Pimp Your Finances

I’ve been making better choices since I decided to turn my finances around, but I’m not perfect by any means.
Case and point? I recently chose not to participate in a medical flexible spending account, because I didn’t want to be hassled with a small amount of paperwork.
I call this falling for the laziness tax. It’s [...]

I did my taxes this week, and was very happy with the results.  But when it came time to choose between e-filing or mailing them in, I had to stop and think about it.  It’s tempting to take the money as soon as possible, but is it worth the cost?  I decided to do the math.
It’s [...]

On January 1, some new tax laws took effect for the 2009 tax year.  It’s worth noting that they won’t affect the tax returns you’ll be filing soon, but could impact your finances in 2009.  Try to keep these in mind as you plan for the upcoming year.
Here are some of the changes that could [...]