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Don’t Give Up On The FHA Just Yet

Jason — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:03:32 +0000

This is a guest post by David Ruiz from Lender411.com. The much-talked-about $8,000 homebuyer credit is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean the government is no longer supporting first-time homebuyers or potential owners and borrowers. The federal Housing Administration (FHA) enables thousands of prospective homebuyers to access loans that they wouldn’t otherwise qualify for. [...]

5 Key rules of the Roth IRA in 2010

Jason — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:47:30 +0000

Jason Holmes is a regular writer with Debt Consolidation Care and is also a contributory writer with other financial sites. His expertise is woven around various aspects of the debt industry and with his e-books he tries to impart to people the different situations and simple solutions to get out of difficult situations. Some of [...]

Americans Could Lose Unemployment Benefits Soon

Jason — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:05:51 +0000

Americans Could Lose Unemployment Benefits Soon Americans in Debt Face Additional Hurdle FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – On June 24th the U.S. Senate failed for the third time to act on extending unemployment benefits, which are currently set to expire in November. Although more than 1.2 million Americans will exhaust their unemployment benefits by the end of June, [...]

The How and Why of Opening a Roth IRA

Jason — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:31:19 +0000

This post is from PT of ptmoney.com, author of 52 Ways to Make Extra Money. The Roth Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) is a retirement savings account created by the US federal government, regulated by the IRS, with the intention of creating a tax incentive for you to save more for retirement. It was created years after [...]

The Final Countdown: Federal Housing Tax Credit Expires

Jason — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:14:54 +0000

Home Buyer Tax Credit To Expire The deadline to qualify for the Federal Housing Tax Credit is this Friday, April 30th. Many housing markets are in a midst of a flurry of activity as the deadline looms. This government program provides an $8,000 tax rebate for anyone buying their first home, and up to $6,500 to [...]

Would You Pay For Your Grocery Bags?

Jason — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:44:44 +0000

Last week I went to Washington, D.C., with my wife and mother-in-law. As a political science major and later law school graduate, surprisingly I’d never been to our nation’s capital. I had a wonderful time, and hopefully came up with a few blog posts about my trip. Waiting In Line There’s no getting around it — when [...]

The Yakezie Challenge Carnival #8 – Tax Day Edition!

Jason — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:47:39 +0000

Welcome to the Yakezie Challenge Carnival! The Yakezie is a network of personal finance bloggers who are dedicated to improving our individual blogs through selfless promotion and information exchange between fellow members in the group. The Challenge, at least initially, is to raise our Alexa rankings. When my site, MyMoneyMinute.com, first began the challenge, my [...]

Guest Post: Stuff Christians Like

Jason — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:11:16 +0000

Welcome to MyMoneyMinute! SCL Readers — Welcome to MyMoneyMinute! I’m Jason — thanks for stopping by to read the guest post marathon from Jon Acuff from Stuff Christians Like. I’m an attorney from the great State of Texas, where I live with my beautiful wife and 3 dogs. MyMoneyMinute is all about “Personal Finance and all [...]

Don’t be April Fools Fodder for the U.S. Government

Jason — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:44:38 +0000

April Fools! It’s April 1st, which means you have to read everything twice to make sure it’s real and you weren’t the victim of an April Fools prank, like the ones that Baker at Man vs. Debt pulled, or the light-hearted piece PT from ptMoney penned today. “I’m From The Government, And I’m Here To Help.” Not quite [...]

Did You Fill Out Your 2010 Census?

Jason — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:49:03 +0000

In case you haven’t noticed (dripping sarcasm), the 2010 Census is upon us. Really, who hasn’t noticed? There’s been a barrage of advertisement reminding us to fill out our census form. ”10 Years. 10 Minutes. 10 Questions.” Who Do These Census People Think They Are? Well, the short answer is, they are the federal government. Y’know – [...]