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All About Rents, Costs and Taxes

Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 538 words

Let's consider a home near Pigeon Forge, Tenn., in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. On the income side of the ledger. On the expense side.

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Flex-Plan Money: Use It or Lose It

Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 270 words

If your employer gives you until March 15 to use money in your health-care flexible spending account, you have just a few days left to spend the money or lose it.

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Best Ways Consumers Can Protect Themselves

Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 342 words

It's National Consumer Protection Week. Credit cards and banking FAQs on the New Credit-Card Rules: Sweeping changes shift the game in consumers' favor.

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Watch Out for Tax-Refund Scams

Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 247 words

With tax-filing season in full swing, it's important to be aware of scams that target taxpayers.

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Tax break for new wheels

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Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 458 words

What's better than that new-car smell? The smell of money! And you'll get to enjenior Editor...

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Oddball tax deductions

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Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 1355 words

Okay, admit it: As you've struggled with your tax return, trying to come up with some extra deductions to pump up your refund or reduce what you owe Uncle Sam, you've taken a few flights of fancy.

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How to hire a tax pro

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Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 351 words

My sister recently sent me an e-mail asking whether she needed to hire someone to prepare her taxes because she had self-employment income in addition to her regular pay.

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Ask the Editors: Real-Life Personal Finance Questions and Guidance

Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 163 words

How do I ease back into stocks?

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Fund an IRA, cut your taxes

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Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 609 words

As you tackle your 2009 tax return, make sure you haven't overlooked one of the best ways to cut your tax bill and secure your future -- funding a traditional IRA. You can make a 2009 IRA contribution up until the time you file your tax return, due April 15, 2010. The IRA deduction is an "above the line" adjustment to income, meaning you don't have to itemize your deductions to claim it.

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Travel Deals to Sunny Spots

Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 456 words

All eyes are on the Olympics in Vancouver, where you see snow, snow and more snow -- oh yeah, and some ice. American Airlines is having a sale on fares to the Caribbean and Latin America.

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Showing ID When Paying With a Card

Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 212 words

Think back to the last time you paid for something with a credit card. Usually I'm glad when a merchant asks to see my driver's license because I had a credit card stolen from my wallet once.

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5 Sites That Help You Save Money

Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 382 words

One of the goals of this column is to help you save money. InsuranceRates.com. This new site from the folks at InsWeb.com lets you shop for auto insurance rates without divulging too much personal information.

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Easy-to-Use Products for the Technophobe

Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 1332 words

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was originally published in the December 2009 issue of Kiplinger's Retirement Report.

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Investing Classes Worth the Money

Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 287 words

Most of us would like to be better investors. So maybe you've been tempted by the infomercials for trading systems that claim to teach you how to master the markets.

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How to Find Lost Money

Source: Kiplinger's Consumer News Service | 216 words

Billions of dollars of unclaimed assets are sitting in state and federal coffers -- and some of that money could be yours. So if you moved, for example, a dividend check might not have made it to your new address.

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