My New Choice

Last night I received an email from a representative of H&R Block and he has offered me a coupon code for a free copy of TaxCut Premium + State + Efile.
Since I just purchased my tax software, I will not be able to take advantage of the coupon myself. Therefore I would like to [...]

When is the last time that you went window shopping? No, not that window shopping but actually shopping for windows. Today my wife and I started the process of accepting estimates for window replacement in our home.
Comparing Bids
Replacing the windows in your home is not a small task and requires thorough comparison shopping, [...]

When I posted about preparing for tax season about two months ago, I had every intention of getting started on my taxes for 2006.
However, as you might guess based on my post about how to procrastinate filing income taxes, I have yet to actually follow through and complete my taxes.
Start With the Software
Tonight I had [...]

I’d just like to take a moment to apologize for the lack of activity on the site the last week. Unfortunately I am not one of the people that is able to make a living from blogging and the *real* job has been occupying far too much of my time lately.
In addition to the [...]

Since I have a few investment accounts with Vanguard, I receive their newsletter “What’s New at Vanguard” via email and today there was a nice article about how to handle a financial windfall.
Take a Deep Breath
If you have recently come into a financial windfall, you may be swirling with emotions - good or bad depending [...]

The carnivals are picking up as my post on is included in the latest edition of the Carnival of Debt Management.
As is usually the case with the personal finance carnivals, there are some great posts in this edition. I encourage you to spend some time reading through each post and making a habit [...]

The latest Carnival of Credit Cards has been posted and includes my post about being careful with your credit cards. Be sure to check out the entire carnival but here are a few of my favorites:
Paying Off 0% Card
Living Almost Large talks about paying off their 0% credit card. It is very tempting [...]

As you may remember, I had submitted a few of my posts to the March Madness Finance Tournament over at Free Money Finance and had made it into the 3rd round.
Unfortunately, I ran up against some outstanding posts and did not make it through the 3rd round. It is still quite satisfying to see [...]