Posted Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 2:50 pm | 1 Comment
Ever since I got out on my own, I’ve basically lived paycheck to paycheck. And it’s not fun. It sucks when it gets down to a few days before payday and you don’t have enough money in your checking account to get groceries.
It hasn’t been that bad for some time now, but I’ve still been living paycheck to paycheck. I have managed to have money for groceries and other necessities, but when it comes […]
Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 at 5:35 pm | Comments Off
I filed my taxes on Saturday nite. I got an email on Sunday telling me that my Federal return was accepted. And I got an email today telling me that my State return was accepted. So I was all happy. Just had to wait for my refund to get deposited into my checking account.
Then I got my mail today and completely freaked out. 
There was a letter from my bank. And not the usual […]
Posted Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 8:12 pm | Comments Off
I just got done filing my taxes. I decided to go with Complete Tax. That was the best of my available options.
I will be getting a $364 refund from Federal and a $36 refund from State. Not a fortune by any means, but it’s something. And at least I didn’t have to pay in. I had to a couple years ago because of how I filled out my W-4. And according to the […]
Posted Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 6:34 pm | Comments Off
I set up my retirement plan with my new employer today. It’s a Simple IRA rather than a 401K. I still know nothing about those things. I just went with the suggestions the guy gave me.
It’s with Edward Jones. I’m putting 3% (of each paycheck) toward it and my employer matched up to 3%. That money is going into what they call “American Funds B shares”. There are 3 funds that the money will […]
Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 8:49 pm | Comments Off
I got my W-2 forms in the mail today and I had gotten my 1098-E for my student loan last week. So I sat down at the computer tonite to file my taxes. Last year, I was able to file both my federal and my state taxes for free online with Turbo Tax because of the IRS’s “Free File”. But apparently this year I make too much money … or things just changed.
The IRS […]
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