In Budgeting Step Two, I talked about figuring out what you make and what you owe. This time, we’re going to talk about what you should do when you know your numbers, based on what you discovered about yourself. Let’s get the worst one out of the way first. If you did what I stated [...]

Well, it’s all caving in, and there go all those mystery books and movies that have brought this type of thing to our attention. First, the Swiss Banks have given up the ghost of private and secure bank accounts, as evidenced by the first arrest of someone for tax evasion after reviewing records from Swiss [...]

Let’s face this fact; we all hate taxes. Let’s face this other fact; without taxes, there is no government, no services, no roads, no military, etc. So, let’s first agree that taxes in general are a necessity. However, there are some taxes that seem to be extreme, at least in my mind, that I feel [...]

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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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