Category: Taxes

Ode To The 4 Hour Work Week – A Book Review

Ode To The 4 Hour Work Week – A Book Review

So I just finished up the book 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss.  It has the standard self-promoting fluff that you have to dig through and weed out, but once you get through that, he’s actually got some pretty ingenious ideas that I think I may find myself implementing in the very near future…

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 4 of 4)

In continuing the series on debunking these most popular and 12+ pages being too much for one post – here is part 4 of 4 on the series Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths.  Part 1 can be found HERE.  Part 2 can be found HERE.  Part 3 can be found HERE.

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 3 of 4)

In continuing the series on debunking these most popular and 12+ pages being too much for one post – here is part 3 of 4 on the series Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths.  Part 1 can be found HERE.  Part 2 can be found HERE.

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 1 of 4)

Debunking The 25 Most Outrageous Money Myths (part 1 of 4)

I thought I’d take WriterDad’s advice in cooking this one up thinking that [My] Baby’s Born in the Rough Draft. You raise it in the Rewrite“.  I’ve been working on this post for cumulatively about a month.  A change here, a new post here, realization here, but I’m done.  I could come up with 2,380 [...]

Are The Tax Rebate Stimulus Checks Just a Crafty Way To Catch Cunning Criminals?

Alliterations aside, it makes for an interesting argument. To have been (and still be able until Oct 15, 2008) eligible to receive a tax stimulus package from the US Government, you need to file a 1040A form; once you file the form, you’re in the system – is it putting out a short bait to [...]

Money Hacks Carnival #18 — The History Of Money!

So I did some deep undercover investigation for this weeks carnival digging back in time to bring you The History of Money! Did you know that China was the first to use paper money around the year 1000. It was made from the bar of mulberry trees. Leaves from these trees, you may recall, are [...]

A Book Review: High School Money by Don Silver – And Some Tips And Tricks With Your Money

It’s geared towards the younger crowd, but I’d have to say that I would have benefited from it when I was growing up. There are even a few tidbits that I took from the book that I enjoyed and certainly agreed with the book as a whole (including SenseToSave’s review)…

Scammers Are Already Out To Take Your Rebate Check!  Read This Warning!

Scammers Are Already Out To Take Your Rebate Check! Read This Warning!

Just hours after I posted yesterdays post about Preventing Identity Theft, I got this email in my inbox this morning that looks VERY convincing, but if you used my tactics from yesterday, you’d know they’re trying to take your Tax Stimulus cash…

The Checks Have Started Arriving!  There Are Better Things To Spend On Than Botox Or Gambling!

The Checks Have Started Arriving! There Are Better Things To Spend On Than Botox Or Gambling!

So I’ve been told people with Social Security numbers ending in 00-20 have already received their stimulus package. Those ending in 21-75 will be getting them May 9, and 76-99 will receive them on May 16. I fall in the group that should see them today! From the sounds of these folks in Minnesota, the [...]

Hanks Weekly Hangouts #27 (April 27, 2008)

The week had some good posts that saw some good traffic including demystifying the subprime crisis, dumping the National Income tax for a National Sale tax, and the “selling” of annuities trap. The sites that really got me inspired this week are: