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Archive for August, 2008

Friday Finance Findings for August 29th - New Baby and Eye Disease Edition

I first want to apologize for the lack of updates in the past week. I knew it was going to be a busy week, but I never expected all of this to happen at once. First, the good news. It looks like our first child is on the way. It has been an incredibly exciting [...]

Generation X and Taxes: Who Pays More, the Rich or the Poor?

This is a guest post by Michael Rubin. Michael Rubin, CPA, CFP, is the author of Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck (a book I recently reviewed) and the blog of the same name features a unique easy-reading conversational style, one you’ll find in this post.
You can see Michael live in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Chicago [...]

Friday Finance Findings for August 22nd

It is finally here. The long-awaited fantasy football draft for the 2008 season is this Sunday. After last season, I have a little revenge I need to take care of, so it will be fun. Of course, this is just the first draft of many in the coming week, but this one is the most [...]

Two-Thirds of Corporations Don’t Pay Taxes - Nothing More Than Political Hogwash

Are Businesses Getting Out of Paying Taxes or is it Just a Good Story for the Media and Politicians?
One of the big stories last week was from the Government Accountability Office study that reported that two-thirds of American corporations didn’t pay any taxes in 2005. Of course, a statement like this is sure to create [...]