Archive for the Finance Category

How to Get Your Offer in Compromise Approved

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

What is an Offer in Compromise? An Offer in Compromise is a document which allows people who are unable to pay their full tax liability due to challenging financial circumstances to pay less than the full amount they owe the IRS. The IRS determines for you how much you can afford to pay them by [...]

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Quick Easy Tips on Choosing Your First Credit Card

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

If, in this economy, which is certainly not looking to bright, you are looking to open up a credit line with a card attached, you have either come into an unpredicted expense, or are simply financially stable enough to want to make use of this convenient manner of payment. Either way, you need to know [...]

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Tax Season Approaches

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Now that we’ve entered 2012, we all know what’s just around the corner: tax season. Because the usual due date for filing falls on a Sunday and the following day is a federal holiday, the due date for filing this year will be April 17. There are some changes from last year that are important [...]

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Using Technology to Track Your Money

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

When you are in school, it is easy to get stressed out about managing your finances. Financial strain is one of the top stressors and concerns for students, as well as your average adult, and can really cause a lot of anxiety when things start to get tight. Fortunately there are some great tools that [...]

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Never too Early to Save Yourself Some Money

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

It’s autumn already! Which means we can count on a few things in the coming months: Lots of football Drop in temperatures Bonfires Holiday season Tax season Wait a minute… Looking at this list, I think, “which one of these things is not like the other?” At first glance, lumping tax season in with all [...]

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Manage Your Finances To Regain Control of Your Life

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

By Timothy Arends There is no shortcut to effective personal finance. Success requires discipline, thrift, hard work. The only ones who get rich quick are those who have duped others out of their money, have inherited a fortune from a relative or have won the lottery. Perhaps the most important question to ask is “why [...]

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