Tax season is upon us. It means either getting a nice refund or paying the government through the nose. Through the years, I have been content with doing my taxes using various software programs. Prior to 2003, I used Intuit’s Turbotax program. In 2003, Intuit’s use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) caused a major controversy and I abandoned the program to H&R Block’s TaxCut program.
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Two wonderful credit card reform proposals, the Consumer Credit Card Protection Act of 2005 (HR 3492) and the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility Disclosure Act of 2005 (S. 499), are both in committee. Take a moment to review these proposals and take action to help make it happen.
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Recently we have all been inundated with advertisements for various savings plans offered by national banks. Bank of America offers the Keep the Change program. American Express One offers the Savings Accelerator. Are these plans really a good way for the American public to save money?
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I admit it. I read all of those silly credit card offers I get in the mail. I analyze them all the way from the marketing tactics down to the small print disclosures. My goal is to find out how these unsolicited offers are trying to get me.
I sound paranoid, don’t I? [...]
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