February 23rd Friday Five – Record Retention Day Edition

Here at the office today is our annual purge day according to the record retention program. I always love these days because it allows me to clean out my office with the mountains of paperwork that has become dated. It is a little early for spring cleaning but this is a great start. Below are five good reads from the past week:

PF Bloggers: Attitudes About Debt and Credit Cards – NCN polled a bunch of us to find out what we think about debt and credit cards. The results are interesting.

How We Got Out of Credit Card Debt – JLP shares his personal experience with getting out of debt. There are many different techniques and each work for different individuals. The point is to find a method that works for you and sticking to it.

Model Portfolios Built With ETFs Part II – The sun continues this series with part two on building a model portfolio with ETFs according to the Boggleheads.

How to Avoid Paying Sales Tax – Taxes suck, but there may be some additional relief. Ben has some tips on how to minimize your state sales tax burden.

Where to Get Missing W-2 and 1099 Forms – Missing tax documents can be a real pain, but Jim provides some insight as to how to get copies of these missing forms.


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About the Author: Jeremy Vohwinkle is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor® and spent a few years working as a financial planner. Today, he helps people make the most of their money by writing about personal finance here and About.com. Jeremy is also Coach at Adaptu and a regular contributor for other publications such as Intuit, and American Express. Be sure to follow Jeremy on Twitter or Google+.

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