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Ask J: Tax Filing Status + TurboTax Giveaway!

Jason — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:26:06 +0000

Reader Mailbag Who doesn’t love giving their opinion? I’m no exception. I love the dialog that transpires on this and other personal finance blogs. If you have a personal, financial, or legal related question you’d like me to answer, hit me up on my Contact Page. And of course, remember – I don’t have all your [...]

The Great Recession: Are We More Frugal?

Jason — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:40:51 +0000

Credit Cards In The News Credit cards have been hitting the news lately. Over the past year, almost everyone I’ve run into has had their credit limits reduced for one reason or another. Then, in late February, the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD, for short) went into effect. For specific information on [...]

Unemployment Benefits – Denied!

Jason — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:49:34 +0000

I’m Unemployed For those that don’t know, I’ve been unemployed going on four weeks now. Like I tell everyone, the first week is pretty cool, but after that, being home gets boring, and unemployment turns into a personal and psychological whippin’. I have been doing contract work for nearly two years now, so it’s the nature of my business [...]

Estate Planning 101

Jason — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:43:48 +0000

Editor’s Note: This is a Guest Post by a fellow blogger, Joel Ohman. Author Bio: Joel Ohman is a Certified Financial Planner™, the owner of 4 web based companies, and is currently undertaking some consumer comparison web projects that include a website for reading credit card reviews, a site with some cool financial calculators, and a [...]

Links O’ The Week

Jason — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:58:16 +0000

Here’s a little Sunday reading for you from some fellow bloggers: The Yakezie Challenge The Yakezie Challenge is a group of personal finance bloggers who are working together to promote and improve their blogs through mutual promotion. When we promote good content, we all win! Each week, a “carnival” will be hosted by a Yakezie member. The carnival [...]

The 200,000 Mile Club

Jason — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:01:24 +0000

200,000 Miles!! On Wednesday night, our family hit a milestone. My car, a 2000 Nissan Maxima, eclipsed the 200,000 mile mark! A Paradigm Shift in Materialism I’ve been looking forward to my car’s mileage anniversary for months now. Obviously I’m pretty pumped about this, but many of you are probably thinking, “Why are you driving an old piece [...]

Wine On A Budget: Oak Creek

Jason — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:13:33 +0000

Happy Hour It’s Happy Hour today at MyMoneyMinute! My wife, The Lovely Miss H, really enjoys her vino, as I’m sure many of you do too. In case you hadn’t noticed though, wine can expensive! Nothing breaks a budget like a taste for the finer things in life. Well fear not, because I’m [...]

$40,000 Video Game

Jason — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:48:30 +0000

Rare Nintendo Game Nets $40,000 At Auction Ever hear video games were a waste of time and money? Or that it teaches bad habits? Well, for a “Dave”, his procrastination turned into a $40,000 windfall. According to a Yahoo article, the Kansas native read an article on how a rare Nintendo game called Stadium Events [...]

A Spirit of Fear

Jason — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:14:47 +0000

Here in Texas, the big political battle of the day is the Republican Gubernatorial Republican Primary between U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and incumbent Governor Rick Perry. The ads used by both parties insult my intelligence. Just so you know where I’m coming from, here’s one from the Senator: F.E.A.R. Whether it’s a political attack ad [...]

Military Saves Week

Jason — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:56:49 +0000

As I was so graciously reminded by Lakita from Personal Finance Journey, this week is “Military Saves Week.” What is Military Saves Week? Military Saves Week is a week used to raise awareness to military families of the need to develop and practice responsible financial habits. According to MilitarySpot.com, Military Saves is part of “America Saves,” a [...]