Business as Usual During a Recession
There seems to be a lot of variance in how businesses are being affected by the recession.
For instance, a couple of my clients seem to be doing really well. A real estate agent, of all things, whom I write articles for is even reporting increases in home sales in his area — presumably because the [...]
Buying Things You Don’t Know Much About
One of the toughest things about shopping for someone else is that you often end up trying to buy products that you don’t really know anything about. A great example of this was when I recently tried to purchase a security earpiece for a nephew of mine. I know that I was in trouble as [...]
Looking into Self Storage
I had never had to rent a self storage unit before, but due to a recent downsizing in our living space I’ve recently had to look into it. I wasn’t exactly sure what self service storage was all about before I started looking around to find a place to store some extra stuff that was [...]
Can Vacations Be a Business Expense?
For small business owners, maximizing one’s business expenses really helps, because it enables you to reduce your tax liability — and therefore keep more of your income. But can you find ways to claim certain things — such as vacation costs — as business expenses?
Sometimes the answer is yes, but you have to be very careful, [...]
Home Office Deduction Not Only for Office Space
There is a lot of talk about the home office and what it can be used for. A lot of people (like me) don’t take advantage of it, either because they don’t have an exclusive place set aside for business in their homes, or for some other reason. However, something that is frequently overlooked is [...]
Our New Boat
I am an extremely happy boat owner. I am also a new boat owner. Three months ago my wife and I decided that it was time to get a boat for family weekends. The kids were finally old enough to be around water, and the summers in Arizona only seemed to be getting hotter. We [...]
Time to Consolidate
Well I recently took a look at my free credit report and decided it is high time that I look more into the idea of debt consolidation. I think at this point in my life it would be a good time to do it and get that part of my life all taken care of [...]
Poker Staking Gets a Facelift
The world of poker staking has gotten a facelift recently. In the past, if a player required a stake in a game, he had to sometimes deal with some very shady people in order to get the money. Also, many times the players had to fear for their own safety if they did not perform. [...]
Learn From My Doctor
I think that Disability Insurance for Physician practice is so important to have. It is so incredibly easy for people to get Disability Insurance Quotes these days that there is simply no excuse not to make sure that you and your family is protected in case you are ever struck by something that leaves you [...]
Local city parks
The garden wall fountains that are in the local city park’s gardens are beautiful. They are the type of mounted wall fountain that you see at old residences like castles and such. At least that is what it is reminiscent of. They are the ones that look like they are made of old stone or [...]
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