- October 29, 2006Admit it. You spent at least part of your Saturday and Sunday surfing the Web for tax data. You didn't?…
- October 27, 2006If you've stiffed the IRS, you picked a good year to do so. An election year, in fact, might give…
- October 27, 2006How'd you like a phone bill of $1,275 ... before you make any calls. That's the price tag of the…
- October 26, 2006One of my favorite discoveries upon moving to Austin had nothing to do with the city. It was finding a…
- October 25, 2006Got your attention, didn't I? It sure got mine when I saw that message in an ad on another blog.…
- October 22, 2006Officially, the tax thoughts come from the Internal Revenue Service's Taxpayer Advocate, Nina Olson. But in that role, as champion…
- October 21, 2006If you bought an older Ford hybrid this year, you might be able to take tax advantage of the purchase…
- October 20, 2006Apparently some of our service personnel are losing this skirmish. And Uncle Sam is collateral damage. The Associated Press reports…
- October 19, 2006If you still need any verification that location, location, location really does matter in today's real estate world, I offer…
- October 18, 2006Despite critics (including me), private debt collectors have been out there trying to bring in unpaid IRS bills for about…
- October 17, 2006Wesley Snipes, known for his role as the title character in the vampire-slayer series "Blade," is now facing off against…
- October 17, 2006Is it just me, or does this photo look like a collection of dishes filled with M&M candies? Artist’s conception…
- October 16, 2006If you live in Texas, that's a definite possibility. A special section of our Sunday newspaper announced that the Lone…
- October 14, 2006Doing your taxes. OK, it's not that fun, but lots of people will be spending this Saturday and/or Sunday and…
- October 13, 2006Welcome to Chapters 10 and 11 of "The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing" consolidated book review. If you missed my earlier…
- October 11, 2006The end of a marriage has many costs: sometimes physical, obviously emotional and most definitely financial. And when there are…
- October 10, 2006I'm far from a Biblical scholar, but a story in Tuesday's New York Times sent me scripture searching. Even the…
- October 9, 2006It's Columbus Day, when we in the United States commemorate Christopher Columbus' landing in the New World back in 1492.…
- October 7, 2006That's what investors have been asking about the stock market. Although it gave back a little Friday, last week the…
- October 5, 2006This week's Festival of Frugality (noted in this earlier post) also includes my item on whether to rent or buy…
- October 4, 2006Just saw another Tommy Lasorda MLB ad, first mentioned here. Yes, it's Wednesday afternoon and yes, I'm watching the A's…
- October 4, 2006Sure, Toyota and Lexus hybrid buyers are now getting just half the original tax credit for their energy-conscious auto purchases.…
- October 3, 2006Tommy Lasorda, that is. I can't believe I just wrote that. As an Astros fan who had to put up…
- October 2, 2006If you've ever exaggerated your income on a loan application, fugeddaboutit now, especially when that borrowed money is for a…
- October 1, 2006No, I'm not talking about the oft-maligned used-car salesmen. I'm talking about you, me and the guy down the street…
- October 1, 2006When I was a writer and editor at Bankrate.com, one of my areas of responsibility was small business. I quickly…
- September 30, 2006A Brooklyn tax preparer has been getting big federal refunds for his clients by declaring that New York State is…
- September 29, 2006On Sunday, Oct. 1, grocery bills in South Carolina will be a bit smaller. That day, the state's sales tax…
- September 27, 2006As regional real estate bubbles are popping, many folks are reassessing home ownership. That's not necessarily a bad idea. True,…
- September 27, 2006The Tropical Tax Haven Heaven Cruise '06 faux commercial has left the dock! Comedy Central has corrected the glitch in…
- September 26, 2006If you watched the Colbert Report last night, you caught his "commercial" for the 2006 Colbert Cruise. The theme this…
- September 22, 2006While the fighting goes on in the Middle East and politicians and the citizens who elected them debate what moves…
- September 21, 2006Time is rapidly running out for a tax break available to purchasers of fuel-efficient autos produced by Toyota or Lexus.…
- September 20, 2006The federal funds rate, the rate that lenders charge each other on overnight loans, stays at 5.25 percent. That means…
- September 20, 2006At its meeting today, the Federal Open Market Committee is expected to leave the federal funds rate at 5.25 percent.…
- September 19, 2006I'm getting a late start today because I spent the morning at the doctor's office for my annual checkup. There's…
- September 17, 2006It's been almost a week since my cousin and I rolled back into Austin. Today, I finally pulled together the…
- September 16, 2006In reading the multitude of Ann Richards tributes, I ran across a collection of some of her memorable quotes in…
- September 14, 2006Sorry to interrupt your vacation that started when the kids finally went back to school (love that Staples "most wonderful…
- September 14, 2006Texas lost a bit of its heart and soul Wednesday night with the passing of Ann Richards. Intelligent, insightful and…