Pimp Your Finances

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 [...]

(The following is a guest post from Mike at the Oblivious Investor)
Want to know how to succeed at investing?
Stop trying.
No, I don’t mean that in some sort of New Age/philosophical way. I mean it quite literally.
Far too many investors waste time and money engaging in what history has shown (repeatedly) to be fruitless endeavors:

Timing the market
Picking [...]

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 [...]