1. Your employee benefits package matters! A good workplace benefits package can be worth 20-40% of your basic salary, and include valuable insurance.  If your company does not have a solid benefits package you could be making less money than you think.  If you don’t understand your benefits package, you may end up needing to supplement it or even doubli...

No matter if you’ve lived in your home for six months or 60 years, many of us will always see places where there is room for improvement – a larger kitchen, better landscaping, adding another bedroom, etc. If you have an eye for design and an interest in home improvement, you could be saving money on your taxes.

In many cases, interest on a home improvemen...