by Michele Cagan | Feb 15, 2025 | Do Your Own Taxes, Personal Finance, Retirement Planning
The minute you start taking money out of your retirement accounts, the tax meter starts running. But a simple strategy lets you maximize your money and minimize the tax bill…so your retirement savings will last longer. To get the most out of your retirement...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 15, 2025 | Personal Finance, You Need to Know This
You hear about data breaches in the headlines every day. Target, Yahoo!, big banks…and the list goes on. No company is immune – and that means we are all in danger. Where you live affects your risk According to the latest from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 14, 2025 | News, Personal Finance, Protect Your Financial Future, You Need to Know This
Let’s be candid, life feels a bit crazy right now with all of this (waving vaguely in all directions) going on. I’m not going to get into specifics here, but I’m sure you know what I mean. “All of this” can cause a lot of stress in your life and can cause genuine...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 7, 2025 | Managing Debt, Personal Finance
Your Quick Guide to Successfully Dealing with Debt Collectors Please Note: This post was originally published on December 18th, 2020. It has been recently updated to include additional information. Also, this article may contain affiliate links. If you click on those...
by Michele Cagan | Nov 28, 2024 | News, Personal Finance, You Need to Know This
It’s the holidays and I’m in a giving mood! (And I have a LOT of copies of my books that I’d like to be out in the world, helping you.) So, in order to facilitate these books doing more good than they would sitting around my house, I am hosting my 10 Days of Giveaways...
by Michele Cagan | Nov 21, 2024 | Do Your Own Taxes, Kids and Money, Personal Finance, You Need to Know This
When you’re trying to find ways to keep more of the money you worked so hard to earn, income tax credits can do the trick. You can make significant cuts to your annual tax bill by taking advantage of all the tax credits you may have coming to you. Think about...
