PenFed Promise Credit C...

You can’t turn on your television or open your mailbox these days without seeing yet another credit card offer from a major bank. Some offers sound better than others, and they all have potential benefits and drawbacks. The sheer number can be mind-boggling, and if you’re in...

Personal Finance Round-...

With this year’s tax deadline, you get three extra days to get everything finished. But if you haven’t started yet or if you’re not close to being done, you might want to consider filing a tax extension. As explained by Smart On Money in No Need To Rush. Get An...

4 Reasons the IRS Can S...

If you filed your taxes recently and your calculations told you that you’d be getting a nice fat refund check, you might be a bit surprised when you check the tax refund status and discover that it’s no longer coming. Believe it or not, there are several situations in which the IRS...

How to Buy and Enjoy Be...

Do you have a house full of hearty meat eaters? For some families, only beef will do. At our house, we’ve been reducing our beef intake recently for health and budget reasons. But when we want to splurge on our diet and our wallet, or are having hardcore carnivores over for dinner,...

What Is IRS Capital Gai...

Whether you’re new to the world of investing, or you’re thinking of selling stocks , bonds , or real estate you’ve had for some time, it is important to consider how you’ll be taxed on those items. Since you only pay taxes on the profit you make, it’s...

Tax Implications of Ret...

When your retirement accounts are growing, it’s great to see the numbers climb. But when you retire and start taking money out of your IRA and 401k, the taxes you owe can take a surprisingly big chunk out of your total. Hopefully you’re taking advantage of the tax breaks that...

Personal Finance Round-...

April is Financial Literacy month, a month to focus a lot more energy than usual into pursuing knowledge about financial terms and topics. It’s a month to learn things you never knew about money and revisit things you may have learned but have forgotten. We all need a refresher...

5 Ways to Save Money Af...

January 26th, 2011 was a day that my wife and I will never forget. It took a little more than 24 hours to deliver our 10-pound, 13-ounce baby boy! We knew he was going to be big, but we didn’t know he’d be that big. Needless to say, it was a somewhat traumatic delivery....

10-Step Plan for How to...

The idea of “food trucks” used to conjure images of ugly gray trucks that sold unhealthy greasy food and doled out empty calories. Boy, have times changed. Now, popular chefs, successful restaurateurs, and quirky foodies are all getting in on the act. What were once known as...

Health Benefits & U...

This article is part of the Money Crashers Natural Medicine Cabinet Series, outlining 20 of the top natural home remedies and treatment . Most of us use lemons regularly in the kitchen. Lemon is great spritzed over salmon, added to rice with dill, and mixed into lemonade. Delicious! But...