Archive for March 20th, 2009

Mar.20.2009

How I Use Credit Cards … And Why

Sasha writes in with a typical question:
A lot of different personal finance bloggers have different ways that they use credit cards. Some of them don’t use them at all. Others seem to use them a lot. Where do you stand and why?
I started off answering this question for the reader mailbag, but [...]

Mar.20.2009

Sports Illustrated’s Fifty Years of Great Writing - Free!

I love reading essays. There are few things better than kicking back with a small piece of great writing that can both educate and entertain you, yet you’re finished in just one sitting.
For many, many years, Sports Illustrated was the home of the best in sports essays. For many years, I [...]

Mar.20.2009

Alternative Minimum Tax and Federal Income Tax Withholding Changes

How are we supposed to keep up with all the tax code changes?  That’s a question a reader emailed in after reading about the First Time Home Buyer Credit and other tax deduction changes we covered the last two days.
It’s certainly not an easy task, which is why a whole army of tax prep software, [...]