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Friday Links – Colder Than Mars Edition

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With tax time right around the corner, Oscar at Money is the Root highlights 5 Questions that All Taxpayers Should be Asking. PET Archives : How To Haggle For A Bargain. Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Is 2014 the year you plan to tie the knot? Considering Lending Money to a Family Member?

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

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Perhaps the county appraiser raised the appraised value of your home, thereby raising the taxes. You will want to know how to challenge the new appraisal and avoid spending more tax money. Sometimes the most financially rewarding scenario is to donate it to a tax deductible charity! Record Keeping.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

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.” Harry Sit from The Finance Buff asks Tax Efficiency: Relative or Absolute? , and says, “Because you have to pay taxes on interest, dividends, and realized gains, an investment that loses less of its returns to taxes is said to be more tax efficient.

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How To Recover From A Home Fire

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Social security cards, birth certificates, income tax records, safety deposit box keys, drivers licenses and etc. You may need to haggle with them over what was covered or not. Start Replacing Important Documents That Were Destroyed. Work With The Insurance Company To Figure Out What To Do Next.

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