Archive for December, 2007
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Do you receive a big tax refund every year? If you do, you need to adjust your federal tax withholdings. When you pay in more than you are required, you are in effect, giving the government an interest free loan.
Many people intentionally have more tax withheld than is ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Interesting Reuters report featured in USA Today's money section:
The Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted mortgage application index fell 7.6% in the week ended Dec. 21 to 603.8 — its lowest reading since falling to 575.6 in the Dec. 29, 2006 week.
Source: USA Today
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
I don’t agree with everything Dave Ramsey espouses, but one thing we definitely agree on is that you have to give your money a name. First off, I think it is extremely important to have a fully funded emergency fund of three to six months of expenses set aside ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
While these numbers are huge, they are down on a national level by 10% since October. Total filings ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
“The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest”. Albert Einstein
The rule of 72 allows one to quickly determine how long it will take, at a given interest rate, to double your money on and investment.
For instance, if you have $1000 that is earning interest at the ...
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