Happy Memorial Day
I am off shortly to watch the local Memorial Day parade. I hope you take some time off today to enjoy friends and family – and remember what this day is about.
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How Much Is Gas Hitting You At The Pump?
The price of oil has increased, on average, $1/barrel over the past month. The result is that gas is likely to top $5/gallon at the pump this summer – compared to $2.80/gallon last year. What does this mean in pure dollars? According to the Energy Information Administration (from Department of Energy), the average American uses…
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Tax Rebate Checks To Be Called “Empowerment Rebates”?
Is it true that President Bush wants to call tax rebate checks “empowerment rebates”? Is it also true that President Bush wants to replace tax rebate checks with a pair of tickets to the Tony Robbins seminar, Unleash The Power Within? No, of course not. But that doesn’t keep Mark Jabo at Biz Levity from…
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Made in the USA?
It’s been suggested on this blog – and others – that the big “fix” to the economy would be to buy more American products. I don’t know how much of an immediate impact it would have on the economy but doing it is actually harder than it sounds. So many products – even those that…
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Mamma Mia! Italian Tax Records For Sale On eBay!
On May 5, the idea of bargain shopping on eBay took a new twist. Item 100237099149 went up for sale for the sum of $75 but the item was actually quite priceless. You see, what appeared to be just another auction item was actually a CD containing the “income-tax returns for 2005 of the entire…
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How Much Is Your Mother Worth?
I saw on CNN today that Salary.com had released its most recent numbers valuing the unpaid services of being a mother. This whole line of thought interests me a lot from a financial and tax policy perspective. I tried a few times to draft a post about this subject but kept coming back to the…
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It Feels Like Summer Already: Get Ready For The Great Blog Off
In 2008, the summer solstice will occur at 23:59 hours UT on 20th June (Friday). It is the first time since 1975 that it hasn’t occurred on 21st June. The summer solstice is, as you may know, the longest day of the western hemisphere. To celebrate, taxgirl, the Business Channel and b5media are having The…
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Taxgirl Blogoversary Trivia
Since it’s my blogoversary today, I thought I’d randomly pelt you with taxgirl.com trivia… My logo (the brilliant one above) was designed by artist Jay Bevenour. Jay pitched several variations of the logo to me and I fell in love with this one. I knew that it was the right choice when my daughter looked…
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Happy Blogoversary, Taxgirl!
Today marks the one year blogoversary of taxgirl.com on b5media.com! My, how time flies. The blog has actually been around since 2005… but became part of b5media.com on this day last year. It has been a fantastic ride and I am so grateful for all of the support from Jeremy, CJ, Darren, Shai, Tris and…
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Top 10 Ways To Make Paying Taxes More Fun
If you’re like me, every year at about this time, you make a vow that the next tax year will be different. If you’re like me, you’re also six feet six inches tall, an incorrigible wise-ass and think you’re way cooler than you actually are. For the purposes of this discussion, though, we should probably…