Most of us in personal finance could probably manage filing our own taxes. The software that’s available makes the process relatively painless. But just because you can, does that mean you should? I just finished meeting with my accountant to discuss my 2016 taxes. So much fun. There was a time when I handled all […]
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Personal Capital Issue – Resolved Quickly and Without Effort
The Personal Capital issue that I wrote about the other day has been resolved. And I will say that I am impressed with the responsiveness that the Personal Capital team demonstrated. I sent an email to the support desk at 10:09 am. I received a response back 91 minutes later asking me for more specifics […]
Personal Capital Issue – Let’s See How it is Resolved
I’ve spent the morning trying to analyze my personal finances. Unfortunately, I’m having a Personal Capital issue. I have seen some strange numbers in my Personal Capital dashboard which is making things difficult. For instance, there appears to be a missing mortgage payment from a few months ago. Obviously, I made the payment and it is reflected […]
Visualizing Our National Debt
Both of these videos are a few years old, so unfortunately the national debt is even greater now than when the videos were made in 2009 and 2012. But the impact is the same. My favorite part is in the first video when you can actually see understanding in the student’s faces. For those of us who […]
Three Good Reasons to Preserve Your Credit Rating
Your credit rating follows you through life, so it is essential to establish good financial habits and to protect your positive credit references. Repairing damage to your credit standing is much harder than maintaining a good credit rating, giving you plenty of reasons to stay on top of your financial obligations. Credit reporting begins with […]