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I lately received an e-mail from Reader Donald asking if I could do a immediate comparison in between You Need A Budget (YNAB) and Quicken. Getting lately used both to write a YNAB review and a Quicken 2010 review, I was familiar with both and could effortlessly share my ideas.
To add a small colour to the discussion, which I hope you’ll join in on, is that Donald does his taxes utilizing TurboTax and the potentially seamless integration of Quicken and TurboTax “hobbles” him from purchasing YNAB. Also, he has but to get benefit of…
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On December 1st, Fidelity Investments made significant reductions to the management fees on the 529 college savings plans that they manage. From this AP article:
Fees on indexed plans will be cut in half, while fees on actively managed and advisor-sold plans will be cut by a third, the firm said. Fidelity manages plans sold in Arizona, California, Delaware, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
The changes mean a family with $50,000 in an indexed portfolio might now pay $125 a year in fees, instead of $250, assuming the amount in the plan remained unchanged. [...]
Fidelity, which is based…
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Over the last few months, I’ve given a small pile of presentations related to The Simple Dollar, my upcoming book, and other topics. Along the way, I’ve learned several things about what constitutes a good presentation and what constitutes a failure. Here are the seven key things I’ve learned, which you can take away to make your own presentations better.
1. Lots of words on the screen is bad. If you have a lot of words on the screen, people stop paying attention to what you’re saying and start reading the words on the screen. I suppose this is fine…
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I’ve been getting a lot of stories of people struggling to get out of debt because of the recent How to Fight a Debt Collector series. They haven’t reached the point of fighting debt collectors yet and they want to keep it that way. As much as others like to malign those deep in debt, the vast majority of debtors want to make good on what they owe.
If you’re in heavy credit card debt, the first thing you need to do is take stock of your financial situation and stop spending. You need to…
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Your Thanksgiving table decorations don’t have to be expensive to capture the spirit of the season. The inexpensive paper tablecloth is reminiscent of the crisp feeling of fall and embellished with drawn in metallic placemats. Autumn colored plates and napkins are arranged and pretty paper leaves inscribed with your guests’ names reserve their place at the table. The leaf motif is carried through to the tree in the center from which guests can hang leaves on which they have expressed what they are thankful for. This autumn inspired table is the perfect setting for your Thanksgiving meal.
What you’ll need:…
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If you pay estimated taxes, you might discover your self facing a tax debt when you come to fill in your tax return. As estimated tax payments are predominantly based on your income for the previous tax year, you can easily be crippled with a tax bill that is much more than you anticipated if your income rises. If this happens to you, how can you cope with an sudden tax bill that you probably won’t have budgeted for?
6 Suggestions To Help You Spend Off Your IRS Tax Debt
Don’t Postpone Your Tax Return
It’s tempting to maintain off on…
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High yield savings accounts are all the rage these days because of their high interest rates, but there are very few online checking accounts making the rounds. PerkStreet Financial is the online checking account product from The Bancorp Bank, an FDIC insured (Certificate #35444) since July 2000, publicly traded (TBBK) bank headquartered in Delaware.
Until Dec 31st, you can get a $50 bonus if you deposit at least $25 and keep the account active for three consecutive months. The $50 is deposited fifteen business days after the third month. There are no other requirements.<br ...…
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Still not much action in interest rate land, but here’s another update.
Reward Checking Accounts
These are checking accounts, usually through local credit unions, that pay a very high interest rate if you jump through some hoops each month. However, if you make a mistake you’ll forfeit virtually all your interest for that month, so it can be tricky. But for the very diligent, their rates are still averaging around 3-5% APY usually on balances up to $25,000. A current example is FAB&T Kasasa checking at 3.50% APY on up to $50k, which requires 10 check card purchases…
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