Ways To Save Money And Manage Personal Finances
In today’s declining economy, financial problems are becoming increasingly common. Every time you go to the grocery store, the price of at least one thing you buy has gone up in price since last week. Almost daily the price of gas increases. So what can you do when you are continually forced to spend more [...]
Get higher personal exemptions and standard deductions in 2009
The IRS will announce later this week that all Personal Exemptions & Standard Deductions will INCREASE, and Tax Brackets will WIDEN in 2009.
PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS and exemptions for Dependents will increase to $3,650 in 2009 –
($150 higher than 2008).
STANDARD DEDUCTIONS also will increase in 2009. How much? Take a look…
$11,400 for Married-filing-Jointly (a $500 increase)
$ 5,700 [...]
No Economic Stimulus Check For Me
I finally got around to putting my actual numbers through one of the calculators and here is what it spit out:
Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator
You do not qualify for an economic stimulus payment
According to law, the economic stimulus payment amount that you would otherwise be entitled to receive is reduced by 5% of [...]
$10,000 Tax Refund. WooHoo!!!!!
As I ponder the tax refund I am getting from the federal government, I am thinking that I could have done a lot with that money during the year in 2007. Why is it so many people get huge refunds at the end of the year and they are proud of it. I [...]
