Tahoe Money Balance

05/04/2016

04/15/2016

This years tax deadline is Monday, April 18th do you still have this weekends to get them done. Even if you file an extension you still have to pay the amount due or you will owe even more money. Don't pay more than you need to!

04/07/2016

If you get your power and water from the Truckee Donner PUD, April is the month to call and enroll if you'd like to switch to the equal payment plan. Equal payments make budgeting easier and can help if your income goes down when expenses go up. Give them a call to see if this is a good option for you. You can enroll in the SW Gas program online at any time. Check other utility companies for similar programs.

02/09/2016

The average millionaire has 7 sources of income....

02/05/2016

Your tax bracket may be different if your income outpaced or lagged inflation.

02/02/2016

In 2015, the average American family spent more money dining out than they did on groceries during the year. This is usually one of the first places we go to cut spending in order to save more money....

01/28/2016

We love our pets and like to take great care of them. Americans spend $60 billion dollars a year on their pets. The average cost to take care of fido per year is $1654. Just make sure that doesn't get missed in your budget.

01/27/2016

Check out this great, simple to read article from LifeHacker to teach (or remind you) about some basic personal finance principles. http://goo.gl/3uR53a

Quite often, the “facts” that people tout when it comes to personal finance aren’t quite facts at all. Sometimes they’re just opinions stated with authority, or they’re based on incorrect information or assumptions. Is it any wonder there’s so much confusion when many finance principles are counter-…

01/19/2016

Have you checked your bank & credit card statements recently?

01/01/2016

Here's to a prosperous 2016! Here is one simple way to stash some money aside....

12/26/2015

Happy Holidays.