Glinkonomics, life this week on WSB radio, Ilyce talks about the employment situation for August, 2013. Welcome back to the Ilyce Glink show, I’m Ilyce Glink. If you are investing in real estate and want more information you should check out my new series, The Intentional Investor: How to Be Wildly Successful in Real Estate. Go to [...]
No one can prepare you for the emotional upheaval that results when you go from being part of a couple to suddenly single. There is a period of grief that may be different for each person. Here is some personal finance advice that may help you get back in the driver’s seat of your life after [...]
Many people dream of the independence that comes with being self-employed. But along with that freedom comes more responsibility—like paying taxes to the IRS multiple times per year. Independent contractors and the self-employed don’t have taxes withheld by an employer and are usually required to pay estimated taxes in quarterly installments using Form 1040-ES. These [...]
Whether you’re married or cohabitating, you’ve likely thought about how to most effectively manage your money as a couple. Should you combine everything, have a household account, or simply keep everything separate? The choice is a very personal one that depends mostly on your financial goals, but there are a few other things you may [...]
The biggest and nastiest tax battle divorced or separated taxpayers face is over which person gets the rights to the tax credits for children and dependents. One particularly underhanded trick that is often played involves one person filing taxes in early January to grab the dependents and tax credits before the custodial parent files a [...]
The cost of driving doesn’t come cheap. When you tack on the price of gas—now at more than $3 per gallon—and auto insurance, it may seem more appealing to commute via horse and buggy. But if you are shopping around for auto insurance or thinking about updating your current policy, you could save big bucks [...]
Glinkonomics, life this week on WSB radio, Ilyce talks about how important it is for parents and kids to discuss money. Welcome back to the Ilyce Glink Show, live every Sunday. It's football season, so that means our show moves back an hour. We’re now on from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., all the way [...]
As major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) go into effect in January of next year, health insurance is more relevant than ever to many Americans, a June 2013 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll found. That includes young adults, a group that “many have speculated may be resistant to getting coverage under the ACA,” the Kaiser [...]
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably shared a lot of personal information on social media. Whether it’s photos of your last vacation or an update about the restaurant you just visited, the information you’ve posted on the Internet will be available for years to come—which is why it’s important to consider your social media [...]
