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If you're looking at buying a new car this year you'll likely be able to deduct the sale tax you pay on your federal income taxes for the 2009 tax year.
IRS announced seven things you should know about this new deduction:
Topics: taxes
Here's how to sign up for our May 9 Makeover Your Money event at the Renaissance Waverly hotel at Cobb Galleria.
Go to ThinkGlink.EventBrite.Com.
Click on the $8.27 early bird special.
Enter "savememoney" (one word, no quote marks) in the discount window.
Enter the way you want to pay
And, you'll be…
Spring is finally here, which means longer, warmer days and gorgeous flowers poking up after a long winter. The economy needs the warm winds of spring to give it a boost, I think, and that's what we're seeing right now.
On today's show, we'll talk about the spate of good news (stock market up 25…
Topics: mortgage
If you've been waiting to paint that porch, upgrade the tile in your bathroom, or change out that broken kitchen faucet, this might be your year to do a home improvement project. According to a new study from the Harvard Center for Joint Housing Studies, it looks like spending on home improvement…
Topics: contracts
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