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Brady Passes On Super Bowl Prize As Butler Hauls In Truck & Tax Bill

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 8, 2015

New England Patriots’ cornerback Malcolm Butler might have snagged that Russell Wilson interception that lead to the Patriots’ win at Super Bowl XLIX but quarterback

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Fundraising Campaign Ends For Ebola Virus Free Nurse

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 24, 2014May 24, 2021

Nina Pham, the nurse who contracted Ebola while taking care of Thomas Eric Duncan, has been declared free of the virus. The fundraising campaign for her has now wrapped and donors are encouraged to put their dollars towards Ebola charities. Exercise care, though: Ebola related scams are on the rise.

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Cracker Barrel Waitress Serves Up Happiness, Gets Tip & More

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 7, 2014July 23, 2020

So, two men walk into a Cracker Barrel… It sounds like the start of a joke but for 18 year old Abigail Sailors, a waitress at the restaurant, it was anything but a joke.

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Election Day Primer: Comparing The Presidential Candidates’ Tax Plans

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 3, 2012July 5, 2020

With Election Day just around the corner, I’ve received a number of questions about the differences between the Obama/Biden and Romney/Ryan tax plans. It’s nearly

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IRS Announces Increase In Annual Exclusion For Gifts

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 25, 2012June 28, 2020

Nobody has a crystal ball. I’ve sat through presentation after presentation (and given a couple myself) on the state of the federal estate and gift

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The Zimmerman Defense Fund, Donations & Taxes: Sorting It All Out

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 12, 2012June 16, 2020

Earlier today, George Zimmerman’s wife, Shellie N. Zimmerman, was arrested for allegedly lying at her husband’s bond hearing. Mr. Zimmerman made headlines this spring when

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Tip Or Gift: Either Way, Struggling Waitress Can Keep Money

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 9, 2012June 8, 2020

It was a good Easter weekend for Stacy Knutson, a waitress at the Fryn’ Pan restaurant in Moorhead, Minnesota. Knutson was working a shift in

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"Death", Alzheimer's & Taxes: When "I Do" Turns Complicated

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 22, 2011January 21, 2020

I love that scene in When Harry Met Sally when Billy Crystal’s Harry Burns looks at Meg Ryan’s Sally Albright and says: I came here

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Beer, Taxes & Baseball: Can You Get Any More American Than That?

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 20, 2011

Baseball fans all over the country can breathe a sigh of relief. No, it’s not because the Phillies managed to crank out two runs in

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With Job Losses Soaring, Ten Tax Tips For The Unemployed

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 10, 2011

The Department of Labor released its jobs report for June this week and the results weren’t pretty. Only 18,000 new jobs were created in June,

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