The Glitch that stole the Christmas blog

December 25, 2007

In case you’re an IE user and you were unable to read my Christmas post earlier today, I think (hope!) you now can.

Last night, I thought I was so cool, setting up the system to publish up bright and early (5 a.m.) so early rising blog readers could check out the photo of our tree. When I did get up four hours later, I looked and it was there. Then I merrily went off to open gifts.

Then the hubby, finally checking to see that I did justice to his tree decorating prowess, tells me that the blog won’t open in Internet Explorer. He knows I use Firefox and he’s my backup for the more widely used browser.

I’m not sure what the problem was, but I killed the original post, resized the photo, reposted the blog item, republished the whole blog and crossed all my fingers and toes. It seems to be working now (madly knocking every piece of wood I can find!).

So if you missed the earlier post, you can check it out here.

And, again I say, Merry Christmas to you all!

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TO WRAP UP 2026

It’s over! With October’s extended filing deadline behind us, it is now time to focus on year-end moves to reduce your 2026 tax bill.

You’ll find ways to do just that on the Tax Tips page (see the More Tax Posts drop-down menu at the top of the blog), as well as the separate tax tip pages for each month, notably October through December. If you’re on the Tax Tips page, you’ll find a monthly list at the end of this column. If you’re on another blog page, you can head straight to the October tips; at the bottom of that tips page you’ll find links to all the other 11 months’ collections of tax advice.

Not to spoil what you’ll find in that tax advice, but it does cover such things as tax deductions for charitable donations, investment moves that could reduce tax due, and ways to max out your tax-favored retirement savings.

Finally, as the year winds down, things get hectic. There are lots of other things to occupy our time, like the much more fun upcoming holidays. But don’t lose sight of taxes, since timing is key. To be of use, most tax moves must be made by the end of the tax year. That’s Thursday, Dec. 31, which also is the last business day of the year.

So that you don’t miss that final tax year deadline, also keep an eye on the countdown clock below. It will keep you on top of just how much time is left to make important, tax-saving moves. (Note: I’m in the Central Time Zone, so adjust accordingly for where you live.)

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