All of my tax information arrived today, including my 1098-E form for my student loan. You can deduct student loan interest on your tax return! But there are a few qualifiers:
1) Your MAGI (modified adjusted gross income) cannot exceed $75,000 as a single person or $150,000 as a married couple filing jointly.
2) You’re not eligible if you are married filing separately. 
3) The maximum benefit is $2,500.
4) The loan must have been used for educational expenses at an eligible education institution. This includes the regular colleges and universities, but also trade …

When I started this blog, I had a pretty comical breakdown of the activities I was doing that I considered to be “blogging”. Now that I feel a little more knowledgeable about what it takes to build and grow a blog, I’d like to take a trip down memory lane with this breakdown of activities of beginning bloggers by amount of time spent on each category:

Some people will idle in this beginner stage for months (hint: me!) and others may move on quickly as eager learners who want to maximize …

Is it possible to stop a financial crisis before it starts, or are we doomed to some financial emergencies every so often? With some foresight, it might be possible to see a crisis before it happens, but is there any way we can stop them before they become a major issue? Unfortunately, finding ways to completely avoid a financial setback isn’t as easy as finding affordable health insurance plans.
The way the economy is right now, there is no reason to believe that every financial crisis can be averted. Who would …

Welcome to the brand-new I Want to  Invest in Real Estate series! I have always wanted to invest in real estate and own mutliple properties. I’ve always been interested in building, design and land development, but I never knew how to take the next step and my financial missteps also stood in my way. So this series will cover all of my baby steps towards buying my first place. I have no idea how this will turn out. It may develop slowly or gain steam quickly. I may be approved …