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Are Christmas Loans and RALs Your Only Options for Holiday Shopping?

4 December 2011

While some indicators point towards an economy on the mend (including steady inflation rates and strong Black Friday sales), it’s clear that many Americans are still financially strapped. This has been particularly evident over the past few weeks as my email inbox has been chock full of questions about whether H&R Block will be offering [...]

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Cost of 12 Days of Christmas Mirrors National Economy

29 November 2011

Finally some good news: the cost of living is apparently holding steady. Earlier this week, the IRS announced that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning January 1, 2012. And that’s not the only indicator… The PNC Christmas Price Index® has been released this year and prices seem to be holding [...]

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Christmas Tree Fee Out for the Holidays

9 November 2011

Hooray! Christmas has been saved! Okay, a bit dramatic. But the hue and cry surrounding the so-called Christmas tree tax had reached such a fevered pitch by this afternoon that you could have assumed the very holiday itself was under attack. Rest assured, the holidays are still on track. Nonetheless, President Obama announced plans to [...]

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Scrooge Comes Early This Year With “Christmas Tree Tax”

9 November 2011

I like a fresh-cut tree at Christmastime. Yes, I know all the arguments against buying fresh-cut Christmas trees and we do it anyway. It happens to be one of my favorite things about the holidays and now that I live in the snowy northeast, there’s something ridiculously gratifying about heading out in mittens and hats [...]

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Quotes at Christmas

25 December 2009

Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it. – Richard Lamm

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Happy Holidays!

25 December 2008

No matter how you celebrate this holiday season, I wish you and your family the very best!

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