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How to Justify Buying a Private Jet

by Ron

Having a Citation V Twin Jet is awesome. It’s also really cool to own a Gulfstream G550 or a Dassault Falcon 7X. But owning a private luxury jet is one thing, maintaining and running one is an entirely different matter. While a relative few people actually own these super expensive aluminum tubes with turbofan engines [...]

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Will a Hybrid Car Save You Money?

by Ron

With the price of gasoline continuing to skyrocket (supply and demand curves are so annoying), many people may consider buying a hybrid car, but there are costs associated with hybrids that aren’t taken into account by many who walk onto the dealer’s lot. To determine the true cost of buying and maintaining a hybrid car, [...]

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Don’t Panic: There’s Still Time To Complete Your Taxes

by Ron

Yes, the deadline is just around the corner but even if you’ve waited until today, you still have time to get your taxes completed. Even if you don’t think you have time, you can always use one of the big three tax software firms to file IRS form 4868, getting an extension until August. Get [...]

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What Triggers An IRS Tax Audit?

by Ron

Probably nothing scares people more than a tax audit. The key is to do whatever it takes to make sure you have everything in order regarding your taxes, that you maintain good records of income, expenses, and deductions, and that you have been accurate in your calculations. But what causes some returns to be audited and others to be accepted without question?

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Have You Fallen for Any of These Myths About the US Income Tax?

by Ron

Myths about the US tax code are prolific, so much so that the case law refuting the arguments of their proponents is deep … and broad. There seems to be no end to the people willing to risk it all to avoid paying income taxes. Hey, I don’t like paying taxes either. But the simple [...]

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Ten Dumb Things and Six Smart Things I Did While I Was In Debt

by Ron

Debt clouds your thinking, at least it did mine, and debt can make you do dumb things. The good news is that you can learn to overcome your debt addled thought processes and free yourself from a lifetime of slavery. It’s really simple to get out of debt but it isn’t easy. The lure to [...]

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When Luck Bites Back

by Ron

With revenues declining for local, state, and federal governments, you can be sure the Tax Man will be on the lookout for his cut of your winnings, even if those winnings aren’t in cash.

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Even Famous People Have Tax Troubles

by Ron

Pay your taxes. Those three little words will keep you out of the hottest of hot water since the Internal Revenue Service won’t tolerate anything less! And no one I know wants trouble with the IRS. With the US tax deadline looming, I thought I’d highlight some high profile people with tax problems in the [...]

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How You Can Create Wealth Out of Thin Air

by Ron

Have you ever noticed HOW certain people talk? No, not their accent, or their choice of colloquialisms or regional phrases, I’m speaking of the attitude behind their choice of words. The perennially poor tend to think of themselves and money in one sense while the wealthy think of themselves and money in a completely different [...]

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Borrow Low and Invest High

by Ron

If you’ve spent much time on the Internet and on personal finance sites in particular, you’ve probably heard of Prosper and peer-to-peer lending. Just for review, what is peer-to-peer (P2P) lending? It’s basically connecting those with money to invest with those who wish to borrow – cutting out the middle-man (usually banks) in the process. [...]

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Need Some Help Organizing Your Home?

by Ron

The following is the first chapter in a new guide I’ve written called The Basics of Organizing Your Home. It’s available to email subscribers for FREE. If you want to get a free copy of the entire guide, simply sign up in the sidebar on the right. Organizing your home means developing an easy-to-maintain system [...]

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Important Upgrades to Your PerkStreet Account

by Ron

If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know I’m a BIG fan of PerkStreet, the world’s best debit card rewards program. PerkStreet customers are able to earn fantastic rewards (perks), the best of which is CASH when they purchase the things they need using their PerkStreet MasterCard. These have to be [...]

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