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2020 Tax Deadline Extensions: Federal and State Tax Filing Update
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many places across the United States have begun implementing restrictions to slow the spread of the virus. As a result, the already-approaching tax se...
Intuit, the Parent Company of TurboTax, Says It Will Acquire Credit Karma
With tax filing season coming up, Intuit announced that Credit Karma, the free online tax-filing software provider, has agreed to be acquired by Intuit, which is the parent company...
Zipcar Guide: Rent a Car by the Hour Anytime
How to claim your gift card code, including driving credit earned through referrals. Sign up for Zipcar through my refer link now and you can get $25 off your next rental!...
Credit Karma Overview — Completely Free Credit Scores, Credit Reports, and Tax Filing Services [2020.1 Update: Free Tax Software Is Here, and It’s Quite Good]
Credit Karma now offers a free tax filing service called Credit Karma Premium Tax Software 2019, which lets you file both your federal and state tax returns online for free. The CK...
eBay | 5 More States to Start Collecting Internet Sales Tax Next Year
eBay recently announced that starting next year it will begin collecting Internet Sales Tax for four U.S. states (actually five). As long as the buyer is located in one of these st...
How to Check an Amazon Order That Was Canceled but Still Shipped (View Tracking and Try to Cancel)
Black Friday shopping season has just ended, and the Christmas shopping season is coming soon, so many people, like KUKU, are shopping hard. Prices are really good, and I often gra...
How to Automatically Track Mail and Packages
Expecting lots of packages during shopping season? Here’s a summary of ways to automatically track USPS, UPS, and FedEx packages. UPS has also added a rewards feature: you can choo...
A Few Things to Do Before Year-End (2019)
As 2019 comes to an end, what else should you do or keep an eye on? In this post, we’ll go over various reimbursements, credit card benefits, upcoming changes, airlines, hotels, an...
Introduction to the Basics of U.S. Stocks
U.S. stocks have been an easy way to make money for quite a while, while bank interest rates have kept falling, so this is a good time to organize some basic investment information...
Very Detailed! My Experience Buying a New Car in the U.S. (2020 Corolla LE) — Rock-Bottom OTD Price of $15,800!
I wanted to share some thoughts on my recent car-buying experience in case it gives readers some useful ideas and practical help. Suggestions are very welcome as well. And if I sho...
Another Chinese International Student Arrested Over Gift Card Scheme: Common Scams in the U.S.
A Chinese student was arrested for allegedly taking part in a nationwide multimillion-dollar Walmart gift card fraud scheme. Here’s a look at the case and how the scam worked, alon...