Thank goodness that last week is over with. What with one major investment bank, Lehman Brothers, disappearing (or two, if you consider the merger between Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, for $50 Billion dollars, arranged over a weekend!) along with a thousand-point roller coaster ride in the DOW, causing other world indexes to follow [...]

This just in over at the IRS Web site, IRS Increases Mileage Rates through Dec. 31, 2008
As of July 1st, 2008, the Business Mileage Rate as calculated by the IRA is increasing to $.585 cents per mile. That’s an increase of 8 cents per mile, and an overall increase of 10 cents per [...]

The Economic Stimulus checks have gone out to most of the nation by now, providing a nice little cash infusion in hopes of kick-starting the economy. But what happens if you haven’t gotten yours yet? Did they forget you? Send it to the wrong address? Still waiting and worried it hasn’t arrived?
When Should [...]

With Pres. Bush’s economic stimulus package having wound it’s way into the majority of people’s hands this last month, the numbers aren’t looking so good for a kick-start to our stalled economy.
Last month’s economic numbers show that consumer spending is DOWN .2%. That means that all that wonderful money given to us by [...]

The Farm Bill is making it’s way through Congress and the Senate this week, with a threatened presidential veto in the wings. The Democratic party, and a few from the Republican party back the bill that would, among other things, increase the amount of food stamps available to $10 billion, and continue to give [...]