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May 52 min read

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...

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Mar 52 min read

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...

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Feb 272 min read

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...

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Dec 28, 20232 min read

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...

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Nov 1, 20236 min read

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....

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Oct 5, 20236 min read

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.

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Sep 15, 202310 min read

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...

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Jun 29, 20234 min read

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....

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Mar 15, 20224 min read

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...

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Sep 1, 20193 min read

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.

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Aug 11, 20195 min read

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....

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Jan 14, 20192 min read

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...

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Nov 19, 20181 min read

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...

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Mar 11, 20183 min read

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,...

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Jan 1, 20182 min read

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...

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Jul 31, 20173 min read

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...

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Apr 1, 20173 min read

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.

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Dec 1, 20163 min read

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...

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Dec 28, 20153 min read

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.

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Sep 1, 20153 min read

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.

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