1.                  Mortgage Payment

Pay January 2008 mortgage today and get a write off on your 2007 taxes.  You can become a wiser homeowner if you remember to take three important tax deductions allowed by the government: Mortgage Interest, Points Paid and Property taxes. 

2.                  Contributions to your favorite charity

If you have appreciated stock that you've held for more than one year, you might want to keep the cash in your pocket and donate the stock.  Use your credit card to make cash gifts today.  Go to a Not for profit organization today and make a donation.  Please don’t forget to get that receipt, make sure you have the representative assign the value to the items and also sign the receipt. http://www.salvationarmyusa .org/usn/www_usn.nsf  http://www.unitedway.org/  http://www.goodwill.org/page/guest/about/howweoperate/donate