To The Taxman We Wenteth

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Or something like that. I was stressing about our taxes. I'd started them in TurboTax Online, but then I lost my nerve. I blame it on being sick. I've never lost my nerve doing taxes before. Then again, I've never owed taxes in my life! This bit about having to pay $2000 was freaking me out to no end. Especially with Mr. A just having started up his business full-time. It's not like we have money dropping off trees around… Read the rest

The Weekly Finance Checkup – My Procedure

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Every weekend I spend several hours working with our finances. When I do it every single weekend, it's a lot easier. When I miss a weekend, there's twice as much data entry. Although it's difficult to make myself sit down every single weekend, it definitely is less time consuming to do it every weekend. Here's how a typical session goes: Open Quicken. Open my Excel billing spreadsheet. Log on to all accounts and print out the transactions that have occurred… Read the rest

Will Everyone Get a Stimulus Check?

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My mom called me a couple of days ago, wanting to fill me in on all the details about the Economic Stimulus Payment. She told me even if you didn't make any money last year, you can still fill out a Form 1040A and get a check. She told me to be sure to fill one out for my oldest son (he is disabled) as he was eligible as well. She told me she was going to help my youngest… Read the rest

Getting Your Credit Report, The Old-Fashioned Way

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I'm sure everyone knows by now that we are entitled to our free credit reports (not the score) through AnnualCreditReport.com. But what if you don't have a computer and can't go online? My mom doesn't have a computer and asked if I could check her report today. We went through the steps, but come to find out they don't have her on record. I looked through the site for the information she needs to call or apply by USPS mail.… Read the rest