Weekly Highlights: February 22, 2009

By Pinyo, on February 22, 2009

I am finally done with my tax returns, and my parents too, but haven’t send them in yet because I like to print them out and go over everything one more time. There’s something about computer screen that doesn’t lend itself to careful error checking.

As per my earlier review of TurboTax, I decided to prepare my taxes in TaxCut this year. As far as the rumor about the two not giving the same number, I didn’t see that with my federal, state or city taxes. Otherwise, I can say for certain that TaxCut is faster and cheaper, but TurboTax is a little more refined. If you’re still in the process of preparing your taxes, check out My Dollar Plan The Ultimate Tax Resource Guide.

Ask The M-Network

This week we had several Ask The M-Network articles, which include:

• Should I Raid My Retirement Account to Pay off Debt? at Cash Money Life
• Should You Buy A House If You Are In Debt? at Moolanomy (yes, here)

Articles

Here are a few articles for your Sunday reading. Before I begin, I just want to remind you that there are still a few days left before the $50 giveaway ends.

• What Should I Do With My Tax Refund? at My Two Dollars — Need a few ideas to do something financially constructive with your tax refund? Here are a few ideas.
• Your Guide To Treasuries at MainStreet — a nice introduction to Treasury securities.
• I Accept Government Handouts at Rocket Finance – Confession of a fiscal conservative. Interesting.
• Will Obama’s new mortgage plan really reward responsibility? at Wise Bread — I am one of those responsible homeowner that will miss out on the homeowner bailout handout money. I am not opposed to it, but I just hope that these recipients use the money responsibly. After all, my money is somewhere in there.
• The recession is not a lifestyle choice at Monevator — A commentary about reality versus how mainstream media try to paint a picture about this recession.
• Automate Your Finances at Green Panda Treehouse – A few tips on how to make your finances easier.

A Video

Also, I found this great video at Christian Personal Finance created Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University take a look:

Have a great Sunday!

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