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How to Value Your eBay Inventory for Tax Purposes One of the questions I hear most often from eBay sellers is how to value inventory for purposes of preparing their tax return, especially if it was purchased at a garage sale, or if you used the item before you sold it on eBay. For new items that you purchase for inventory, make sure you keep all of your receipts. In addition, you might want to keep a spreadsheet with a description of the item purchased, date, and the purchase price, including shipping costs. Holiday Spending Tips - Ten Ways to Keep From Having a Holiday Spending Hangover Ah the holidays… a time for parties, over eating, and over spending. Americans routinely overspend during the holidays, often resulting in increasing credit card debt to go along with that increasing waistline from too much pumpkin pie. Here are ten tips to help you save time, money and stress this shopping season: Top 7 Ways to Reduce Your Income Taxes Are you paying too much in income taxes? Are you getting all the credits and deductions you are entitled to? Here are 7 tips to help you minimize taxes and keep more in your pocket: Top 10 Ways to Cut Spending Do you run out of money before you run out of month? Do you wonder where your money goes each month? Do you struggle to find money to invest for retirement, emergencies and other financial goals? Here are 10 tips to cut your spending and stretch your dollar to the max: Juggling Retirement and College Savings Most parents want to pay for their children’s college education, or at the very least help pay for college. Paying for both college and retirement will be challenging for most parents. Here are some suggestions to help you to achieve both goals: Five Simple Steps to a Comfortable Retirement Think you need to win the lottery to have a comfortable retirement? Not so. Here are five simple steps to build a comfortable retirement: Top Five Overlooked Tax Deductions How many times have you done your taxes, and a week or a month later realized you forgot a deduction? The tax law is very complicated, so it’s easy to miss a deduction or two. In my experience, these are the top 5 missed deductions.