Archive for February, 2009

Economic times are tough, and many people are trying to find ways to make their dollars go further. Trust me, I have some of the same issues as everyone else. One thing I’ve always been able to do, though, is set up a budget. That way, I know how much money I have, and how [...]

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We were all hoping that February would signal the turnaround of the job market in some fashion, but the economy doesn’t seem ready to recover just yet. Today, Nissan announced they were laying off 20,000 employees. Last week Panasonic laid off 15,000 workers and closed 27 plants. Macy’s announced they were laying off 4,000 employees. [...]

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This coming Sunday, I will be interviewed by Beverly Mahone of Boomer Diva Nation fame on her Blog Talk Radio program at 7PM; you can access it by going here. The topic of that program will be “Reinventing Yourself Thru Your Passion“, of which it seems I’ve become a master at. This becomes really important [...]

We all know that having our taxes done, even if we’re getting back a refund (I haven’t had a refund in 15 years; I wonder what it’s like) isn’t easy. Sometimes we fall behind; sometimes we get it wrong. I’ve been in business for myself for over seven years, and I finally hired an accountant [...]

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Last week, not a single Republican voted for President Barack Obama’s stimulus package, taking a lot of heat for not wanting to help the country with its financial problems. The Senate Republicans are facing the same sort of thing, as they debate with the Democrats on the stimulus bill that was passed by the House [...]

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