Teach Me Personal Finance

My #1 goal is to make it easy to learn about personal finances.
I believe smart money decisions come from being informed about your choices.

Hi, I’m Forrest Baumhover

Learn More About Money, Tax planning, and Social Security

I’m a Certified Financial Planner, tax practitioner, retired Navy veteran, and writer. I love to write articles on financial topics that help everyday people learn more about money. I especially like exploring financial planning subjects that no one else has tackled before, writing about IRS tax forms, and helping people with financial questions they haven’t found the answers to.

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Tax Planning

Tax planning is fundamental to financial planning. These articles outline how to achieve your financial goals without paying more taxes than you have to.

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Latest Personal finance Articles

My most recent personal finance tips, tutorials, and tax walkthroughs.

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IRS Form 14950 Instructions

If you received an IRS notice asking to verify your premium tax credit information, you may need to complete IRS Form 14950, Premium Tax Credit Verification. In this article, we’ll…

IRS Form 8839 Instructions

For adoptive families who incurred certain qualified expenses in the adoption of a child, the Internal Revenue Service may allow a tax credit on your federal tax return on IRS…

IRS Form 8833 Instructions

If you’re a U.S. person living overseas, you may be required to report your income to both the U.S. government and the foreign country where you reside. In some cases,…

IRS Form 8554 Instructions

Enrolled agents are tax professionals recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as having fulfilled the expertise requirements to represent taxpayers for tax purposes. However, enrolled agents must request to renew…

IRS Form 8233 Instructions

If you are a foreign person who is earning income for personal service performed in the United States, and your home country has a tax treaty in place, you might…

IRS Form 2555 Instructions

If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien living overseas, you may be able to exclude certain foreign earned income from your U.S. tax return. While you still have…

Social Security

Read these in-depth articles to learn more about how to make the most of your Social Security benefits.

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Retirement Planning

Retirement planning is a fundamental part of the financial planning process. Learn about helpful and actionable insight on how to plan your retirement.

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Estate Planning

Retirement planning is a fundamental part of the financial planning process. Learn about helpful and actionable insight on how to plan your retirement.

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Divorce Planning

Retirement planning is a fundamental part of the financial planning process. Learn about helpful and actionable insight on how to plan your retirement.

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Investment Planning

Retirement planning is a fundamental part of the financial planning process. Learn about helpful and actionable insight on how to plan your retirement.

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