Lost Your Tax Return? Don’t sweat!

January 28, 2011

Who has seen a commercial offering free return filings through turbotax or some other online tax system, or a commercial for some guy in a suit talking about how he can get you out of thousands of dollars worth of back taxes from the IRS? Tax season is definitely here because I feel like I [...]

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Itemizers and Valentine’s Day: A Compelling Combination

January 21, 2011

As discussed in my previous post about when people can expect their refund, I went over how the IRS was not accepting returns right away due to them having to update their systems for all the new laws passed in December. I have to say I am shocked at how fast they announced that people [...]

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Free Series 7 Exam Advice

January 17, 2011

On Friday, I went to a Prometric testing center to take my Series 7 exam. Fortunately, I passed with a 87%. Both of my bosses gave me some grief because they scored higher than me but I am still pleased. I waited a year to take it mostly due to my prior CPA exams so [...]

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Quote of the month – January 2011

January 1, 2011

Happy New Year everyone. Let’s get this year started with our first quote of the month in 2011. “Quality is our best assurance of customer allegiance, out strongest defense against foreign competitors, and the only path to sustained growth and earnings.” ~John Welch, Jr.

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When Will I Get My Tax Refund?

December 30, 2010

Happy New Year’s Eve eve everyone. Many of you are probably starting to prepare your resolutions for 2011. In a previous post, I discussed several things you can do right away to help keep those resolutions in the new year. January marks both the start of a new year and a new tax season which [...]

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Merry Christmas!

December 23, 2010

Wanted to wish everyone a merry Christmas! Hope everyone has a great time with their families over the holidays. A little birdie said we may get 1 to 3 inches of snow in Atlanta on Christmas day.

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Not another boring powerpoint presentation…

December 17, 2010

Have you ever sat through a PowerPoint presentation at work or school? My guess is all of you said YES. Of those of you who have seen a presentation, I am willing to bet that the vast majority of presentations you have witnessed in the workplace or in school were boring. REALLY boring. As finals [...]

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Tips to Keep those New Year’s Resolutions

December 11, 2010

After a long hiatus, I am back. Since September I sued someone involving our wedding, got married, honeymooned, bought a house, pushed through several house maintenance/improvement crises, and survived another MBA semester. What a year! Now that 2010 is coming to an end with Christmas and New Years, I thought it was a good time [...]

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Quote of the month – December 2010

December 11, 2010

“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” (Vince Lombardi)

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Quote of month – November 2010

November 16, 2010

“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” (Zigg Ziglar)

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