Last year, I fulfilled a lifelong dream: getting paid to tell jokes. Every week, I cohost a comedy podcast about food (I’m not going to plug it, but it’s not hard to find). The show is free, but we ask...
It’s that time of year again…tax season! By April, most Americans have filed, and those expecting a refund are probably wondering when it will arrive. The following infographic helps give you a better idea of when you can expect your...
Personal finance is one of the most important skills you can possibly learn, though it’s sadly not a natural-born trait for most. Without somebody to guide us and teach us the value of holding on to our money and using...
It’s nothing new for IRS forms to be described as complex and a “recordkeeping burden.” But it’s a little unusual when the organization picking on the IRS is the IRS itself. That’s what the agency did, however, in announcing a new streamlined...
The repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 has paved the way for same-sex couples to file their tax returns using the Married Filing Jointly or Separately status. This statute also allows these couples to file amended returns for up to...
Americans love tax breaks. Everybody knows they can deduct mortgage interest, medical expenses over a certain amount, gifts to charity — even the cost of preparing your tax return. But those are just a few of the better-known tax breaks....
You know you should save more money for retirement. You want to save more. But sometimes the realities of life get in the way. It’s not always possible to increase your monthly 401(k) plan contributions or to put more in...
My husband and I were told that it takes about 3 months to get a new budget right. We should expect to make mistakes in the beginning, but working together, we would surely adjust. Don’t be too hard on ourselves,...
“10 Tips to Turning Your Internship Into a Full-Time Gig” was provided by POPSUGAR Smart Living. For a lot of us, graduating from college was the easy part — it was finding a job afterward that made us wish we...
Dealing with the frigid winter months usually means fantasizing about heading somewhere else for a few days. For college kids particularly, it means dreaming of putting down our books, gathering up our friends and leaving for spring break. Unfortunately, the...
