Well, being that it’s tax time again, I just have to say how much I love giving our old junk away to charity. Lately, our favorite charity for this kind of thing is Vietnam Veterans of America. This is just such a win-win for all parties involved, that I can’t say enough about it. Consider:…

I have this credit union account, which I keep around solely because there’s an ATM I can walk to from my office. I get the convenience of using the ATM for check deposits and cash withdrawals, and in return, the credit union gets to keep a nominal amount of my money and pay me practically…

Just found out what my mortgage payment is going to be for the next year, and the escrow amount jumped a bit more than I had expected. So, being the accounting buff that I am, I decided to try and figure out the formula the mortgage company is using to determine the monthly escrow amount.…

Well, it’s time once again to start working on taxes. And once again I find myself using H&R Block’s Taxcut Product. This year, they’ve gone the consumer-friendly route of including the state product with their Taxcut Deluxe package, so you don’t have to purchase it and request a rebate. Good move on their part. Once…