We are now left with about 3 weeks to have all tax documents filed with the IRS. Hopefully by now most of you have them completed and are relaxed, but for those of you habitual procrastinator’s have no fear. Check-out the blog I posted a while back regarding some tips on filing your taxes.
[Read More...]Archive for March, 2009
Why have I stopped spending money?
March 26th, 2009 by Brad Harbach 2 Comments »Over the last twelve months I have drastically adjusted my spending habits in response to the historic economic crisis we find ourselves in. This has directly resulted in a major increase in my savings, and I suppose this increased savings is great (as you’ve read numerous times in the blog, I’m a big advocate of [...]
[Read More...]An absolute must read if you’ve been following the AIG bonus controversy
March 25th, 2009 by Brad Harbach 4 Comments »Read this letter sent on Tuesday by Jake DeSantis, an executive vice president of the American International Group’s financial products unit, to Edward M. Liddy, the chief executive of A.I.G. This was an extremely good read and offers a unique perspective on the situation that I have yet to see the media cover before today.
[Read More...]Luck, Accidents, and the (Mistaken) Sense of Control
March 25th, 2009 by Will Crowthers waiting for comments...A ‘tip of the hat’ to Cory Herold for dropping this article in my inbox a couple weeks back. The ‘Lifehack‘ article has several good points and is certainly worth a read: 1. Many of the areas where we feel we have control are completely out of our control. “most of the areas we feel [...]
[Read More...]The Bonus Tax Is Just Plain Stupid
March 24th, 2009 by Brad Harbach 2 Comments »If we ignore the politics that drive the strong opinions on both sides of the AIG Bonus Tax for a minute and focus on how this new tax skews people’s work incentives, perhaps we can come to an agreement that this solution that was rushed through the House last week is just downright stupid. I’ll [...]
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