Several weeks ago, my husband was horrified to find that some miscreant decided to key his beloved 1993 Volvo 240 while it was parked at our local Wal-Mart. The paint was scraped off all the way to the metal underneath, with the damage spanning two separate door panels. Because the car is 20 years old, […]
As a baseball player, I often see people using chewing tobacco. This got me thinking about habits — both good and bad — and what they cost us. My wife and I enjoy getting coffee from Dunkin Donuts in the morning, while some people enjoy traveling or shopping. Anything that we do consistently is a […]
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Unless Congress acts, and the President signs off on it, interest rates on federally subsidized student loans are set to rise to 6.8% on July 1, 2013. That’s double the current rate of 3.4%. For graduates repaying their loans, that could mean a significant increase in monthly payments. If your budget is already stretched, and […]
Late spring to early summer is a popular time for moving. One way to take some of the stress out of moving is to pay someone else to help you move. There are a number of moving companies that can help you move your possessions to a new location. Unfortunately, there are also a lot […]
Usually when the IRS is mentioned in a headline about tax fraud, they’re the ones doing the investigating. But in recent headlines, the IRS itself is facing allegations of discrimination. The IRS is being sued by numerous representatives of non-profit Tea Party groups whose tax-exempt status requests were either denied or are still in limbo — […]
