Archive for April 2008 – Page 2

For the Lawn Obsessed

Last night as we watched TV I lost my husband for a few minutes as he sat mesmerized watching some lawnmower ad.  I asked if he was looking forward to getting back to cutting the lawn and he said “Yes” with far more passion and excitement than I had seen in a looong time! It

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Tax Season Bright Spot: Home-office Deductions

I’m a happy camper. According to my accountant I’ll be getting some decent money back for a change this tax season. Part of the reason for that is I’ve finally decided to itemize deductions for my home office. If you manage a business at home either full time or after your full time job as

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Mortgages, Community and the Justin Timberlake of New Urbanism

A few days ago a discussion on this blog got quite passionate as commentators put forth opinions as to the cause of the current Mortgage Crisis.  Among the list of possible contributors to the current problem mentioned were the group of home buyers with a lust for larger homes on larger lots with larger mortgages.  It was

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The Sandwich Generation

I had a “Sandwich Generation” moment over the weekend that was bittersweet.  For those of you tired of yet another marketing label for a generation, well, I can’t help you because this is one label I’m living and so are many other people. According to the Pew Research Center just over 1 out of every

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