- December 30, 2011What do the Pope and tax cheats have in common? Italy wants all of them to pay more taxes. OK,…
- December 30, 2011Although tomorrow is the last day of 2011, today is the last business day. That means it's the last day…
- December 30, 2011It's no secret that it's great to be a top executive. Well, it's also not so bad to be the…
- December 29, 2011Most Iowans are trying to decide which Republican presidential candidate they'll support in the state's upcoming caucus. One group, however,…
- December 29, 2011If you're still looking for ways to reduce your 2011 tax bill, consider making your January mortgage payment now instead…
- December 28, 2011Poor Kim Kardashian. She suffered through a tough last few months of 2011. Her extravagant Aug. 20 fairy tale wedding…
- December 27, 2011I love my Chevy Cavalier. Carlos -- yes, a la Stephen King, we name our vehicles and Carlos is what…
- December 27, 2011There's still time to make financial moves that could save you some much-needed cash, as well as reduce your 2011…
- December 26, 2011It's a good thing that we Texans don't have to pay a state income tax. Think of how much we'd…
- December 25, 2011The 12 Days of Christmas are used as hooks during the countdown to Dec. 25. I'm guilty, last year doing…
- December 25, 2011Have yourself a very Merry Christmas! And in keeping with the Texas holiday theme, here's this year's armadillo nativity scene.…
- December 24, 2011"'Twas the Night Before Christmas," also known as "A Visit From St. Nicholas," is one of my favorite poems, holiday…
- December 24, 2011December is National Eggnog (or Egg Nog if you prefer) Month. And today, Dec. 24, is National Eggnog Day. I…
- December 23, 2011Thanks so much this Christmas Eve Eve to Debbie Whitlock for having me on her Femme Finance radio show today.…
- December 23, 2011Congress delivered a Christmas Eve Eve present to millions of American today by approving a two-month extension of the 4.2…
- December 22, 2011The payroll tax cut is back! That's good news for Santa, who now can send back most of the coal he…
- December 22, 2011Since Congress has sputtered to a stop as 2011 draws to a close over, among other things, the payroll tax…
- December 21, 2011Sure it's the season to be jolly, but that's sometimes hard when your portfolio has taken a beating. But you…
- December 21, 2011I promise, I'm going to let this payroll tax rate cut extension lunacy go. But please indulge me in a…
- December 20, 2011I wanted to get the previous post on today's House payroll tax vote up quickly (and then I went to…
- December 20, 2011The House, along a mostly party-line 229-to-193 vote, agreed to a conference committee with the Senate to work on how…
- December 20, 2011The House is debating extension of the payroll tax cut. We can argue that it's about policy. We can argue…
- December 19, 2011Today is a special day for fans of Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, the various Christmas ghosts and Scrooge, both before…
- December 19, 2011A couple of weeks ago, I posted some moves to make regarding your taxes, investments, retirement, gifting and general financial…
- December 18, 2011Remember that game of political chicken I mentioned a couple of days ago? That was when funding for Uncle Sam's…
- December 18, 2011As film fans know, the Golden Globes often offer a preview of the soon-to-follow Academy Awards. There's some doubt about…
- December 17, 2011Well, they've done it again. The Senate this morning followed through on its threat -- I can't bring myself to…
- December 16, 2011It seems that members of Congress are Loverboy fans. When it comes to getting their work done, they've decided to…
- December 15, 2011Today Republicans and Democrats decided to stop sniping at each other and appear to be working on a compromise to…
- December 15, 2011While Congress is gridlocked -- and possibly heading toward another government shutdown -- over how to keep the 4.2 percent payroll…
- December 14, 2011Most of the time when members of Congress don't play well together, I try to ignore them. It happens all…
- December 14, 2011The economy was just starting to recover in 2010, but more people felt confident enough to bump up their charitable…
- December 13, 2011Americans are quite proud of, among other things, the line in our Declaration of Independence about all men being created equal.…
- December 13, 2011I'm sure that by now all y'all have followed my first piece of year-end tax advice: Do a draft tax…
- December 12, 2011Can't bring yourself to watch the Republican presidential candidates debate (with or without The Donald butting in)? No time to…
- December 12, 2011The bane of most self-employed workers are the myriad administrative tasks. I took care of one of those this weekend,…
- December 11, 2011In case you missed the bet proffered during the latest Republican presidential candidate debate on Saturday night, here's the exchange.…
- December 11, 2011Attention tax deducting drivers. The IRS has tweaked the amount you can claim for miles traveled via car for business, charitable,…
- December 10, 2011We got our Christmas tree up last weekend. Congress now is working on its own traditional holiday symbol. I'm not…
- December 10, 2011OK, I milked the "I've got a cold" excuse for as long as I could. And although you'll still hear…