After a brief spurt of spending in May (thanks, no doubt, to economic stimulus checks), it appears that consumers are starting to cut back again With gas prices what they are, many are spending less at the store and going back to the old “recession diet.” Indeed, it appears that purchases that would have been […]
One of the best ways to save money is to cut out unnecessary items. Indeed, Blueprint for Financial Prosperity points out that you don’t need to wait for a presidential candidate to promise you a $600 economic stimulus check. You can save $600 every year if you cut $11.54 from your weekly expenses.
I like the […]
Retail sales data was just released. The verdict? Economic stimulus checks have helped the economy so far by boosting overall retail sales. CNN Money has the numbers on retail sales data:
The Commerce Department reported that total retail sales grew 1% last month, compared to a revised 0.4% gain in April. A consensus of analysts polled […]
If you’re like me, it’s time to make an adjustment in the monthly budget. The dairy that we use is announcing increased prices on milk, cheese and eggs. And the fuel surcharge for delivery has gone up. Again. Not that we mind that much. After all, we like supporting local businesses — especially those with […]
I’ve got a guest post up over at Lazy Man and Money. It offers four investment ideas for your economic stimulus check. Head on over and give it a read!
Also: I have a guest post on paying down college debt over at Generation X Finance. A little bit of insight into how my husband and […]
As you know, many of us are expecting a tax rebate in the next few months. However, as is usually the case when something like this is announced, scammers come out in full force. The latest scam take the form of an “email from the IRS” telling you to sign up for direct deposit to […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about “economic stimulus” and the tax rebate. The tax rebate, especially, was brought to my attention on Friday when the announcement was made that direct deposit tax rebate payments will start today — ahead of schedule. Tax rebate time will continue through July, depending on when you filed your tax […]
So the letters telling you that you need to be filing your 2007 tax return in order to get the economic stimulus tax rebate should be on the way. Want to know how much you’ll get? Check out this handy economic stimulus tax rebate calculator from the IRS.
Tags: economic stimulus tax rebate, economic-stimulus, personal finance […]
As many regular readers know, I’m not a big fan of recent “economic stimulus” efforts. They tend to be band-aids rather than solutions. And Jennifer Hofmann at My Organized Biz asked me what I would do.
So here it is:
There is no way for the government to fix the economy. And it can’t happen in a […]
The big news this morning is that, in order to help inject “confidence” into the economic outlook, the Fed is offering a $200 billion plan for increased liquidity. Of course, most of this help goes to mortgage lenders who got into trouble with their subprime lending practices.
The move is par for the course in terms […]
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