money matters: helpful personal finance sites

With the new year comes a new budget. Sure, your tax deadline may not be until April, but officially your fiscal face is only forward. We like the sites listed below. They help you stay on budget, track your savings, and even allow you to see others’ financial progress in comparison to yours.

• NetworthIQ: You make an anonymous profile and plug in your net worth. You can compare your financial status to others of your similar age, profession, location, etc. It also allows you to share tips with and pose questions to others.
• MoneyCentral: MSN’s answer to everything in the realm of personal finance. Great, informative site with tons of articles on everything from retirement to the kids’ college fund. They also have savings and debt calculators.
• 401k Help Center: The name says it all.
• eFile: Last but never least, the IRS. Currently, you are officially able to file your 2007 taxes online for free. It’s always good to get a head start on these things, even though most of us dread going through receipts and statements.

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