Financial Friday: Get Some Cash For Your Overstock!
by Alice Shaffer
One of my Financial Nanny readers, Cheryl J of CA, sent me an article titled “Turn Trash Into Cash”. First off i am so excited that my readers are sending me articles and things to pass along to others. That is what a Financial Savvy person [...]
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Vehicles are expensive. Beyond the cost of the car, there are regular maintenance costs and let’s not forget gasoline. Today over on the CincyNanny blog, Greta discusses some “Topics in a Car Agreement” giving some of the basics things to discuss with an employer. Enjoy!
High5 Friday: Topics in a Car Agreement
Transportation is a key part [...]
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Financial Friday: Freebies Can Be Found Everywhere
by Alice Shaffer
One of the things I like the most about being “The Financial Nanny” is sharing fun monetary information with my readers. Monetary information can come in many forms as it is just not about money. We often equate money with finances-credit cards, life insurance and IRAs/401ks. Monetary [...]
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Job Search Expenses
Compliments of Breedlove & Associates, written specially for Regarding Nannies
Can any of my job search expenses be taken off my income taxes?
There are several job search expenses that can be deducted if the expenses exceed 2% of your adjusted gross income. Some examples of job search expenses include:
Amounts you spend for [...]
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Financial Friday: Tax Free Holidays Are Here!
by Alice Shaffer
Over the past several years I keep hearing about “tax free shopping weekend” around the first weekend of August. It pertains to saving money on back to school supplies like pencils and erasers. I have taken advantage of it in the past by mistake if I [...]
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Financial Friday: Where To Find Deals On Eating Out
By: Alice Shaffer The Financial Nanny
As a nanny I enjoy finding ways to save money for myself and my nanny family. I have used Restaurant.com for my nanny work and personal outings. I let the kids look at the restaurants too and let them make a choice [...]
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Financial Friday: Swagbucks
by Alice Shaffer
As a professional nanny, I sometimes would like some extra “cash” but don’t want a second job or babysitting gig on the weekends. I have discovered that there are so many different fun ways to earn money on the internet these days. On Financial Friday, we have featured posts on Mypoints [...]
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