Apple has taken the cost to buy an iPhone to the next level starting 2018, with $1000 becoming their norm. When you’re shelling out that much for an iPhone, the last thing you want crossing your mind is a broken screen. But it’s inevitable — every iPhone owner is going to drop that baby at …
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So you consider yourself an adult (over 18) and financially independent? Great — car rental companies will loan you a ride. The bad news? They’ll try to charge you a young driver fee if you’re under the age of 25! This surcharge can be anywhere between $10 to $75 for each day of the rental. …
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What are strategies the rich use to avoid as much income tax as possible? When the wealthy have marginal tax rates north of 30%, it’s amazing how much low tax rate income they must have to bring that number down into the low teens. Here are a handful of strategies that they use that, while not …
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When I say you shouldn’t be cheap about something, I don’t mean you should pay through the nose. You should be prudent. Shop around, get several quotes or prices, and then buy at a favorable rate. The tricky thing about pricing and quality is that they’re not necessarily correlated. We intuitively think that something that …
What if you’ve already cut back as much as you possibly can to save money? You need to start looking at the income side of the equation. It’s like losing weight, you either eat less or exercise more. If you’re down to bread and water, it really doesn’t help to read another article about how …
It’s time to make your year-end tax list and check it twice to ensure that you give yourself the gift of tax-savings. Here are 9 ways this month to help make your 2018 tax bill as small as possible. 1. Buy a house Sure, the extension and expansion of the homebuyer credit offers some more …
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If you are looking for a way to really stand out during the holiday season, consider giving a homemade gift. Homemade gifts can be heartfelt, and provide you with a way to provide something truly unique to the recipients. These gifts not only save you money, but they can also give you a way to …
Thirty-one hours on a westbound train with three kids, ages thirteen to four, might never have originally entered my mind as a recipe for the perfect family vacation until I did it (and survived!) My husband and I were on a mission to find a way to take the family to Arizona to see Grandma …
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Budgeting isn’t fun. Very few people look forward to tracking all of their purchases, cutting back when they’ve overspent, and adjusting their budget from month to month to meet changing conditions. However, it’s a necessary chore, like cleaning your house or apartment, that you should do because it’s good for your financial health. But so …
Between the various bailouts, rescues, and spending packages, the United States Treasury has been working overtime issuing debt. If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering how this is even possible and how the government goes about doing it. During the First World War and World War Two, we went through a similar period where the …
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