Cars Are Great, But They Can Erode Your Wealth For many of us, a car is a necessity. With our sprawling cities and an often lacking mass-transit system, unless you live in the heart of a relatively large city, you need a vehicle. While important, a v...

Free E-File for Federal Taxes As if paying taxes isn’t bad enough, having to pay just to complete and file your taxes is a real pain. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could file your taxes for free? The good news is in many cases, you can....

When it comes to your budget, one of the biggest expenditures is often food. We all need food on a daily basis, and if you are cooking for a family, this can be especially taxing on your budget....

Free Tax Answers Until January 31st. We’ve closed the books on 2008, so that means it’s time to start thinking about taxes. Are you someone who likes to get going on filing right away, or do you wait until April? Either way, if you have...

Today, I’d like to discuss an approach to investing that most financial advisors or bloggers do not frequently address. A quick look at the typical investment advice out there for young people overwhelmingly reinforces the idea of putting money...

Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving in the United States) provides consumers with bargains beyond their wildest imaginations.  Retailers offer their goods and services at decreased prices as a way of persuading men and women to start their...

Retirement is one of the major end goals for many of us. After putting in a few decades of hard work we hope to be able to break free from the daily grind and do what really makes us happy. That could be starting a new career, traveling the world, or...

Coupons have been around forever, but it sometimes takes a economic crisis like we have today to get people to start using them. On the other hand, many people have been using coupons long before we entered a recession. So, where do you stand? Have you...

Secret shopping has been given a bad rap lately.  Websites that promise “to pay you to shop” and then make you jump through hoops or sign up for their sponsors’ offers have done damage to reputable companies like Strategic Reflections, Beyond...

Plan Ahead to Avoid a Financial Holiday Hangover Does this scenario sound familiar? You use credit cards to do your holiday shopping, promising yourself you’ll pay the debt off within two or three months. Six or eight months later (or more), you’re...