That little voice in your head has been talking to you a lot lately, hasn't it?

Talking about your money, and how you're managing it? (Or mismanaging it, as the case may be.)

I know the feeling. I spent a handful of years ignoring that voice, and boy, do I regret it. Ignoring that voice cost me a whole lot of money. More than that, it caused me a whole lot of stress. For me, losing money is bad.

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Donations charged to a credit card are deductible in the year charged, not when payment is made on the card. Thus, charging donations to your credit card before year-end enables you to increase your 2007 charitable donations deduction even if you're temporarily short on cash or simply want to defer payment until next year. Please note, however, that any interest paid with respect to the charge is not deductible.

If 2008 is the year you want to pay your taxes via an electronic transfer from your bank account to the IRS, then you need to set up your Electronic Federal Tax Payment System ( EFTPS ) account soon.

As much as we want to ignore it, tax season -- and required tax payments -- are bearing down on us.  For folks who file estimated taxes, the 2007 fourth quarter deadline is Jan. 15.

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If you've been following the news about the recent turmoil in the real estate market, you may wonder how losing a home in foreclosure proceedings could result in taxable income. Unfortunately, unless Congress changes federal tax law, there are two ways.