Dow 14,000–Interview with Gerri Willis of the Willis Report

March 1, 2013

Recently Gerri Willis of the Willis Report (Fox Business Network) and I had a chance to exchange email on the Dow. With it recently surpassing 14,000 (again), I wanted to get Gerri’s take on the Dow’s historic climb (I guess history does repeat itself). As somebody who largely ignores the hoopla around something like Dow [...]

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A Simple Plan to Establish Credit for the First Time

February 27, 2013

As my children move into adulthood, the question of establishing credit for the first time is arising. Does a bank account affect your credit? Will a prepaid debit card establish credit? Should I get a credit card? As I work through these issues with my children, it seems like a good time to cover this [...]

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Citi ThankYou Credit Card Review

February 26, 2013

Looking for a rewards credit card with no annual fee and the ability to earn points for every dollar spent? Citi currently offers two rewards cards with these common benefits as well as additional perks that give consumers a choice to pick the right card for their lifestyle. Called the Citi ThankYou® Card, this rewards [...]

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U.S. Bank FlexPerks® Travel Rewards Visa Signature® Card review

February 19, 2013

Looking for the best rewards credit card for air travel? Picking “the best” card is tough because there are many good options. One that doesn’t get as much attention is the . It caught my eye because it offers one of the highest point values per dollar spent, among other things. I’ve yet to review [...]

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How to Pick a Credit Card

February 14, 2013

How to pick the right credit card for your financial goals Over the past year, I’ve been helping a friend rebuild his finances. I worked with him to file for bankruptcy. Because he owed a bank for past overdrafts, he was denied a checking account. So when he recently got a job, we found him [...]

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What To Do If You Didn’t Get a W-2

February 13, 2013

Didn’t receive your W-2? Here’s what to do. Photo: reallyboring Still waiting on the W-2? You’re ready to prepare and file your taxes ahead of time. Yet each day goes by with no W-2 in the mailbox. It’s actually a problem I encountered this year for the first time. So for those that didn’t get [...]

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60 Free Tools for Everyday Savings

February 11, 2013

What’s better, to save $100 or to make $100? The hands down winner is to save $100. Why? Because if you make $100, you have to pay Uncle Sam a small fortune. Reduce your expenses by a Benji, as my daughter likes to call the C-Note, and it’s like getting a $130 raise. It was [...]

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15 Gmail Productivity Hacks

February 8, 2013

Turn Gmail into a lean, mean productivity machine with these 15 tips, tricks and tools Photo: notoriousxl A lot of small businesses use Gmail for their e-mail needs. That’s what I’ve done for the last two years or so. And of course, just about everybody has a personal Gmail account. When I first started using [...]

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Tax Time Tools and Resources

February 7, 2013

Tax time doesn’t have to hurt with these tips, tools, and resources Photo: ChuckHolton Let’s be honest here–tax time sucks. Whether you’re filing business or personal returns (or both), it’s typically very stressful. Even with a CPA, I still spend a ton of time pulling records together, getting the stuff to my accountant, and meeting [...]

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