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24 Ways to Save on Your Tax Preparation Fees

24 Ways to Save on Your Tax Preparation Fees

In today’s economy, everyone is looking to save money ‒ on their groceries, car insurance, monthly rent expenses, and more. Luckily, this can work for tax time too. Below, we’ve outlined some of the top ways you can save money as April 15 nears, including: 9 ways to get prepared for your tax appointment 10 [...]

How Not to Spend Your Tax Refund

How Not to Spend Your Tax Refund

If you’re like most Americans, you will be receiving a tax refund this year. If your refund is anywhere near the average it means you’ll be getting a few thousand dollars. No, really. The average tax return for the 2010 tax year is a little higher than usual and is $3,129 so far this year. [...]

Where You Can Go To College For Free

Where You Can Go To College For Free

College can be incredibly expensive, but some colleges offer free tuition as well as room and board to their students.  One of the most recent to jump on the bandwagon was Stanford University, located in Stanford, California.  In an article dated March 2nd, 2008, in the Sacramento Bee, Stanford announced its plan to offer free [...]

April is National Financial Literacy Month

April is National Financial Literacy Month

Did you know that April is National Financial Literacy Month? That’s right, there’s a whole month dedicated to increasing financial literacy. I like to think that around here it’s a 24/7 financial literacy marathon, but a lot of media outlets and finance blogs will be joining forces over the next few weeks to bring financial [...]