• March 8, 2008
    Remember a couple of days ago (in this blog item) I mentioned that the IRS will be sending out letters…

  • March 7, 2008
    Today in 1923, Robert Frost wrote what is arguably his most well-known poem, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."…

  • March 7, 2008
    The "no state tax of the stimulus rebate" column, that is. That word comes directly from the communications staff of…

  • March 6, 2008
    I shouldn't have been in such a hurry to get my mom's tax return done so she could get her…

  • March 6, 2008
    The California Franchise Tax Board has announced that it won't collect taxes on the federal economic stimulus payments. Golden State…

  • March 5, 2008
    Today is "Learn What Your Name Means Day." Honestly. I am not making this up. While I couldn't find the…

  • March 4, 2008
    and in Ohio and Rhode Island and Vermont. So you readers in these four states, as soon as you finish…

  • March 3, 2008
    One hundred sixty-one years ago today, Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Given how his most famous invention…

  • March 2, 2008
    172 years ago today, the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed by members of the Convention of 1836. The Republic…

  • March 1, 2008
    The Washington Post has an interesting story on why people go online to share their poor money management skills. Thanks…