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Budget Battles

  • 3 Dumb Tax Mistakes to Make Sure You Avoid

    By Liz Weston, Reuters

    The most common tax mistakes are pretty dumb ones, like forgetting to sign the return, garbling a bank account number or using a nickname instead of the name on a Social Security card. Even tasks...

  • <p>The highest paid of Hannon’s seasonal jobs, preparers don’t actually need an accounting degree, though it’s helpful, she says. But you must have your own tax preparer identification number, pass a competency exam, and take continuing education course

    Retirement Winners: What They Did That You Should Do

    By Tom Anderson, CNBC

    Saving for retirement can be a slog, yet some people have a better time of it than others. Planning ahead helps a lot. The best retirement savers are more than four times as likely to have given "a...

  • Look Who’s Buying More RVs Than Ever Before

    By Rebecca Ungarino, CNBC

    When James and Stef Adinaro first looked into purchasing an RV in 2010, they were hesitant. At 42 and 39, they felt they were too young to purchase a recreational vehicle. Five years and one RV later...

  • Why Silicon Valley Is Rushing to Aid the Oil Industry

    By Ernest Scheyder, Reuters

    The tech geeks are coming to the oil industry's rescue. With the price of crude plumbing lows not seen since 2009, Royal Dutch Shell , Whiting Petroleum Corp and many others are turning to rocket...

  • A specialist trader is reflected on his screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

    Wall Street Looks to Critical March Jobs Report

    By Patti Domm, CNBC

    A truckload of data will hit markets in the coming week, but it's the jobs report Friday when Wall Street is closed that will be the most important and possibly have the most lasting impact. The...