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The Facts About E-Filing Your Taxes for Free
If you’re expecting a refund, filing your taxes electronically can get your money to you faster. Photo: Beatrice Murch
If it’s free, it’s for me!
With few exceptions, no one really enjoys filing their taxes, so why not reduce the sting by doing it for free? Free is everyone’s favorite price for anything.
However, there are restrictions on who, how, and what can be e-filed for free. These filers aren’t invited to the party:
- Businesses that are required to file as a C corporation using Form 1120 or an S corporation using Form 1120S.
- Partnerships using Form 1065.
- Estates and trusts using Form 1041.
- Nonprofits using Form 990.
The good news is that just about everyone else can e-file for free.
Can You Save Money by Becoming Vegetarian?
Buying vegetarian foods in bulk doesn’t mean you have to cook in bulk as well, but it’s good to have a supply of healthy foods on hand. Photo: Wonderlane
Beef prices hit record highs last summer and prices for beef, pork, and eggs are expected to climb throughout 2015.
This Website Saves Customers So Much Money It’s Being Sued
United Airlines and Orbitz are suing the travel site Skiplagged. Photo: Aero Icarus
Aktarer Zaman’s mission was to make it easier (and cheaper) for people to explore the world.
The 22-year-old New York City resident went about making that happen by designing a website, Skiplagged, that shows travelers the cheapest flight routes to their destinations.
Sounds harmless, right?
Apparently, Orbitz and United Airlines don’t think so. Zaman’s website is the focus of a lawsuit filed by the two travel industry giants.
Some Thoughts on Currency
We sometimes forget it, but time and love are also currencies. Photo: Sean Hering
Recently, I came across this great article about Nicola Piccola, a person who went to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to help out with rebuilding and wound up moving there. Today, he lives in New Orleans and works for the New Orleans Food and Farm Network for a very low wage, meaning that he has to be extremely careful with his money.
The full article is a great read, but I wanted to really focus on a few particular points. Near the end of the article, the interviewer asks Nicola a very interesting question, and he provides a great answer:
Why Your Company Culture Matters, and How to Improve It
Zappos is a prime example of fostering a strong company culture. Photo: Nate & Tilly Ritter
It’s 6 a.m. and your alarm clock just went off. As you reach over to turn it off, what are you thinking?
Carpe diem!? Today’s the day!?
Or…
Did you have a rough night of sleep? Is your head aching? Should you have said no to that third glass of wine?
Are you scrambling to remember what you have to do today, or are you in a meditative state because you made a to-do list last night, got plenty of rest, and are awake in time to start your morning routine before your day gets going at the office?
Whatever the feeling, it’s going to influence not only your morning, but your entire day. How you feel will impact every interaction and decision you make in a day.
Best Installment Loans of 2021
Installment loans are a great financial tool for people who want to make a large purchase and don’t have the cash to do it. Unlike credit cards, which you might use to borrow revolving amounts and pay them back as you go, installment loans involve borrowing one single sum and repaying it over time in […]
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What Do New Parents Really Need?
Before outfitting your baby from head to particularly cute toes, think about what you’ll really need. Photo: Gabi Menashe
If you ask baby boomers how parenting has changed over the years, many can name a host of once-safe practices that have since been outlawed.
People from my mother’s generation talk about how, as babies, they rode in the front seat of their family car without a car seat. And my mother often jokes about shrouding us in thick, heavy blankets surrounded by stuffed animals when we slept as infants — a huge no-no in today’s world.
How to Handle Post-Holiday Debt
The holidays may be behind us, but many of the bills are just coming due. Photo: Timothy Tolle
For most of us, the holiday season is a few weeks into the past. We have some happy memories, but the joy of the holidays is already long gone as we start a new year and move through the rest of the winter season.
In many mailboxes, bills from the countless expenses of the holiday season are starting to arrive. People used their credit cards for gifts, food, flights, hotels, gasoline, and all of the other expenses that often come with celebrating the holidays. Even people who are otherwise pretty smart with their money are sometimes facing credit card bills this time of the year.
Tax Guide for College Students
Even if you’re the one doing the studying, your parents might be the ones benefitting from an education credit on their taxes. Photo: Parker Knight
College is a huge step toward adulthood. Going to class, homework and studying, holding down a job, figuring out a way to pay for college, and trying to make yourself marketable for a job after graduation – that’s exhausting just to type.
Coding Boot Camps: Three Months to Six Figures?
Fast-paced coding boot camps train aspiring developers hungry for high-tech skills — and a good-paying job. Photo: Plank Design
The mention of coding boot camps may conjure images of helmets and laptops. Far from it.
They’re intensive programs, nine to 12 weeks on average, that provide training in computer coding so students can land jobs as Web developers.
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