Personal Finance Interview with Paul Stamatiou of PaulStamatiou.com

Paul Stamatiou, owner of PaulStamatiou.com, is a 21 year old Computational Media student at Georgia Tech, former Yahoo! intern as well as diehard Mac and flickr user with a penchant for all things high-tech. Check out today’s interview to read more about Paul and his personal finances.

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60-Second Guide to Short-Term Savings

Could you cover the cost of a new water heater if yours were to suddenly go on the fritz? Would you be forced to adopt a Ramen-only diet if you found yourself on the wrong side of your company’s “rightsizing”? And what if your contralto son started puberty, ending his professional opera gig that helped cover tuition for the chichi private school he loves?

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60-Second Guide to College Savings Strategies

A college education can cost tens of thousands of dollars — or more. However, there are ways to make your diploma dollars go farther. You can get a head start in a single minute — here’s how!

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60-Second Guide to Smart Refinancing

The financial industry is fond of rules-of-thumb, and it can regale you with plenty of tales on the topic of refinancing. But there’s a lot more to this big-ticket decision than simply deciding whether to do it based on a minimal interest rate movement or monthly mortgage savings.

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Audit-Proof Your Tax Return

Want to audit proof your tax return? Start off by focusing on personal finance tracking to better organize your financial information. There’s a lot of free personal finance software and tax tools available these days to help you prepare a cleaner tax return.

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6 Deductions Even Pros Overlook

There are a whole lot of lines on your tax return. Have you researched every last one, making sure you’re taking advantage of all the legal ways you can cut your tax bill? Few people do, and even some tax professionals miss opportunities to reduce a taxpayer’s tab.

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60 second Guide to Cutting Your Taxes

Nobody wants to pay Uncle Sam any more than they have to. But you also don’t want to end up on the receiving end of an IRS audit — or worse. Luckily, there are plenty of perfectly legitimate ways to make sure you don’t pay more than your fair share of income tax. Here’s the quick scoop on ways to save both in April and year-round.

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Get it Done: Save Thousands on Home Financing

Whether it’s your first home loan or you’re refinancing an existing one, new mortgage are costly. The average homeowner pays 3% to 6% of his outstanding principal for a new loan. But you do have options when you’re shopping for a mortgage. Here’s how to get some leverage and use it.

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How to Make the Most From Refinancing

For most homeowners, mortgage payments dwarf all other living expenses. When an opportunity comes to reduce those payments, many jump at it. Some homeowners, however, jump a little too quickly. When you’re bombarded by ads from mortgage lenders day after day, it’s easy to understand why.

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How Much Home Can You Afford?

Taking out a mortgage is probably the biggest hassle facing prospective homeowners. The bank asks you all sorts of nosy questions about your income and savings, and after you’ve poured your heart out and shared all your money secrets, they might not even lend you as much as you need. The nerve!

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