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Economic stimulus calculator and pay schedule(finally)

Ok, the IRS has a “official”calculator on their site to help determine exactly how much you will be getting back for your rebate (aka Economic Stimulus Payment). You will need your 1040 tax form and it will take a few minutes to complete. But remember this is just a estimate! There is even a pay schedule now for those of us that want to know when do I get my money? I need it now! Economic...

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Reasons I love Guaranty bank

I love my bank because it has a pretty good rewards program where we get money back. That is a big plus in my book. Another reason I am showing my bank “love” is because I was going through my mail and found 2 coupons for a free fee reversal. This means if for some reason I have a overdraft, I give the bank my coupon and they erase the $39 overdraft fee! This is just one of those things that I...

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Sunday sales

I love to get the Sunday paper. It is almost a form of window shopping for me. I love to look through all the sales to make sure things I have already bought are not somewhere cheaper. My husband does not understand why I do that. I don’t either. It is another one of my weird obsessions. Anyways, I know a lot of people only buy the Sunday paper for the sale papers. So if you don’t clip coupons...

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Free Money

I was talking to my dad today and he told me about this program at Bank of America. It is called “Keep the Change”. After you sign up, every time you buy something with your Bank of America check, your purchase  is rounded up to the nearest dollar amount. The difference is then transferred from your checking account to your savings account. You are literally keeping the change. Another plus of...

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Personal finance and saving money

I was doing one of my favorite things, visiting blogs, and while I was at Family Finance and Other Things, I found a site that I had never been to before. Simple Savings . Simple Savings is full of great personal finance information. It has this really cool chart that you can use to track your old money habits and the cost, your new money habits and the cost and how much you saved. This is such a great...