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How's your Labor Day holiday going? If AAA is correct, fewer of us are on the road this year, primarily because the 2009 long weekend fell after most schools started.
The hubby and I are...
The scariest word in the world, on Halloween or any other day of the year is taxes. And it' is being used as a scare tactic, with some success, in the final days of the presidential election.
I accidentally looked at a third quarter statement for one of my retirement accounts last week. Its value had dropped just 11 percent. If you'd told me a year ago that I'd be OK with a loss in value of "just 11 percent" on any investment, I'd have...
Forget Wall Street vs. Main Street. The financial battles in this economic downturn are being fought in the trenches of family homes, pitting parents against kids. The hubby and I don't have any children, so I'm relying on other reports, such as a...
The Senate finally extended unemployment benefits, with continuation of the first-time home buyer credit part of th deal late this afternoon.As expected, and blogged about in Reconfigured home buyer tax credit, the $8,000 credit would stay in place...
At least that was the case yesterday in Maine and Washington state.Tuesday's final votes in those two states highlight a tax conundrum. We love to complain about taxes, but often we decide to keep them or refuse to limit them
because we like the...
I know Halloween is over, but at the Capital of Texas Enrolled Agents (CTEA) meeting I attended this morning, I heard a few more first-time home buyer credit horror stories I thought you might find of interest.
Many of the cases that the Austin...
It looks like the Roaming Gnome will be booking an appeals court appearance.
A San Antonio jury has returned a $20 million verdict against online hotel booking companies for failing to pay occupancy taxes. The award money eventually will be split...
Actually, Virginians don't have to be reminded that it's election day. The Old Dominion has one of the most-watched off-year races, its battle for governor.The other hot races are in New Jersey, also the governor's spot, and the 23rd District of New...
