Tax season is coming up again, and if you’re not dead – you’ll be paying taxes! The 2010 tax rates have been released by the IRS, so if you’re concerned about what marginal tax rate you’ll fall into in the coming year, you can now check […]
Blueprint For How To Make Money With A Blog: Money Making Ideas, Optimizing Your Site And Helpful Site Tools
To make money with a blog you have to find a variety of income sources for your site. Popular money makers include PPC ads, CPM ads, private ad sales, ebooks, affiliates, membership sites, premium content and more!
50 Personal Finance Bloggers To Watch
Darren Rowse over at ProBlogger.net recently hosted an article that gave a list of 30 Bloggers To Watch. After the post went live Darren gave a challenge to others in the blogosphere to make their own lists of bloggers to watch in their own niches. I decided to join in the fun! My list contains […]
Subsidy For Unemployed Workers To Help Pay For Cobra Health Care Benefits Expanded To 15 Months
A plan to give unemployed workers some help in paying their COBRA health care benefits was extended through February of 2010. Here are the full details.
