by Michele Cagan | Sep 4, 2025 | Charitable Giving, Do Your Own Taxes, Retirement Planning
This blog post has been recently updated to include new information from the 2025 tax bill relevant to how your charitable donations affect your tax bill. **Please Note: This content does contain affiliate links where I may profit from a sale. The Tax...
by Michele Cagan | Dec 8, 2017 | Charitable Giving, Protect Your Financial Future, Retirement Planning, Saving and Investing, Single Mom CPA
From changing tax laws to the Equifax hack, 2017 has been a year of financial anxiety for so many of us. You can take control of your financial situation and set the stage for a fruitful 2018 by taking these 8 steps before December 31. Stash as much money as you can...
by Michele Cagan | Mar 16, 2017 | Charitable Giving, Do Your Own Taxes, Personal Finance
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by Michele Cagan | Dec 27, 2016 | Charitable Giving, Personal Finance
Charitable giving is a year-round event, but during the holiday season, it’s foremost on our minds – and that’s only partly due to the realization that income tax season is right around the corner. While charitable giving is primarily about doing something good for...
by Michele Cagan | Dec 15, 2016 | Charitable Giving, Single Mom CPA
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and millions of people around the world take this opportunity to generously donate their hard-earned money to worthy causes. Unfortunately, not all charities are as worthy as they appear to be. Some are flat out scams, others squander...