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October 15, 2008

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Another Stolen Bush Sign

Last night I went out and put up our Bush/Cheney 2004 lawn sign on the street near our house, along with several other signs for other candidates. I put it up there because our townhome association wouldn't allow us to put up signs outside our townhome. On our way to church this morning, guess which sign was missing already - after being up for only one day? The Bush Cheney sign. Go figure. Every piece of Bush promotional material that I put up this year (bumper sticker and lawn sign) was either stolen, or told to me that i had to remove it. I also saw someone with a lawn sign up in Bloomington for Kerry Edwards, with another bigger sign next to it saying, "You can steal our sign, but you can't change our vote". My thoughts exactly.

Real Estate Crowdfunding - The New Way To Invest In Real Estate

When you are planning for your future, and trying to find ways to create a nice nest egg, people will often suggest that one of the best ways to build wealth is to invest in real estate. Most often when they say this they mean to actually buy houses cheap, fix them up and then either flip them or rent them out, becoming a landlord. If you aren't quite ready to become a landlord, or if you don't have enough money for a down payment on a rental house, these days there are other options to own real estate in your portfolio. One of the best options I've found is to invest in real estate via real estate crowdfunding sites . Some of the best crowdfunding sites I've found that have low minimum investments and that have good historical returns on the investment include: DiversyFund Fundrise Groundfloor As with anything, it's probably a good idea to start out small, and keep your real estate investment at 10% or less of your portfolio. Have y...

IT's Time To File Your Taxes. Is Free Tax Filing In Your Future?

Tax season comes upon us quicker than we might like, and no matter if your tax situation is simple or advanced, we all dread it. Just how much you dread it probably comes down to whether or not you're expecting to receive a refund on your taxes, or whether you'll have to pay in even more, like I will have to this year. After checking your W-4 to make sure that you're having the right amount of taxes withheld, it's probably time to file, before the deadline arrives. If you've got a simple tax situation, filing your taxes can be extremely easy. Just get together all of your W-2 forms, your social security numbers and any pertinent 1099 documents, or mortgage deductions, and you're off to the races. Free Tax Filing If you meet certain eligibility criteria, and you don't have a lot of extra business income or deductions, you may be able to get free tax filing this year. The IRS has what they call the IRS Free File Alliance where if your AGI is $69,...

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