I'm very skeptical about all of the make money on the Internet "opportunities" that are out there, but one that has caught my attention is Affilorama, a site run by Mark Ling. I've seen very little negatives posted about the site or company and I feel it's one of the most legit programs available. I've not yet taken the dive to get into the program but after looking at the site and receiving updates for the past six months, it does sound like a lucrative opportunity with a small investment ... Read Full Story

After doing the great debate over whether I should trade in my 05 Mazda 6 for a more fuel efficient vehicle with 30+ MPG, (I currently average about 24MPG city, which is actually not too bad) I concluded that the added cost in insurance and car payments would negate any fuel savings achieved, and I'm better off just keeping it. We also have an 04 Jeep Liberty which averages 18MPG city (again, not bad for an SUV) and we'll be holding onto it for a little longer too.However the car p... Read Full Story

For the month of June, 2008 we logged 1357 business related miles, which comes to $685 in business mileage deductions! (Based on the 50.5 cents per mile allowance prior to 7/1/08) As of July 1, 2008 the IRS raised the mileage deduction for business to 58.5 cents per mile, so your savings are now even greater! Visit: http://www.mileagepayback.com/ and click any banner ad to learn more or to purchase your own Mileage Logger. As an added bonus, the device is tax deductible! Read Full Story

Take advantage of the higher deduction rates and start logging your mileage AUTOMATICALLY! VISIT: http://www.mileagepayback.comWASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2008. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.The rate will increase to 58.5 cents a mile for all business mil... Read Full Story

I recently called my credit card companies and asked them to lower my rates. Again. (if you don't ask, you won't get anything!) Surprisingly, I was offered a better rate by two of the credit card companies. The other will be losing my business to a balance transfer. I also refinanced my car loan, dropping the rate from 7.5% to 5.25%. Our other car is currently at 4.8% and they couldn't do better, so we left it alone. I'm looking into refinancing the mortgage, but since we s... Read Full Story

If you've recently switched to a VOIP phone company such as Vonage, Packet8, Voip.com, VoipYourLife, or another VOIP offering from your cable or phone company -- OR if you have been putting off switching to a VOIP phone company because your alarm system requires a phone line connection, you can now monitor your system over your broadband internet connection.Companies like NextAlarm and VOIPAlarm.com now offer ABN devices (Alarm Broadband Network) that permit you to hook up your alarm syst... Read Full Story

It has now been almost three weeks since installing the Mileage Logger in our vehicle. To date, we've logged 633 business related miles which equates to almost $320 in business mileage deductions so far. To learn more about the Mileage Logger and for more information on the Mileage Logger visit: www.mileagepayback.com It can help you recover some of your fuel costs for your business related driving, and put some of that hard earned green back in your pocket in the form of tax savings! Read Full Story

If you work for a large company check to see if they participate in any employee discount programs either locally or nationally through companies such as Xylo.comIn addition to the employee discounts on the products my employer manufactures, the company also participates in many other employee discount programs offered by business partners such as auto manufacturers like GM, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi, wireless carriers like AT&T;, Verizon, and Sprint/Nextel, Satellite TV pro... Read Full Story

I came across a GPS tracking device that was created to automatically log your miles and it creates an IRS compliant mileage log that allows you to accurately log every mile driven, and claim 50.5 cents/mile under the business mileage deduction on your taxes. (other deduction rates apply to medical and volunteer miles driven) Oh, and I did I mention it can serve as a vehicle GPS tracking device too, which may make you eligible for additional insurance discounts? (check w/ your agent)The devi... Read Full Story

In an earlier post I mentioned a cool device from the folks at Vulocity called the Mileage Logger that automatically logs all miles driven that can be deducted for business, and charity purposes. For 2008, the IRS allowable mileage deduction for business is 50.5 cents per mile. With gas prices fast approaching the $4+ mark in my area every penny we can recover is money back in our pockets!It’s interesting to note that we put 38 legitimate business related miles on the vehicle yesterday. Wi... Read Full Story