Chip's Money Tips

Tax Day is Tuesday, April 17th this year.  Some will get refunded a portion of the free loan they gave the government.  Others will be...

It used to be when you opened a bank account, you’d get a pen and pencil set or a toaster. MAYBE. Nowadays, banks give...

Twice a year I have to pay property tax. Twice a year I make $500-$750 tax-free paying that tax. You can too! First of all,...

Here's a li'l follow-up to my post My $8,394 Missing Money Bender. Several of you have told me that you have received your lost cash...

Is there something that you have to do every year?  Mine involves making sure I take advantage of this $300K tax loophole. Does your...

This is what a “gift horse” looks like. The IRS has a sweet deal for something called a Retirement Savings Contributions Credit or “Saver’s...

Now that The Big Game is over, you need to cancel NFL Sunday Ticket.  The sour grapes I have as a Bengal fan has...

Last night I went on a Missing Money Treasure Hunt Bender! Every January I search the Unclaimed Funds sites for cash that never got...

If you are like me, over the past two months, you shopped, merried and rang your credit card pretty hard.  If you cannot pay...

Happy New Year!  Well, well, well.  That gift card from your aunt has been sitting on your dresser for days. It’s to that restaurant...

It’s crunch time.  We’ve got about 12 days to take care of a few things before 2017 turns into a pumpkin. Refill Prescriptions & Exhaust...

Most know that when you donate to a charity, you can claim a tax deduction for being such a swell human being.  That’s a...

We have Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Lazy Sunday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday. Being charitable is a good thing - especially if it will get...

A great deal on a Christmas gift ain't so dandy if you end up paying 20% interest on the item. Thankfully, you can get...

Before you buy hundreds of dollars of stuff for Christmas / Hanukhah / Festivus, consider this.  Buy gift cards to those stores at a...

11/24/17 - Well, they warned us "Offer valid until it's not."  It looks like it's not.  Still good at regular $9.95/month price though. Last month...