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I Just Lost $7,889

time is money
So yeah, about that nearly $8000 that I recently lost.  Well, I guess you can't really say that I lost it because it was technically taken from me by my employer. Wait, that's not exactly correct either.  My employer would have been happy to keep showing how much vacation I had accrued but our new auditor this year decided to make us compliant.  Hey, that's what auditors are for, right?   I work for a non-profit agency and we pay our… Read the rest

How to Meet Your Financial Goals

plan of action
Everyone has goals and objectives financially, whether they know it or not. Maybe you’d like to retire early, or maybe you’d just like to retire at all! Maybe you want to own your own home. Maybe you have a dream car that you would love to purchase some day, or you want to pay your kids’ way through college. These are all wonderful objectives, but you’re not going to reach them without a plan. Let’s say I wanted to drive… Read the rest

Arizona Use Tax for Online Purchases

income taxes
Some Arizona taxpayers may get a surprise while preparing taxes this year. A new line has been added to our income tax form which requires you to state the amount of your online purchases and you are expected to pay use tax for online purchases. Arizona has decided to get serious with enforcing a use tax which they state has been in effect for almost 60 years. The 2011 Arizona Resident Personal Income Tax Instruction Booklet informs us: Arizona's use… Read the rest
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10 Things We Hate Spending Our Hard Earned Money On

spending money
It's a fact of life that most of us have to work to pay bills, the mortgage or rent, food and entertainment and everything else.   Most of the time I can dull the pain which comes from having to turn my money over to everyone else, I've grown accustomed to it, but some things are more aggravating than others. Here are the things I hate spending my money on.  Some of them I've had to spend money on in the… Read the rest