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Oops – Refiling State Taxes

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Last year, the Commonwealth passed a bill in to law called the Volunteer Responder Retention and Recruitment Tax Act, which provided for up to a $100 tax credit for volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue personnel, based on [...]

They Weren’t Lying – 0% Interest

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Well here’s some surprisingly good news in the mail today. Turned out the collection agency wasn’t lying when they told me my rate would be cut to zero. So how ’bout them apples, Dedicated? [...]

Broke For A Week

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I’m expecting to be broke for a week and a half. Those buggers at the collection agency called me back on Friday while I was sleeping, presumably in regards to me wanting to change my payment date. [...]

Capital One Interest Rate Cut To Zero!

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Remember that “IW option” we were all wondering about? Well, it turns out it was a deal to cut my interest rate down to zero in exchange for making larger monthly payments. Got a call [...]

What’s In Your Trunk?

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Pinyo over at Moolanomy recently wrote about roadside emergency gear you should have in your car before you have to use it, and I felt compelled to elaborate.

I’ve had a lot of roadside emergencies, so I keep [...]

Budgeting For Savings

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One thing I’ve been struggling with as of late is how exactly to budget for savings. My emergency fund currently stands at $70, enough to avoid any unexpected overdrafts or the like, but that’s pretty much. I’ve [...]

A Firm Goal (Finally!)

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As has been mentioned before, I’ve been working without any real goals, other than “as fast as possible.” Yes, I still have a random slew of goals in my spreadsheet, but they still don’t serve any purpose [...]