How To Avoid An Audit Based On Discrimination By The IRS + MORE

This is a guest post from personal finance writer Gwendolyn Pearce, who has written previously on chicken coops and cooking challenges. In a recent post, staff writer Lisa Aberle provided an excellent outline of the kind of financial information and preparation you should provide for your loved ones in the event of your incapacitation or death…

It should come as NO surprise to long time Financial Samurai readers that the IRS admitted to targeting conservative groups since Obama became President. The government already discriminates against those who make over a certain amount by charging higher taxes even though they already pay for the majority of all taxes…

Dating & Money @ Canadian Money Forum
The Beginner’s Guide On How NOT To Start Investing @ Boomer and Echo
Choosing the Right Index for Comparison @ Michael James on Money
Is Coca-Cola the perfect dividend paying stock? @ My Own Advisor
Six steps to avoid being a money moron @ Retire Happy Blog
Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Early? @ Balance Junkie
5 Tips for Sustainable Landscaping @ Sustainable Personal Finance
How Do I Retire at 35? @ Canadian Personal Finance Blog
Negotiating A Cell Phone Plan – Still Alive and Kicking @ Young and Thrifty
Tablet Vs…

Preschool is definitely a luxury, but I’m not the only one who believes in the power of a few hours of school for little kids. In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama called for an expansion of preschool programs across the United States, proposing government programs that would subsidize the cost of […

Remember Bernie Madoff? He was convicted of what’s considered to be the largest Ponzi scheme in history and sentenced to 150 years in prison.Lawyers and consultants have spent the past five years cleaning up the mess he left behind, and they’re making lots of money doing it, CNNMoney says: $701 million and counting…

The credit card is one of the most divisive products among all the financial tools available. Ask around and you’re sure to find people who pay all their expenses using credit cards as well as others who swear the products are the embodiment of pure evil. Opinions among financial experts and thought leaders are just as mixed…

Last week, the House passed a bill that would require bondholders and Social Security beneficiaries to be paid first in case of a failure to raise the ceiling on the national debt later this summer.
While the bill passed, there’s doubt it will get past the Democratic majority in the Senate; the White House has already promised to veto it…

Hi! Happy Friday! Thanks so much for checking in to my weekly round up!
News: Two Birthdays!
BudgetBlonde turns THREE today! What a fun journey this has been. Thank you so much to everyone who stops in to my little slice of the Internet. My life wouldn’t be the same without you, and I have some fun posts to share about the history of this little blog next week…

Welcome to the weekly Friday giveaway roundup! Every single Friday we post giveaways ending within the next week. If you want to make sure you never miss one of these posts be sure to subscribe via RSS or Email.
Happy Friday everyone! It was an eventful week, to say the least. We had fun launching our exclusive giveaway, an Aurorae Yoga Prize Pack valued at $137…

I get notes pretty regularly from readers who express concern that earning more won’t actually gain them anything. “Why should I earn more than I’m making if Uncle Sam is just going to take it all?”
That perception is a complete myth. Yes, you will be paying more in taxes if you make more and, yes, you’ll likely be paying a higher percentage of your income in taxes…

Alright, readers, I am shameless to admit that I smoke. Even after knowing that smoking is one of the main reasons of heart attack.Here’s all the bad effects of smoking listed. I want to quit soon. Till I achieve that I don’t want to stop working towards better health. The second biggest enemy for me is lack of exercise…

This week the Canadian Personal Finance Blog addressed the question, How Do I Retire at 35?
Financial Highway discussed in-depth how Peer to Peer Lending Worked for Me.  Could it then work for you?
Feeling a little unsure about your finances?  Retire Happy shared Six Steps to Avoid Being a Money Moron…

Looking to make a quick buck or earn extra money on the side?
Here are 10 Vine* videos (each 6 seconds or less) with ways you can make some extra cash.
*Vine is the new wildly popular video app from the folks at Twitter.
1. Clean out the garage and invite the neighborhood to your yard sale.
YARD SALE : SATURDAY vine…

Opah! Party time! We’re finally getting outta here!! 😉
MAN I can’t tell you how excited we are… 5+ years in a row living in the same place is liable to give any A.D.D./Military folk a stomach ache. It’s time for brighter and greener pastures – woo! And we actually found a home that satisfies BOTH of our major wants, which is great…

While it seems that Ally is a new player in the banking game, the reality is that the bank was actually founded in 1919 as the General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC).
Today, Ally is known for its competitive yields on cash products, as well as its customer-friendly attitude…

One of my favourite websites is Dog Shaming  (http://www.dogshaming.com/).  Owners submit photos of their dogs with an explanation of the couch eating, shoe destroying or carpet peeing and the dogs never look ashamed of their behaviour even when they are posing in front of a half-eaten Iphone.
We need a financial edition of Dog Shaming for humans and their finances…