Thrifty Maven

Every newborn child is a bundle of joy. Conventional Wisdom claims, “It’s gonna cost you $10,000 per year per child”. Enter MomSelect who is holding a fun contest that will help lighten the financial load of one lucky family with thanks to TurboTax®. That’s why I’m sharing word of this contest with you.

As 2009 comes to an end and you’re enjoying your new baby (and probably not much sleep), it’s hard to think about taxes. What you may not know is that the newest member of your family may be a welcome last-minute tax deduction. Plus, your new bundle of joy could be worth a bundle!

TurboTax is now conducting the 3rd annual nationwide search for America’s Cutest Last-Minute Tax Deduction – awarding one lucky baby a $5,000 grand prize.

To enter, parents or legal guardians should submit a photo of their baby born between Dec. 1-31, to www.cutesttaxdeduction.com. The deadline for submissions is January 7, 2010. Judges will select 10 finalists, and America will determine America’s Cutest Last-Minute Tax Deduction and the $5,000 grand prize winner!

Looking for more tax tips to get the biggest possible refund, go to TurboTax® the nation’s No. 1 rated, best-selling tax preparation software from Intuit Inc. is conducting its third annual nationwide search for America’s Cutest Last-Minute Tax Deduction. The parents of one lucky baby, born in December 2009, will win $5,000.

Where was this contest when my sister was born? She was born on New Years Eve but Dad still teases her because she missed being a tax deduction for the previous year by three minutes and missed being the first baby of the New Year in DC by two minutes.

Good luck to all my readers. I know you have some beautiful babies so enter them today!