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Gift Cards: Keep, Sell or Buy?
Many folks have a pile of gift cards from places laying around that they got from their Aunt or Grandma for their birthday that they will never use. It is $50 to the Shaggy Dog Cafe. Well there are places that will allow you to “collect” on that gift card so it doesn’t go to [...]
First Financial Friday of March 2012
Winter is gone, I think. Here in the DC area I heard we only had two inches of snow so far this winter! The temperatures have been in the 60s. The trees and flowers have been blossoming. Spring weather is here to stay hopefully! Just because it is beautiful and filled with sunshine outside, don’t [...]
Tax Payment or Tax Refund?
Tips on Managing Your Tax Withholdings By Tom Breedlove of Breedlove & Associates In the coming weeks, taxpayers across the country will prepare their 2011 income tax returns (the deadline is April 17th this year). As the numbers get crunched, many filers will be holding breaths and crossing fingers – hoping they don’t owe much [...]
Paying Friends Money Owed
Do you go out with friends a lot for dinner or lunch? Is there someone who comes up short with cash or forgets their wallet? I recently discovered an awesome solution to being paid back from those who owe you money. All you need is a cell phone and computer and you will have money [...]
Money, Values, Meanings & You
Often times we develop preconceived “ideas, notions, thoughts and/or biases” about things in our life. One of those things is money. I ran across this guest blog post on Lora Sasiela’s Financially Smitten blog, from Brittney Castro, Certified Financial Planner and created the FinanciallyWiseWomen.com website. The main reason I loved Brittney’s post about What Does [...]
First Financial Friday February 2012
We are in February, and the Groundhog said we are to have 6 more weeks of winter! Don’t let cause you to ignore your finances! If you missed any of the previous month’s First Financial Fridays make sure to go and “search” for them. Make sure to check out these articles, the blogs and like them [...]
Protection with a Debit Card? Think again
Recently I discovered via my credit card statement that I had fraudulent activity of $350 to an online company. I called Citibank and they were great. The weird thing about this “fraud” is that I don’t even use this credit card as it has a balance transfer balance on it. They cancelled my card and sent [...]
Year End Tax Reminders from Breedlove & Associates
By Tom Breedlove, Breedlove & Associates It’s that time of year again…tax season is officially upon us. We realize that most humans discard all tax information from their brain the minute they finish their returns. So, here are a few reminders/tips for this tax season: By early February, you should receive a Form W-2 from [...]
Movies on a Budget at AMC Theaters
I love going to the movies. Almost every Saturday my friend and I go to the AMC movie theater before noon. Why before noon on Saturdays you ask? Because at AMC theaters they have $6 movies before noon on the weekends, I think it includes Fridays too. I love being able to go to the [...]
First Financial Friday January 2012
New Year, New First Financial Fridays are here! If you missed any of the previous month’s First Financial Fridays make sure to go and “search” for them. Make sure to check out these articles, the blogs and like them on Facebook and Twitter etc. I am sure they will provide you with additional insight on financial [...]
