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Is Self-Reliance a Lost Art in this Day and Age?

February 4, 2010

Self reliance seems to be somewhat of a lost art in this day and age. 75 years or so ago, I think it was a lot more common for people to do many things themselves, that these days seem out of the ordinary for many people.
Self reliance, or self sufficient living, can mean different things [...]

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Charitable Donations To Haiti Relief Effort Tax Deductible for 2009 Taxes

January 28, 2010

Charitable donations made to Haiti Earthquake relief efforts are tax deductible immediately, according to the IRS, which means they can be deducted on your 2009 tax return if you itemize.
Taxpayers can choose to deduct the donations made to Haitian relief efforts on either their 2009 returns which they will be filing shortly, or on their [...]

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Personal Finance Links- Saints in the Super Bowl Edition

January 26, 2010

Well, the reports are in, and it’s official. Hell has frozen over, as you can see from the accompanying photo.
The New Orleans Saints have finally made it to the Superbowl after 42 years. It’s still hard for me to believe, and I have not been suffering the full 42 years as I am a little [...]

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E-File 101- Options for the Fast and Simple Way to Electronically File Your Taxes

January 23, 2010

E-filing, or electronically filing your taxes, is becoming more and more popular every year.
Last year, IRS e-file delivered 95 million tax returns, 66 percent of all returns filed.
According to the IRS, the error rate is 1% for efiling vs. 20% for paper returns, meaning everyone should consider e filing to reduce their chance of error.
You [...]

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Get Cheap DVD Rentals with redbox

January 19, 2010

I’ve known about redbox some time ago but never even really knew how it worked until recently, when a redbox showed up in front of a gas station a block from where I work and I decided to try it out.
Redbox is basically a vending machine for renting DVDs, and the great part of it [...]

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Personal Finance Links- Help Relief Efforts in Haiti Edition

January 17, 2010

Living in New Orleans and having gone through Hurricane Katrina and the the aftermath, I’ve seen what the destructive forces of nature can do to a community.
What has happened and is happening in Haiti, however, is 1000x worse. Haiti is a country that was already wracked by extreme poverty and substandard infrastructure compare to anything [...]

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