It’s been six months now since the IRS gave out raises, have you been enjoying yours? Back in February the IRS adjusted the tax withholding tables to take out less federal income tax based on anticipated savings under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. That’s nice to give out the savings in advance, but the […]
“Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.” ~John Wesley You can only spend a dollar once. Seems obvious, doesn’t it? But have you ever gotten a bonus or a cash gift and thought of all the things you could do with it and then realized that you spent it in […]
Admittedly, I’m not much of a coupon clipper. At least not paper coupons. I lose them, forget to use them, find them to be annoying to keep track of in general. But electronic coupons and money saving apps? I’m in. Beyond the usual Googling for promo codes before pressing “place order,” I’ve found there are […]
It wouldn’t be Christmas without lights on Main Street, cookies for Santa, packages from Amazon. And what’s Christmas without year-end tax legislation? Never to disappoint, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law the Tax Increase Prevention Act (TIPA) on December 19. For the most part TIPA is nothing new, and in fact the “extenders” […]
Folks have been lamenting the commercialization of the holiday season for years, but the outcry this year about shopping on Thanksgiving indicates a rebellion of sorts. Christmas decorations pop up in stores in September; relentless television advertising pushes consumers to empty wallets for a “perfect” holiday; the irony of rushing around buying gifts right up […]
Have you heard of Pocono Alliance? If you don’t know who they are, you should find out. These folks know how to make things happen in our community! And they’ve got something big in the works- Monroe County’s first all-inclusive playground, Crossing Abilities. It’s located in Mountainview Park in Tannersville, and is scheduled to be […]
They say necessity is the mother of invention; I’d add that a tough economy is the mother for resourcefulness. While many startups and organizations are having trouble raising capital or borrowing funds, others are taking it upon themselves to get the job done. As an example, two guys I follow on Facebook — Christian singer […]
It’s often said that being a mother is a thankless job, but I think that being a dad can be too, and maybe even more so. Think about it… what gifts for moms are advertised? Jewelry, dinners out, spa days. And dads? Hair trimmers. How many “I love Dad” tattoos have you seen? Mom rules […]
~by Andra Baehr, Shopping on a Shoestring with Kids in Velcro Shoes There are some purchases that are simply inevitable. When you have a baby, there are a lot of expensive things that you have to buy. Kids have a lot of needs, and some of their simplest needs are terribly expensive. At the very […]
~by Andra Baehr, Shopping on a Shoestring with Kids in Velcro Shoes When I decided to start writing for Purposeful Money, I had all these bright ideas bouncing around in my head. After getting an awesome deal on a birthday gift for my son, I drove away beaming with pride for my ability to score […]
