Tag Archives: personal finance

How open should we be about our finances?

In my post about finishing my taxes I referenced how much our refund was going to be. Sarah asked why I included the number with the implication that information about our finances is personal and should be held back from … Continue reading

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Quick Tax Refund

I filed electronically on March 1 and my state refund was deposited into my checking account this morning. 6 days isn’t bad, have to see how long it takes the IRS.

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Is it Better to Buy or Rent?

Came across this nice calculator at the NY Times that lets you fill in a number of parameters to help make decisions about renting or buying. While prices are out of whack compared to income you are better off renting … Continue reading

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Textbooks: Save your hard earned money

Some of you reading my site are in college or at least like to read so this should be a great site for you. It took me one semester to figure out that the bookstore at any college is a … Continue reading

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