doing taxes

There's a popular tax break out there that paid more than 26 million workers a total of nearly $59 billion last year. Yet as many as 1 in 4 of those who qualify for this tax credit failed to claim it, missing out on hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars. That break is the earned income tax credit.

You're thrifty, you're self-sufficient, you don't waste money paying for services you can do yourself. Here at WalletPop, we understand that, and we try to accommodate you with tips and advice for doing things on your own -- and cheaply. However, there are a handful of tasks or situations when...