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Transactions stopped downloading to your financial software? I hate when that happens. Fortunately, the problem is often just temporary, lasting for a few hours up to a day or two (yeah, a day or two is way too long). You could try to trouble shoot your transaction downloads for a quick fix. Follow me on Twitter | Sign Up for the Newsletter Transactions Stopped Downloading? originally appeared on About.com Financial Software on Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at 15:13:30. Permalink Comment Email this
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:13:30 +0000
Are you assuming that your income tax preparation software has been thoroughly tested by the IRS? I thought so, but after digging around and doing some research, I discovered my assumption was not entirely correct. Read Is Your Tax Software Reliable? to understand what the IRS does, and does not, test in tax software. Does The IRS Test Your Tax Software? originally appeared on About.com Financial Software on Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 15:40:30. Permalink Comment Email this
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:40:30 +0000
Everyone complains about their taxes, but there is a bright side: taxes could be worse. Don't believe me? When is the last time you paid taxes with a child instead of cash? How about a 67% tax on everything you produce or a ... ahem ... breast tax. About.com's Asian History guru, Kallie Szczepanski dishes the details in The Worst Taxes Ever . Many of us are doing our own income tax returns this year. Don't completely go it alone when filing taxes, use tax preparation software , and be sure you don't pay an arm and a leg, or a child, in taxes. Follow me on Twitter | Sign Up for the Newsletter The Worst Taxes Ever! originally appeared on About.com Financial Software on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 13:03:09. Permalink Comment...
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:03:09 +0000
What do Ookong, InvisibleHand and Myibay Auction Sniper have in common?� Each of these is a Firefox add-on, and each can help you save money by finding the lowest price for online purchases.�� These three money-saving add-ons for Firefox were recently featured on MakeUseOf.com, with the conclusion that using these tools will save a lot of money when used for a year. What is a Firefox Add-on? from About.com: Web Browsers Facebook Money Management Apps Follow me on Twitter | Sign Up for the Newsletter Firefox Add-ons Save You Money originally appeared on About.com Financial Software on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 10:56:55. Permalink Comment Email this
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:56:55 +0000
I've been playing around with moneystrands , which is free online personal finance software with anonymous comparisons of your spending with others who share a similar lifestyle. Actually, if you wanted to, you could compare your spending to people who have a very different lifestyle as well.� moneystrands needs a little tweaking in some areas, but support for 44 currencies, RSS widgets for numerous personal finance blogs and a nicely-done iPhone app make moneystrands worth a look-see. moneystrands Review Online Personal Finance Software moneystrands web site Follow me on Twitter | Sign Up for the Newsletter Review: moneystrands Online Personal Finance Software originally appeared on About.com Financial Software on Thursday,...
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:47:28 +0000
It looks like Social Security and national defense are the biggest draws on U.S. tax payers right now.� An interesting graphic representation of the U.S. distribution of income tax dollars by various job titles and income levels (click on graphic to enlarge it) was created by TurboTax and Column Five Media and posted on the TurboTax blog . TurboTax Tax Software Review Follow me on Twitter | Sign Up for the Newsletter Where Do Your Taxes Go? originally appeared on About.com Financial Software on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 09:25:57. Permalink Comment Email this
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:25:57 +0000
Do you wonder how much cutting back on eating out would affect your finances down the road? Or, what about saving up for a down payment on a home? How about saving for college, whether it will be an expense in 5 years or 15 years? Personal finance software that supports what-if scenarios can answer these questions and more, and this feature is an excellent financial planning tool. Read What is a What-If Scenario? to get more information and examples for using your financial software to determine what kind of impact today's choices have a year or more from now. One word of advice: if you use basic personal finance software, you probably won't have access to this more advanced feature. If this kind of planning is important, consider...
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:17:26 +0000
Online brokerage tradeMONSTER recently introduced tradeCYCLE�, a tool that guides customers in all phases of the investing process, including determining when it's time to sell a stock. The six steps in tradeCYCLE are: Do Your Homework Find/Craft a Trading Strategy Test the Strategy Execute the Trade Plan Your Exit Adjust the Trade as Needed tradeMONSTER offers customers a variety of free proprietary trading tools that work without leaving tradeMONSTER.com, so there's no flipping back and forth between applications as trades and investments are planned, executed and exited.� Stock trades are still $7.50, whether you trade 100 or 5,000 shares. tradeCYCLE Tells You When to Get In and Get Out originally appeared on...
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:13:19 +0000
KidsSave has announced a new version of their kid's money management software , which is free to current KidsSave customers. The help section has been updated and now money can be transferred between accounts (awesome!). Other updates include: Kids can change the theme sounds for their bank Improved printing, statement printouts, requiring less printer ink Printable a goal certificates Banker can make deposits and withdrawals from Banker section, and added tips for reward and allowance settings in Banker section Larger screen size and extended guided walk-through Alphabetized listing of Accounts on Login screen KidsSave is featured in 4 Software Picks That Teach Kids About Money Follow me on Twitter | Sign Up for the Newsletter KidsSave...
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:03:17 +0000
Want the quick scoop on the difference between H & R Block At Home tax software versions? You need to read H&R Block At Home Versions, Features and Prices . Follow me on Twitter | Sign Up for the Newsletter H & R Block At Home: What Version is Best? originally appeared on About.com Financial Software on Sunday, February 21st, 2010 at 14:50:49. Permalink Comment Email this
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:50:49 +0000