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Taxman Seeking Cash Means U.S. Filers May Move Income to 2009 - Bloomberg.com

How Retirees Are Rescuing the Real-Estate Market | Newsweek Personal Finance -- Retirement | Newsweek.com I just hope that all are careful and prudent in their actions.

AP Sources: Dem Health bill to get AARP backing - Yahoo! News

For the few who have given so much. THANK YOU! Veteran's and active duty eat free (proof of service required) on tuesday nov 11 (Veteran's day) http://applebees. com/vetsDay/ default.aspx Veteran's and active duty eat free (no proof of service required) from 5-9pm on Monday Nov 16...

It appears that if you meet guidelines for low income, you too need a cell phone from the taxpayers. .safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/program_info.aspx

http://finance.senate.gov/press/Bpress/2009press/prb101909.pdf I am going to start reading this tonight. If a can keep my peepers open. I hope to have skimmed all of it by 10/21.

I wonder what the impact of Cap & Trade and all the new taxes (which will not hit anyone making less than $250K) will be on SS COLA's and pensions which have COLA's. Iwonder if SSA has figured these in yet (which I doubt they can before the are on the books)? I know that for me, my utility...

Senator Edward Kennedy dies aged 77 - Yahoo! News

I am anxious over the current Healthcare debacle and wondered what we are doing individually about the situation. Below is my letter sent to Senator McCain earlier today. Senator, This whole issue with the Economy and Health Care needs some common sense approaches. It appears that too few...

Grand Canyon National Park - Grand Canyon National Park to Offer Fee-Free Weekends in June, July and August (U.S. National Park Service) Grand Canyon here we come! But, it applies to all the other parks too!

SmartMoney's 2009 Broker Survey at SmartMoney.com I use Fidelity and Schwab which both rank pretty well. I prefer Schwab and can consistently shoot the breeze and resolve concerns with the same fellow for no extra fees.

It has been a perplexing period of roller coaster riding in the markets. My basic all time high came in Oct of 2007. That was when I started a 72T early distribution on my pension rollover IRA. By the late summer of 2008 when the markets went schizoid the account was down by 5%. During the...

This is a good size article by Northern Trust. I was reading it over the weekend and found many items of intrest. For those of you into data this is chock full of info but it is not just stats & numbers. Wealth in America Survey After some of you have had a chance to peruse maybe a good...

Obama to Unveil an Ambitious Budget Plan Dependent on what he says, the entire market should be hyperactive on Monday. Hold on tight for the next few days I think this will be like a bucking bronco!

This is a one-liner that just cracked me up! Please share what you come across, we can use more humor! "Stocks Seek Direction 1:30 pm ET 02/19/2009 - Briefing.com" My opinion on lost stocks is: Well if they are so lost just tell them to turn around and go back to August 2008!

Just a thought I had not seen on here is how we shop for bigger ticket items. In the past I would order and wait for precisely what I wanted. Not anymore waiting for me. I will not give any retailer 50% down and wait a month or two to get the perfect item. If I can not do without now, I will...

Good to know that the fox is in the henhouse. AARP’s Stealth Fees Often Sting Seniors With Costlier Insurance Bloomberg.com: Invest

http://kennedy.senate.gov/newsroom/press_release.cfm?id=0AF528EC-A81C-41F8-9CDD-92FD0BDFEBC7 KENNEDY, COLLEAGUES ANNOUNCE PENSION PROTECTION PLANS, PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES TAX HELP FOR FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES This is something many folks will want to read as it impacts RMD's in 09 and...

Now I am not an expert on this.. but I just wondered how many retirees and active employees got pensions kicked to the PBGC today. It seems that an old company with 25000 active US employees ought to have say another 40000 to 50000 retirees already? What do you think? This may be the largest...

It is a gorgeous day here in Phoenix. I called my Sister and chatted. Daughter (age 23) is making biscuits & gravy for brunch. Son (age 26) is making pulled pork for dinner. They let their friends fall by the wayside for this one day and will both do some yard chores for me. Life is good...

After Tax Conversion to ROTH http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-08-30.pdf Happy reading!

Ok, I will kick it off for this year. Last night my son cooked me a wonderful steak on the grill and made all the trimmings to go with it. He painted a pop art style portrait of our current dog, which is an English Bulldog. This morning my daughter made french toast with a fresh berry compote...

Now that I am FIRE my clothing has changed from dry clean wools & silks to home done cottons. I have some that I iron for myself and I also iron and starch dress shirts for my kids which I do not use spray starch on. I use liquid starch and dilute to what ever I choose. Remind kids not to tick...

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Community Town Hall Meetings Taxpayers Can Share Suggestions, Concerns with IRS The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), in conjunction with the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), is pleased to announce a series of Town Hall Meetings during March 2007 in three cities...

http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/070104/issues01.html?.v=1 I had not realized that this was lurking. It really annoys me when anyone is so charitable that they can not take care of their own needs! :rant: