Tricia

Smead makes tax time less stressful

Tax time is among us. If you are one of the lucky ones, you have probably received most of your tax forms already. For those of us who have not gotten your forms, they should start coming soon.  When it comes to organizing all of my tax paperwork, I usually take a pretty basic approach. My goal is put all of our receipts and tax related paper in a folder throughout the year. Well, that has not really been...

Tricia

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...

Tricia

Taxes

I finished our taxes and I am so happy. So happy had to include a little dance. We are getting a pretty nice refund back and we are using it all to pay down debt. I feel so good that we will be able to pay off some medical bills and at least half of our credit card debt. We are well on our...