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Sarah Zeldman of the Mom’s Money weekly podcast interviewed John Lanza, the creator of the Money Mammals DVD, about how to teach the very young children the basics of managing money.
They discussed how to teach our kids the difference between
“needing” and “wanting” something; how to have a holiday season where
the celebration and the experience of the holiday is the focal point
more so than the gifts and commercialism; and whether or not
an allowance should be tied to chores.
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Teaching Children Money Basics at Mom’s Money
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Read the full post (152 words, estimated 36 secs reading time)I had the pleasure of working on a Money Makeover for the Kansas City Star recently. Here’s the article that appeared in the KC Star this morning…
Money Makeover: Couple frets over saving at the same time for their retirement, kids’ college expenses
by Gene Meyer
The Kansas City Star
Steven and Angie Cortez look into the future and see a financial dilemma they want to resolve now.
The
couple, who both are educators and not yet 40, theoretically will be
eligible to retire when Steven turns 53 and achieves the combination of
age and years in service to qualify for Kansas Public Employees Retirement System teachers’ benefits.
This is a preview of
Money Makeover - Saving for College and Retirement
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Read the full post (480 words, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)I know many of you use QuickBooks to keep track of your income and expenses for your business.
I just saw a free teleclass at www.teleclass.com on QuickBooks Basics. I’m a little rusty on QuickBooks myself, so I’m signing up.
Here are the details if anyone is interested in joining me…
101410. QuickBooks Basics: Bookkeeping Essentials
(Other)
Section: 1
One Tuesday, October 30, 2007, from 3-4pm Eastern/NY. Tuition: Free
Led by
Gabrielle Fontaine
, PB
This is a preview of
QuickBooks Basics - Free Teleclass at Teleclass.com
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Read the full post (295 words, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)Okay, so she’s not much help, but isn’t she cute???
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When you’re just starting out on your financial journey, you’re told you need to have an emergency fund, but you also need to start saving for retirement.
How do you handle competing financial goals when you’ve got limited funds?
My Money Blog suggests that you open a Roth and invest in something safe like a money market fund in the post Roth IRA Contribution vs. Emergency Fund Savings. Then in a year or so, when you’ve added more to your Roth IRA, you can move a portion of the money market into riskier investments.
I’m excited to announce that I will be speaking at my first live seminar!
Tim Knox - entrepreneur, author, speaker, and eBay guru - has asked me to speak at his "Ultimate Small Business Bootcamp 2007" in November.
This two-day event is for entrepreneurs
who are serious about starting their own business or kicking their current
business into high gear.
The speaker line-up includes Tim Knox, Dan
Miller, Mike Enos, Kristine McKinley, Paul Finley, Scott Paton, and Chuck
Bowen.
The following topics will be covered IN
DETAIL:
- How to choose the right business for
you
Being the tax geek that I am, I subscribe to the IRS Small Business Tax Newsletter.
Today’s edition includes a new fact sheet on reporting auction income.
Here’s the full text of the fact sheet…
Reporting Auction Income and the Tax Gap
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IRS Releases Fact Sheet for Online Auction Sellers
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Read the full post (707 words, estimated 2:50 mins reading time)Just a quick note to let you know that you can now apply for your Employer Identification Number (EIN) online.
This is a free tool on the IRS website. Please, don’t be fooled by
companies who try to charge you to get an EIN. Applying for an EIN has
always been free, and now it’s even easier since you can do it online.
Click here to apply for your EIN online at the IRS website.
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When you’re working towards a big goal, it’s easy to lose focus and not follow through. That’s why so many people make New Year’s Resolutions and never meet them.
In order to actually meet your goals, you need to keep the prize in mind. Here’s an example…
Lets say you want to lose 15 pounds. To lose those 15 pounds you need to make some changes to your eating habits and you need to exercise regularly. Most people will focus on the pain - not being able to eat what they want, having to get up early to go to the gym - and they won’t lose the 15 pounds.
Attention US taxpayers! If you haven’t filed your 2006 income tax return yet, you’re almost out of time.
The final deadline is approaching quickly. Assuming that you filed
an extension, you have until October 15th to file your tax return with
being considered late. If you didn’t file an extension, well that’s
another story…
A couple of thoughts about the upcoming deadline:
1. If you filed an extension because you owed money, you’re out of
luck. The extension only extends the time to FILE your tax return. It
does not extend the time to PAY your taxes. So, if you expect to owe a
balance due, expect to pay interest and penalties.
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