Reasons I Prefer Tax Software to a Tax Professional
It is tax season. With about a month left to file your taxes, I am sure preparing your return is on many of your minds. You’re probably asking yourself not only, “How much am I going to get back?” but also, “How should I file my returns?”...
How We Spent (and are Spending) Our Extra Money
In my mind, there are two groups of college graduates. There is the small group of graduates who graduate with a practical degree that land a high-salary job from the beginning. They deserve all the props they can get because this quite the challenge. The other group...
How to Do Your Taxes for the First Time
In many ways I still feel like a person with a lot to learn, but on the other hand, I feel like I am finally getting a good understanding of some things. One of the most complex and confusing systems is the U.S. tax system. Not only are there a number of different...
How Much Do You Need to Save for Retirement?
Before graduating from college, I got my first professional job. I was hired on as a Resident Director the last semester in my senior year. It wasn’t a position that I knew I would apply for well in advance. Instead, I was sought out because of my previous years...
Surviving Spring Break Financially
With most college student’s enjoying Spring Break in the next few weeks, I thought it would be a good time to offer some financial advice on the topic. I don’t plan on ruining your fun if you are headed somewhere warm for the week, but from my personal experience,...
Traditional IRA vs Roth IRA: Which One is Better for Young Adults
Early savers are met with very complicated decisions on their way from their working years to retirement. These complications usually appear where investing and taxation intersect. Not surprisingly, the choice between a traditional IRA or Roth IRA is one such...
Four Ways to Cut College Costs
I previously wrote in a post about how expensive college is. As a parent, trying to fund your child’s education while also funding your own retirement along with dealing with your current living expenses can become overwhelming. Most times, something has to give and...
Clipping Coupons: Is it Worth It?
There are few years in my life that I remember without having a computer in my home. I grew up at an early age, connecting to the internet through dial up and being limited to how much time I could spend on the internet. Between a handful of computer games and the...
Investing Money: How Much is Enough?
Over the past year, I have become more committed to investing any extra money that we have. It all started when I realized that we had too much money in a savings account earning .1%. That’s not even 1%… it’s 1/10th of that. Part of what allowed me...
Hi, I’m Corey. I’m a husband, college graduate, young adult, and non-profit manager. I enjoy learning new things about personal finance and sharing them with my loyal readers. Join the conversation.