Ignorance is bliss. But, goofing up on your taxes can be costly. Let’s go through the main reasons to do and not to do your own taxes. When you don’t know your boss is getting a huge bonus for saving the firm money by screwing your bonus, you’re happy. When you don’t know the reason
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I’ve long wondered why people still spend a fortune attending private school when education is 100% free now thanks to the internet. I attended The College of William & Mary from 1995 – 1999, a public school that charged $2,800 a year in tuition (~$10,000 a year all-in) because I felt guilty having my middle
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Updated for 2018 As an investor in P2P lending, I’m doing as much due diligence as possible to make sure I have the right portfolio that matches my risk profile. I’m at the lower end of the risk spectrum because I’m using P2P among other investments to replace my CDs which are coming due over
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Trump’s middle class tax hike affected millions of Americans. This article was written to help prepare for Trump’s middle class tax hike. Now that Trump is no longer President doesn’t mean his middle class tax hike isn’t here. The Tax Cut And Jobs Act Lasts until 2025. With Joe Biden as President, taxes shouldn’t go
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In a rising interest rate environment, you need a mortgage pay down strategy. When inflation is high, mortgage rates are high. And if you have to refinance or get a new mortgage, then it will cost you more. Below is a case study on how to think about paying down your mortgage when mortgage rates
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Everybody needs to borrow money some time. Peer-to-peer lending is a good alternative if you don’t want to pay usurious rates from loan sharks, if you’ve been denied a loan by your local bank or credit union, or if you are just too embarrassed to ask someone you know for help. From $1,000 for an
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Student loan debt is at a record high at about $1.8 trillion. In a January 2023 report, the analysis showed that the average debt per borrower was over $37,000 for federal student loans and nearly $55,000 for private loans. But is it really a big deal when incomes are at record highs and the unemployment rate
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Building wealth has become second nature to me. It’s what happens when you write more than 1,300 personal finance articles over seven years. Not only does writing help you get smart about the topics you write about, many of the articles themselves are moneymakers thanks to the internet! Of course, everything may go to hell once
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My biggest weakness is being unable to generate enough organic motivation to keep on hustling. I used to get up by 5am every weekday to work for 2-3 hours before work. Then I’d get home by 8pm and work another 1-2 hours on my side hustles. There was this massive internal drive to go all out
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Whatever asset class you invest in, it’s always go to optimize the return. Even if you are just saving money in a money market account, you should optimize the return when you can. Data by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) reports the national average on non-jumbo money market accounts deposits (i.e. less
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