- November 3, 2013Are you still finding timepieces that are wrong this morning? I always miss a clock or two every time we…
- November 2, 2013What with the continuing debate over the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, and the recent easing of the medical flexible…
- November 1, 2013Attention medical flexible spending account (FSA) shoppers. The good news is that Uncle Sam is making it easier for you…
- October 31, 2013Today is Halloween, when kids and adults alike overindulge in candy, enjoy dressing up (more than usual) and generally celebrate…
- October 30, 2013The Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) Foundation says the state's new candy tax is a constitutional trick and is…
- October 29, 2013Whenever my brother and I balked at what was on our plates, our dad told us that if we were…
- October 28, 2013As you get older, you end up at the doctor's office a lot more. Most of the time it's for…
- October 28, 2013What's your favorite search engine? If you're a fan of CBS' legal drama "The Good Wife" it's ChumHum. Since ChumHum…
- October 26, 2013Sophia Loren, Italy's most renowned, honored and for moviegoers of a certain age hottest actress has been cleared of tax…
- October 25, 2013Just like Sen. Ted Cruz, I'm on my spouse's company health care policy. That and a Texas address are the…
- October 24, 2013Did you, like me, think that the Internal Revenue Service's decision to push back the start of the 2014 tax…
- October 23, 2013You remember the Internal Revenue Service's inappropriate targeting of groups seeking tax-exempt status based on the organizations' political leanings, right?…
- October 22, 2013I hate it when I'm right. Cue hubby laughter. OK, I don't. But I do hate that my fear of…
- October 22, 2013I haven't had a piece of tax birthday cake for a while, so I'm cutting into one today to celebrate…
- October 21, 2013The holiday season is approaching. Yes, those were Christmas items Hampton Roads shoppers spotted in local stores last month. And…
- October 19, 2013A friend of mine was slow in making his reservations for FinCon13, the personal finance blogger conference here in St.…
- October 18, 2013If you're of a certain age, you remember what it was like when you got back to work after taking…
- October 17, 2013Benjamin Franklin's famously noted that there are only two sure things: death and taxes. I'd like to add a third:…
- October 16, 2013The adult entertainment nightclub Nite Moves certainly tried. Attorneys for the Latham, N.Y., club have been in courtrooms for more…
- October 15, 2013That's right. The Internal Revenue Service is, for the most part, shut down. But you, tax filing procrastinators, must finish…
- October 14, 2013Will Capitol Hill and the White House come to an agreement on raising the debt ceiling and reopening all federal…
- October 13, 2013The federal government is mostly shut down, including lots of Internal Revenue Service functions, but if you put off filing…
- October 12, 2013There's a lot of talk about the Beltway Bubble, the phenomenon where the nation's capital exists in an atmosphere insulated…
- October 11, 2013What do we like more than Congress. Apparently, just about everything. But there is a silver lining to our disgust…
- October 10, 2013Here's something definitely not worth toasting. Craft beer brewers are now taking a hit in the federal government shutdown. Treasury's…
- October 9, 2013The drop-dead due date for procrastinating tax filers is less than a week away. You have noticed the countdown clock…
- October 9, 2013Americans continue to struggle with our federal government's shutdown, but another albeit smaller closure is rocking some of our neighbors…
- October 8, 2013A lot of attention has been paid, rightfully, to the federal workers who are on furlough or working for free…
- October 7, 2013"I think, personally, it would bring stability to the world markets." That's the prediction by Florida Republican Rep. Ted Yoho…
- October 6, 2013My clothes felt a bit snug as I got dressed this morning and I couldn't figure out why. Then I…
- October 5, 2013Remember back in the spring when the Internal Revenue Service admitted that losing operating funds because of sequestration will hamper…
- October 5, 2013Nearly 800,000 federal employees are off their jobs. Those who are still working won't get actual money when their paydays…
- October 4, 2013Are you still working on your extended 2012 tax return that's due Oct. 15? Good. Remember, just because much of…
- October 3, 2013Are you already as fed up as I am with the federal government shutdown and continuing bickering and politicking by…
- October 2, 2013Right now, most Americans -- and especially those furloughed federal workers sitting at home a second straight day -- don't…
- October 1, 2013Oct. 1, the beginning of the 2014 fiscal year, is more than half over. The stalemate between Congressional Republicans and…
- September 30, 2013With each passing minute, we get closer to the first government shutdown in 17 years. That raises the question of…
- September 29, 2013The incredible television series Breaking Bad ends tonight. My Sunday evenings will be without nearly as much turmoil, except on…
- September 28, 2013Here's something that might help Congress as it struggles with how to reform our out-of-control tax code: a comic book.…
- September 27, 2013With Obamacare getting renewed attention because of the approaching Oct. 1 opening of health insurance exchanges and the possible closure…