This financial musing can be a good one, if you have the inclination and time: buy gift cards at one store to save additional money through that store’s rewards program and then buy the item you were planning on buying anyway at a store that will take the gift cards. See this article in USA Today by Susan Tomper that shows an example:http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2012/10/10/holiday-shopping-save-consumer/1622953/I guess it is similar to coupon clipping; make sure you use a rebate credit card when you buy the gift cards to save even more.Remember, for financial, accounting and tax musings,You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035 Website www.briantstonercpa.com
CPA Financial Musings: You don’t have to be super-rich to give to charity
People are still giving to charity, and not just billionaires. See this article by Claudia Buck in the Sacramento Bee for the story:http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/07/4886040/personal-finance-you-dont-have.htmlYou don’t have to be rich to be charitable! Remember, for financial, accounting and tax musings,You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035 Website www.briantstonercpa.com
CPA Financial Musings: Walmart to offer prepaid card with few fees
This CPA Musing relates to a new prepaid card Walmart is going to offer that has many bank account features. See this article in USA Today by Hadley Malcolm for more information:http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2012/10/08/walmart-prepaid-card/1620539/Hopefully this is the road other prepaid cards go, but we will have to see! Since Walmart wasn’t allowed to become a bank, this is the result and could be better long term than the Bank of Walmart. Remember, for financial, accounting and tax musings, You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035 Website www.briantstonercpa.com