Nearly eleven months into 2006 (and almost a year and a half after I first wrote about this), we finally took a solid step toward fulfilling one of our New Year’s Resolutions… Putting together an estate plan. I actually debated about using LegalZoom to put together our wills, but we ultimately decided against it. Instead, [...]
Archive for November 2006
Putting Together an Estate Plan
Filed under: Planning
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Flexible Spending Closed out at a Profit
I was just going back and closing out some of our old accounts the other day when I noticed that this year was particularly profitable with regard to our flexible spending account (FSA). Not only did we shield a good bit from taxes, but we also ended up clearing $800 in straight up profit. That’s [...]
Filed under: Taxes
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One Year Ago This Week (November 12th – November 18th)
Here’s a quick look at some of my favorite posts from a year ago this past week:
• Selling Travel Certificates on eBay – Thoughts on turning airline travel certificates into cash on eBay.
• Money Moves for 2006, Part 1: Your Portfolio – The start of a series of year-end that’s worth re-reading year in and [...]
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Standard Mileage Rate Increases for 2007
Not surprisingly, the IRS is increasing the standard mileage rate that is used in determining the cost of vehicle use in a business in 2007. Effective January 1st, the rate for calculating the cost of use for personal cars, vans, pickup trucks, and panel trucks is increasing from the 2006 rate of 44.5 cents per [...]
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Transferring 403(b) Funds via a 90-24 Transfer
If you’re unhappy with your current 403(b) provider, you might not have to just sit there and take it… As it turns out, the IRS allows you to perform something called a 90-24 transfer, which allows you to move your funds to the vendor of your choice, even if they’re not on your employer’s list [...]
Filed under: Saving & Investing, Taxes
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Weekly Roundup – 11/17/06
Here’s a quick look at some finance-related posts that caught my eye this week:
Filed under: Link Love
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Carnivals – Week of 11/13/06
FiveCentNickel participated in four carnivals this week. Here they are along with links to my articles that were included in each.
The Carnival of Personal Finance included “What is Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI)?” Also included was “Don’t Let Your Kids Get Ahold of Your Checkbook” from raising4boys.com.
The Carnival of the Capitalists included “Undoing Roth IRA [...]
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Running Windows XP on a MacBook Pro
After one relatively major false-start, I’m now running Windows XP on my MacBook Pro. I’ve set up a dual-boot configuration using Apple’s Boot Camp, and it’s working great… In fact, I’m writing this from post from Win/Firefox right now.
Why would I want to do this? Mainly because I have some work-related software that is PC-only, [...]
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Ten Most Reliable Cars
Here’s a quick rundown of the most and least reliable new cars (according to Consumer Reports) in ten different categories… Not many surprises here, but it’s still an interesting list to look at. All cars are 2007 models unless otherwise indicated…
Filed under: Automotive
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The Social Security Tax Ceiling
Update: The social security tax ceiling for 2008 is $102,000.
This little nugget of information is potentially useful for pretty much anyone earning a wage, but it’s especially important for those of us that are earning self-employment income. In case you weren’t aware, everytime you pay Social Security or Medicare taxes at your regular job (assuming [...]
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