This article on bartering taxes has been updated for 2024 (2023 tax returns). For all the benefits of bartering – free goods & services, community-building, the thrill of the …

What is a Credit Inquiry or a Credit Pull? A credit inquiry, also known as a credit pull, happens whenever you or someone else (namely companies) accesses your credit …

Bartering is back! Sure, it never completely disappeared, but it was on vacation for a handful of decades. And if the great recession taught us anything, it’s that resourcefulness …

The Generation of Career Change In 2016, the Bureau of Labor Service released comprehensive data regarding duration of employment from 1978 – 2016. The results show how short our …

“The Daily Special” When I worked in the restaurant business back in high school as a busboy at a pancake house (no shame in that), I remember walking back …

Mobile Data Plans Vary Widely in Price & Usage Limits With the smartphone emergence and the decline in cellular usage for actually calling people, the new challenge from a …

How Much Tip for Takeout (if anything)? A while back, I asked readers the question, “how much do you tip for food delivery?“. It inspired an interesting, and somewhat …

Libraries and Personal Finance go Hand-in-Hand Every community needs a good library. And every good personal financier needs a library card. If you haven’t been to the library since …