Paying For Retirement

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Tax Deductions for 2009 Car Purchases

Looking to get a new car? Well the IRS announced that they will begin offering deductions to your taxes for purchasing a new passenger vehicle. Here are the highlights:

Can deduct State, local and excise taxes on new car purchases.
Purchase must be made between February 17th, 2009 and December 31st, 2009. One day before or after and [...]


Financial Crisis? Get Government!

If you are feeling some of the economic pains from the current crisis, have no fear – government is here! Today they launched a special guide for getting through these “tough financial times” through the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) website.
I don’t want to make light of the situation out there, but [...]


Here’s my second installment to the Personal Finance Dictionary. Having a Personal Finance Word of the Day will provide readers a nice, quick, and simple way to understand some common, and not so common, words thrown out there. I’ll provide a quick definition, common uses, and a simple sentence to tie the word together.
The Word [...]