Average Tax Refund: How Does This Year Stack Up to the Historical Average?
Thu, 05/23/13 | 9 Comments

I just found some data from the IRS on tax refunds, which, I found interesting (and hope you do too).
Let’s look at the numbers.
As of May 10, 2013, 134,349,000 tax returns have been submitted. This …

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Chinese Ghost Towns? Get Ready to Feel Good About Being American Again
07/13/11 | 19 Comments
Chinese Ghost Towns? Get Ready to Feel Good About Being American Again

There’s been this fear in recent years that the U.S. government is a completely mismanaged mess. To some extent, that fear is warranted. After all:
- Our budget deficit is over a trillion dollars.
- Our total …

What is Net Worth?
07/11/11 | 9 Comments
What is Net Worth?

The term “net worth” gets thrown around a lot as an essential financial value that you should pay attention to.
Indeed, it is a metric that you should have a vague knowledge of. But probably not …

U.S. Vs. Canada Consumer Spending: Who is More Budget Savvy?
07/5/11 | 8 Comments
U.S. Vs. Canada Consumer Spending: Who is More Budget Savvy?

If you like data crunching and analysis, you’ll dig this. If you like to compare your American self to Canadians (or vice versa), you’ll dig this even more.
Mint.com produced an infographic that highlighted Canadian consumer …

Money Can’t Buy Happiness – But it Can Buy 10 Things that Help you Realize it
06/29/11 | 9 Comments
Money Can’t Buy Happiness – But it Can Buy 10 Things that Help you Realize it

Maybe money can’t buy happiness directly. Or maybe I should say – money alone does not guarantee happiness.
If you use it right, however, it can sure buy you a lot of things that can contribute …

The Cost of Air Conditioning Vs. a Fan: Is it Time to Re-Think Our Addiction to AC?
06/28/11 | 34 Comments
The Cost of Air Conditioning Vs. a Fan: Is it Time to Re-Think Our Addiction to AC?

An American Love Affair with Air Conditioning (AC)
Summer is here. Time to rev up the air conditioning units. Or is it?
Americans are addicted to AC. We DEMAND it in our homes, our offices, our shopping …

How to Save Money Fast: 4 Emergency Techniques
06/27/11 | 22 Comments
How to Save Money Fast: 4 Emergency Techniques

How many movies have you seen where the lead character or characters are in some huge predicament and have to come away with $10,000, $100,000, or even $1 million+ in a short period of time?
It …


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