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Debt Ceiling deal : What does it mean to me?

Unless you have been living under the rock, you would have heard all the back & forth around the debt ceiling crisis. After a few weeks of fierce drama on the political stage, President Obama signed the debt ceiling deal aka Budget Control Act Amendment (the link is to the actual bill which is 74 [...]

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Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief – Double your donations

As everyone knows by now, Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on March 11. Thousands of people are dead or injured and many more are still missing. Many of you might have already donated or may be planning to donate. Here are some resources that will double your donations and [...]

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National Thrift Week : Jan 17th – Jan23rd

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National Thrift Week runs from Jan 17th to Jan 23rd.  What is National Thrift Week?  National Thrift Week is a public education campaign. It seeks to bring together a broad coalition of citizen leaders who share an appreciation of thrift as the wise use of resources and a conviction that thrift is the friend of [...]

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Summary of 2011 Tax changes – cuts, credits, deductions, exemptions and energy credits

President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 on December 17th. I wrote about what the major tax cuts would mean to us, a common person. There is more than just tax cuts in this tax deal. I didn’t realize some of these credits/deductions are expiring. For example, [...]

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What does the Tax cut deal mean to me?

Update: This bill has been approved and signed into law on December 17th, 2010. President Obama has signed into law the tax cut bill to temporarily extend the Bush tax cuts for all Americans, including the wealthiest.  This deal not only extends the tax cuts from the Bush era but also adds some concessions made by [...]

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Groupon movie ticket and Google free calls

Groupon $4 fandango movie ticket and Google offers free calls to US and Canada from gmail

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Financial Overhaul Bill – What does that mean to me?

President Obama has signed the Wall Street Reform bill into law today. Congress passed the bill last Thursday with 3 Republican senators joining the Democrats to prevent a filibuster. The bill aims to “Create a Sound Economic Foundation to Grow Jobs, Protect Consumers, Rein in Wall Street and Big Bonuses, End Bailouts and Too Big [...]

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Passport, postage stamps and personal favorite links

U.S State department has raised the passport fee and other consular fees. The new fees go into effect on Tuesday, July 13th. So if you are planning to travel overseas anytime soon it might be cheaper to get it tomorrow. A lot of passport application centers are open for longer hours tomorrow. These are the [...]

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Weekly favorites

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Father’s day! Everyday we learn some new things. Thanks to my fellow bloggers I learn a lot these days. These are some of my favorite posts this week. Frugal Dad’s Raising a Frugal Dad: An Open Letter to My Son really made me very emotional. An awesome, heart-felt letter. Kris [...]

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