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Autos Express

How to Get Out of a Car Lease

Tweet Suddenly, your transportation needs will change and your once beloved coupe will need to be replaced with something more practical such as a minivan or a crossover SUV. But,

Tax Tips

Medicare Part B and Durable Medical Equipment

Tweet This program has been around since 1965 and is divided into four parts: A, B, C and D. Medicare Part B is purchasable insurance not covered by Part A,

Consumer Financing

Teen Money Matters That Matter

Tweet Teenagers that do not know how to manage their money will grow up to become adults with money problems, perhaps passing on bad habits to their own children. Getting

Small Business

5 Tax Tips for Small Business Operators

Tweet Uncertainty is also playing in as tax rates rise and your profit line shrinks. Still, if you are a small business and keep your personal records separate, you can

Fun Stuff

You Can Start a New Family Tradition

Tweet If you want to build memory making moments that can be passed down to your children and grandchildren, you can start a new family tradition that is sure to

Credit Management

Credit Management Problems and Solutions

Tweet Good credit management means that you are controlling your finances, by limiting your debt and through making your payments on time. The importance of credit management cannot be emphasized

Fun Stuff

How to Get Ready for a Winter Vacation

Tweet Winter vacations have been coming on strong in recent years as people want to enjoy more time away from the routines of life, with trips to the ski slopes

Career Planning

7 Job Interview Tips for Prospective Employees

Tweet A slowly recovering economy, tax headwinds and a mixed national mood continue to affect the job market, but for the savvy prospect there are opportunities awaiting them. The following

Tax Tips

Year-End Tax Tips and Strategies

Tweet New taxes are likely to show up over the next few years as America wrestles with its deep debt and as the impact of national healthcare kicks in. To

Education Tips

The Advantages of Savings Accounts for Kids

Tweet Such accounts can be opened through your bank or credit union and provide a source for saving toward important goals including college and marriage. Interest rates on savings are

Education Tips

How to Organize a Last Minute Christmas Party

Tweet That event may be something you discussed with your neighbors around Labor Day, but no one has taken the initiative since then to make this happen. Christmas Gathering If

Home Financing

Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly Above Record Lows

Tweet If you are in the market for a new home, historically low interest rates beckon. Those rates, however, have risen slightly in the past week although there is no

Tax Tips

6 Important Tax Tips for 2012

Tweet Enjoy your Christmas and New Year’s holidays, but set aside some time now to get your tax planning in order right now. 1. Charitable donations. If you itemize your

Tax Tips

Tax Software: Should You Do It Yourself?

Tweet With the former choice, you can ensure that the person that does your taxes knows what he or she is doing. With the latter, you risk making important mistakes,

Education Tips

5 Christmas Shopping Thrift Tips

Tweet Persistently high unemployment, job angst and uncertainty about tax increases has consumers looking for ways to stretch their hard-earned dollars. “Thrift” is the operative word for savings, with the