If you found yourself looking for a new job in 2008, you have an opportunity to take some major tax deductions before April 15. There are a few conditions, of course. You can’t be currently employed and looking for work — and you can’t have taken a long chunk of time off between your last [...]

It’s been something of a common practice for lenders to sell mortgages for years now. And with some companies going under, and other buying up the leftovers, it’s possible your mortgage may change hands multiple times over the life of the loan.
Who Buys Mortgages?
A mortgage can change hands in several ways: it can be [...]

Everybody’s hoping for a big fat tax refund right now — but there are more than a few different options on what you can do with that refund when you actually get it. Deciding just what you’re going to do with your tax refund can be worth a little more thought right now than in [...]

Wealth Junkies was included in one carnival this week:
Money Saving Tips Carnival features our article Keeping Your Books On Facebook.  It’s listed under Personal Finance.
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Estate planning sounds like something that should only concern senior citizens. After all, it’s a system of making sure that your assets wind up in the hands of your beneficiaries as quickly and easily as possible. And who has an estate these days? The word implies plenty of wealth.
But the fact of the matter is [...]

When your bank hits you with an overdraft fee, it’s actually a fee from the bank for extending you a loan of the money necessary to cover the difference between what’s in your account and the charge on your account. The practice originated when everyone was still relying entirely on checks: it may be the [...]