The Discretionary Items In Your Budget
We have been discussing saving on what we eat. Let's quickly look at a few more discretionary items in your budget.
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We have been discussing saving on what we eat. Let's quickly look at a few more discretionary items in your budget.
Yesterday we talked about take-out food for a family of four, but what if there's just two of you and you like to eat out several times a week?
Earlier this week we discussed saving money by eating breakfast at home and packing lunches. Now it's time to save on dinner.
This is America Saves Week and all week we'll be looking at small changes you can make to save big.
Today starts a national campaign for Americans to save more money.
Most audits are simple paper audits where they send you a letter asking for supporting documentation.
Investments that you hold for less than a year are taxed as ordinary income. Investments that you hold longer than one year are taxed at a lower rate.
College is very expensive, but Congress and the IRS have given us a few ways to offset education costs.
Tax deductions lower your taxable income. Tax credits provide a dollar-for dollar reduction of your income tax liability.
The tax information has begun to arrive, so open those envelopes!
The online dating services have begun to pay attention to the 76 million boomers out there who may be looking for a valentine.
This is big business. Over $2 Billion a year is spent looking for a date or a mate.
Valentine's Day is synonymous with chocolate, and chocolate is big business.
I do think you can play cupid on the cheap this Valentine's Day and still make it special.
I thought it was time again to do a week on being a cheap cupid. Certainly more fun than tax preparation.
The Social Security Administration has begun to mail out benefit statements at five year intervals to workers who have not signed up to view their statements online.
I don't think so, but we do need to fix the problem! And soon!
According to the latest data I found, 59 million Americans are receiving Social Security benefits totaling $863 billion.
Social Security benefits are not just for folks with an AARP membership card.
Congress and the IRS decided that you cannot leave your pre-tax retirement savings growing forever tax-deferred, so they chose 70½ for you to begin mandatory withdrawals.
Current thinking has 65 as the normal retirement age because at one time a worker could collect full Social Security benefits at age 65. No more.
At 59½ you can finally get at those dollars you have been stashing away for years in your retirement plans without paying a 10% penalty.
Age 55 seems to be a magical number. It's the elusive goal for retiring early!
Many birthdays are key to successful retirement planning. We'll spend the week looking at the ones I think are key to your success.
College is expensive. And many wonder if it is worth the cost. I believe it is!
Several school districts in Massachusetts have delayed the start of classes Wednesday because of snow overnight and slick roads this morning.
Skyl'ar is a smart, independent, and determined girl who takes pride in advocating for herself.
Foxboro is refusing to front upwards of $8 million needed to buy equipment and pay police and fire over a span of 39 days.
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
The Boston City Council is looking at how to be better prepared for the next round of snow after two blockbuster storms this year.
Foxboro is refusing to front $7.8 million needed for 39 days of security.
The conflicts in Iran have only just begun, yet drivers are already seeing an impact at the pump.
Repair shops are busy as potholes pop up in cities and towns across Massachusetts.
The Boston City Council is looking at how to be better prepared for the next round of snow after two blockbuster storms this year.
With few commercial airlines traveling in the Middle East conflict area, some New Englanders have found themselves stranded.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
The Neiman Marcus store at Copley Place in Boston is closing, Saks Global announced.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday night to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from a right calf strain.
Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City.
The World Baseball Classic is getting underway this week, and several Boston Red Sox players will be participating.
Neemias Queta scored a career-high 27 points and added 17 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics recover from a slow start and rally past the Philadelphia 76ers 114-98.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.