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Taxes and Gains I Can Exclude When Selling My Home

Based on what the IRS says, here are the key tax facts to keep in mind around figuring your gains. taxes and exclusions on the sale of your home: read more »
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401k Cash-Out For Hardship Withdrawals

There are 3 ways that cash can be taken out from a 401K account: A regular 401k loan, hardship or non-financial hardship withdrawal. Each is explaine[...] read more »
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What NOT to Do With Your 401K and IRA Retirement Plans

It is just as important to consider what NOT to do with your retirement accounts so that you avoid the various pitfalls and traps ahead of you, and t[...] read more »
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Tips on Selling Your Home

Here are simple, but often over-looked, tips that make the difference between selling your home at the price you want or taking the only price you ca[...] read more »
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Have You Rebalanced and Reallocated Your Retirement 401k and IRA Accounts?

Ah well, live and learn I guess. So last week, I did change my portfolio mix to be more diverse and in line with my age, but also upped my contributi[...] read more »
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Selecting the Right Health Options During Annual Enrollment

The premium I pay for my families health coverage has gone up by 16%, the deductible up by 15% and the co-pays up by a whopping 25%! I can definitely[...] read more »
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100K+ in Income and Still Feeling Poor

I know from past personal experience that I would have fallen into this group of poor-rich people, but thanks to improving my personal finance habits[...] read more »
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2010 Tax Brackets and Standard Deduction Changes

Here are some notable changes reported which are important to factor into your 2010/2011 tax planning and setting of 2010 employer withholdings: read more »
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5 Blue-Chip Stocks Warren Buffet Would Buy - GE, MSFT, GS, CAT and Disney

From a stock market perspective, the most influential stock market guru and investor – Warren Buffet – has also said that he is once again bullish on[...] read more »
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New Roth IRA Conversion Rules and Contribution Limits

New tax laws in 2010 are changing the conversion limit, meaning that people who have or are interested in investing for retirement via IRA’s need to [...] read more »
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Five Factors to Consider Before Buying into a Franchise Opportunity

The franchise industry has done an excellent job of selling its strengths. Particularly to those who have little or no experience in running a busine[...] read more »
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Obama's 2009 Robin Hood Health Care Reform Plan - What's in it for You and How Much Will it Cost Tax Payers

Many an administration has fallen into the deep abyss of health care reform, but none have had the political capital and forces that support the Obam[...] read more »
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Buy Now versus Interest Free or Pay Later (Deferred) Plans

Take your time and do not sign up for these types of offers without looking into the details and crunching the numbers under various scenarios. Also,[...] read more »
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Food Stamp Stimulus Payment Boost Actually Working by Helping Millions of Poorer Americans

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (UDSA) calculates that for every $5 of food-stamp spending, there is $9.20 of total economic activity, as grocers [...] read more »
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1 Year Anniversary of Your Money Relationship

It's my one year anniversary since starting to blog! Head over to see a collection of my favorite posts over the past year and what I have planned f[...] read more »
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