It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
My husband and I have always claimed my daughter and granddaughter on our taxes. She graduated college in 2008 and started a job in Sept of [...]
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My daughter did not work in 2007, and she had no income. She did not file a 2007 tax return because she did not work. Will she be able to get the recovery rebate check this year. She did work in 2008.
- Lisa S.
Short Answer: If she files a tax return, she will get the [...]
It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
I want to open a Roth IRA, but how do I know how much maximum I can put into the account for 2008?
- Diana C., [...]
It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
My wife and I are going to receive a hefty income tax refund. We didn’t adjust our W-4’s properly until September ‘08 (after we read Beyond [...]
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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
I just received a significant raise and now I can afford to save more. I already max out my 401(k) and a friend of mine said [...]
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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
With all that’s going on in the economy, I feel like I should be doing something differently. Should I?
–Mike N., Tacoma, WA
STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWER
You probably shouldn’t [...]
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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
How can I possibly save on one income?
–Sue W., Clinton, NJ
STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWER
You save on one income the same way you save on two incomes: spend [...]
It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
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I have a question about the W-4 and changing number of exemptions. I graduated from law school in May 2007 and started my salaried position in [...]
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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question
Are all custodians of Roth IRAs the same? How do I know whether to pick Ameriprise or Fidelity or a different custodian?
–Jennie K., Burnsville, MN
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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question
Do I need to have all my debt paid off prior to retirement?
–Mick V., Uniondale N
STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWER
Not necessarily, especially when it comes to your mortgage. And [...]
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