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Protect Yourself and Your Credit Card
Credit card fraud has drastically increased over the past few years. This means it's more important than ever to protect your personal...
May 6, 20242 min read
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Did the Truck Driver Tax Credit Pass?
Back on March 31st, 2023, representatives Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin) and Abigail Spanberger (D-Virginia) reintroduced legislation to...
Mar 5, 20242 min read
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How to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck
No one really wants to live worrying about money from one check to the next. It takes hard work and dedication, but the cycle can be...
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Planning Vacations Around Freight and Your Budget
As an owner-operator truck driver, you work long hours. You are often on the road for weeks at a time. Being able to take a week or two...
Dec 28, 20232 min read
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The Top 25 Ways for Owner-Operators to Save Money on Taxes
1. Work With a Trucking Tax Professional Running a business is difficult. It’s even harder when you’re on the road driving all day....
Nov 1, 20236 min read
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6 Ways for Truckers to Reduce Personal Spending
We hope some of these ideas will help you shore up your finances during this uncertain time.
Oct 5, 20236 min read
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Planning for Retirement as an Owner-Operator Truck Driver
If you maintain your current spending and savings habits, will you have enough money to retire comfortably? As your trucking business...
Sep 15, 202310 min read
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The Top 25 Ways for Truck Drivers to Improve Fuel Efficiency
Improving your fuel efficiency by 1 MPG can save you over $10,000 per year! Luckily for you, there are many simple ways to improve this....
Jun 30, 20234 min read
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Diesel Fuel Cards for Owner-Operators
When it comes to diesel fuel, you may have control over how much fuel you use or how efficiently you use it but you don’t have very much...
Mar 16, 20224 min read
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5 Tips to Prevent a Truck Breakdown
The truth is keeping your truck reliable also means keeping it affordable. Let’s start by putting that in real-world terms.
Sep 1, 20193 min read
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How to Save Money: 8 Big Ways to Cut Your Spending
As an owner-operator, you’re probably always hearing about ways to save money on fuel, truck maintenance, taxes, and business expenses....
Aug 12, 20195 min read
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Starting an Emergency Fund
Life is full of all kinds of unexpected events. Everything could be going great and then one day your truck has an unexpected maintenance...
Jan 14, 20192 min read
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Saving For Retirement Using the Saver’s Tax Credit
The Saver's credit can be claimed for your contributions to a 401k, 403(b), 457 plan, a Simple IRA or a SEP IRA. You can't claim your...
Nov 19, 20181 min read
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Make Sure You Choose the Right Financial Professional
What kind of lifestyle do you hope to have in retirement? Do you have a strategy to get there? If you don't have confidence in your plan,...
Mar 11, 20183 min read
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2018 IRA Contribution Limits
There are a lot of benefits to becoming an owner-operator. You have the freedom to be your own boss, you can spend time at home on your...
Jan 1, 20182 min read
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Stay Calm on the Investment “Roller Coaster”
Unless you live near an amusement park that does a lot of advertising, you probably didn’t know that Aug. 16 was National Roller Coaster...
Aug 1, 20173 min read
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Can You Free Yourself of Some Investment-Related Taxes?
When charting your investment strategy, consider your risk tolerance, time horizon, family situation and estate plans.
Apr 1, 20173 min read
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Consider Some New Year's (Financial) Resolutions
We’re just about ready to open the door to 2017, so you might be thinking about some New Year’s resolutions. What’s on your list this...
Dec 1, 20163 min read
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5 Reasons You Need to Quit Smoking
Millions of people set resolutions every year so why not be one of those people. The time to quit smoking is now.
Dec 28, 20153 min read
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Credit Unions vs. Banks - Which Is Right for You
More and more people are getting fed up with their yearly multi-million dollar profits and fees that cost you money in the end.
Sep 1, 20153 min read
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