Sometimes being “smart” with money can make you want to cry (at least it does this to me!) It is hard day after day to control your spending and look to the future, especially when it seems like everyone else is doing just fine. So how do you keep focusing on the future without going [...]
What is a Roth IRA
January 4, 2012 By
Smart Money Steps Contest 2012
December 30, 2011 By
Update 1/9 – congratulations to our winner: Dorenda Every year at this time we get ready to set New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately many of us fail to achieve them. Don’t let that happen to you this year. Make this the year you take control of your money goals. Enter the Smart Money Steps Contest 2012 [...]
Keeping Track of Non-Cash Charitable Contributions
December 30, 2011 By
Donating goods is a great way to pass on items to those who can use them, and at the same time earn yourself a tax deduction. However, you need to actually keep track of what you drop off so that you can get a tax deduction. In an audit, if you do not have proper [...]
How to Make Life Changes Easier
December 15, 2011 By
Every morning my son wakes up, gets dressed, and comes down stairs. If I am not in my white chair reading with a cup of coffee he gets upset and has me grab my coffee and sit down. Why? Well mainly because he wants to cuddle every morning (which I am not going to say [...]
What is a Ticker Symbol
December 13, 2011 By
The Skinny on an IRA
December 8, 2011 By
The term IRA gets tossed around when talking about investments, but have you every wondered what exactly an IRA is? The letters in IRA stand for Individual Retirement Account. An IRA is not actually an investment, such as a stock or a bond is an investment. Instead an IRA is an account where you hold [...]
My Credit Card Experiment
December 6, 2011 By
Shhh..Money Secrets
December 1, 2011 By
When Should I Invest In the Stock Market
November 29, 2011 By
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