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Tax Freedom Day

Goodbye Taxes, Hello Debt!

Tax Freedom Day represents the first day of the year the average American has worked to earn enough money to pay their taxes for the year… Tax Freedom Day for 2009 was April 13th.  It is annually calculated in the United States by the Tax Foundation—a Washington, D.C.-based tax research organization.

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2 November 2009 at 22:53 - Comments

Credit Card Debt Vs Wealth – How to Avoid Being Broke and Stupid

Startling statistics: (According to the Federal Reserve) • 49,000 U.S. Households now have between $50 million and $500 million in net worth. • 125,000 U.S. Households are between $25 million to $50 million. • Over the next 50 years the wealthiest Americans will leave behind roughly $27 trillion dollars. • The richest 1% of Americans control more wealth than 90% [...]

14 October 2009 at 13:00 - Comments

Debt Stress Test: 12.5 Warning Signs that Debt is Ruining Your Life!

Getting help with your debt is a big step.   It’s a scary situation because there’s a lot of bad information out there , and bad people, that will cause you even greater financial harm, but this is no excuse for you or your family to continue suffering. If you’ve been battling the stress and depression [...]

6 June 2009 at 01:10 - Comments

Tax Time (funny joke!)

Tax Time At the end of the tax year, the IRS sent an inspector to audit the books of a synagogue. While he was checking the books he turned to the Rabbi and said: “I notice you buy a lot of candles.  What do you do with the candle drippings?” “Good question”, noted the Rabbi.

9 April 2009 at 07:31 - Comments