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Paid Estimated Taxes, Who Sold Their Car? @ The Roundup

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On Estimated Taxes
The weekend was uneventful but we did have to pay our estimated taxes a few days ago. It was the first time we’ve actually done so because in the past, as full-time employees, it was easy enough to…

Do you notice frugality? | Mighty Bargain Hunter

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Sunday we went to the house of one of the families in our home group. It’s a bit of a challenge to get everyone together at once, as one of the guys works unusual hours and a couple of us live a fair distance from…

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Do you buy things from youth organizations or just donate? | Mighty Bargain Hunter

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My wife and I are munching on some popcorn that I bought from one of my colleagues, whose son is in the Boy Scouts. The quality of the popcorn is fine. The bags don’t open quite as easily as other commercial…

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Buy a huge gift card with your rebate? | Mighty Bargain Hunter

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Retailers are lining up with carrots to help you put your economic stimulus check to good use. For large gift card purchases at stores like Kroger, Sears, KMart, and others, the retailers will kick in extra value on…

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Upside-down, still paying, and stuck | Mighty Bargain Hunter

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Free Money Finance posted a question from a reader who’s paying on a house that’s now worth less than what’s owed on it. The reader is upside-down on his mortgage, but the mortgage is a 30-year fixed-rate, and he…

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Forever Stamp: You pay for choice | Mighty Bargain Hunter

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The United States Postal Service will be bumping the price of a first-class stamp up a cent to 42 cents on May 12th, 2008. We (foolishly?) have about a couple books’ worth of non-Forever stamps that we probably…

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