Category Archives: Taxes

What should you do with your tax refund?

What do most people do with their tax refunds?  They spend it of course!  It’s bonus money, fun money, But in tighter economic times when all you hear is about high debt levels, low savings rates, a growing retirement gap and fear of inflation, could this be the year to do something fiscally responsible with…

Taxes: DIY or Hire a Pro?

Today, it takes more brains and effort to fill out the income tax form than it does to make the income. ~ Alfred E. Neuman Update: This post is included in the Carnival of Money Stories XLV – The Sex, Lies and Videotape Edition at Len Penzo dot Com. Thanks Len! It was also included…

Taxes: The Missing Step

Pay Taxes

I don’t know if I can live on my income or not – the government won’t let me try it. ~ Bob Thaves, “Frank & Ernest” Update#1: This post was the #1 pick in the Best of Money Carnival #39 posted at the Canadian Personal Finance Blog. Thanks Big Cajun Man! Update #2: Thanks to…