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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Our three-year-old daughter is a very smart, articulate, generally considerate, always cute three-year-old. With her articulateness also comes backtalk, sometimes incessant talking and demanding of attention, and vocal displeasure when the winds aren't blowing her way.
Our current modes of discipline only seem to have limited effect, so my wife ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Just because an organization is tax-exempt doesn't mean that donations to that organization are tax-deductible.
The Internal Revenue Code lists dozens of types of organizations that are exempt from paying federal income tax. Some of these organizations can accept tax-deductible donations, but others can't. Our Lions Club recently tracked ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
My wife and I are munching on some popcorn that I bought from one of my colleagues, whose son is in the Boy Scouts. The quality of the popcorn is fine. The bags don't open quite as easily as other commercial microwave brands. A variety 30-pack of ...
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Retailers are lining up with carrots to help you put your economic stimulus check to good use. For large gift card purchases at stores like Kroger, Sears, KMart, and others, the retailers will kick in extra value on the gift card: up to 10% above what you pay for.
Is ...
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