Category: Finance

Mar 31 2008

Treasury Secretary to Announce Regulatory Reforms

Let Wall Street have a nightmare and the whole country has to help get them back in bed again. – Will RogersGood Morning!Over the weekend, the Associated Press and the New York Times reported on the B…

Mar 27 2008

Is it a Recession?

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours. – Harry S. truman
Well it may soon be official. Today the Commerce Department confirmed Gross Domestic…

Feb 26 2008

Taxes…

The United States has a system of taxation by confession. -Hugo Black

I thought it was time for the obligatory "it is almost tax time" post.
The IRS has a page of tax tips that is really q…

Nov 23 2007

Money Making Ideas

It's Black Friday – the busiest shopping day of the year. Retailers have planted seeds of incredible deals and discount opportunities for the past several weeks. Toys R Us opened at 6am. Walmart…

Aug 04 2007

How Do You Collect Past Due Invoices?

In Peter Bowerman's monthly e-newsletter he talked about an issue facing every business: collecting on unpaid invoices.

One of his readers had offered a suggestion outside the norm of legal actio…

Apr 27 2007

How Do You Stack Up?

I just found a really cool site. Disclaimer right up front: the following is information based on sole proprietors, not corporations and your data may vary greatly – but check it out:

There is a site…

Apr 06 2007

Grameen Bank Brings to Life Fishes and Loaves Story

You'll remember the story of the fishes and loaves. Depending on who you talk to – it was two fish and five loaves or two of each but the crux of the story is that this meager amount of food fed 5…

Mar 23 2007

Telephone Tax Savings for 2006

I'm sure you've heard – but the government is giving us a one time pass to deduct the federal telephone excise tax we were charged from 2003 through 2006 – 41 months of phone bills. Whether yo…

Mar 22 2007

Financial Cushion

I had money burning a hole in my checking account. That doesn't happen very often, but in the past I have foolishly left it there and before you know it – POOF – it's gone.

So today I decided…

Mar 16 2007

A New Way To Save

Have you ever watched a commercial or read an advertisement or an article about a new idea or product and thought:

Hey – that's my idea – I've been doing that for years!

That happened to me …