I have two businesses I'm working now, to build up for when I "retire" from my full-time job.  I'm an accountant, so I'm building my portfolio of private tax preparation clients - avoiding the tie-down of monthly write-up and payroll returns.  Tax prep can be done anywhere I have my computer.   I also sell Mary Kay...more

Of course, Romney thinks you're just someone lazy living off the government! Personally, I'll take any benefits I can get from the government - I've been working for 50 years, and anything I get will just be a small return on the taxes I've paid in! And I still have 3+ years before I'm considered "full retirement age...more

must be a man - i can't imagine any woman being able to get by with only 5 shoes and 2 purses unless they literally never go anywhere!  tho i do agree about starbucks and cell phones that do "everything" - (mine is a phone and camera and alarm clock - no texting, etc).  Also, reality shows that are anything but real - ...more

I am also my husband's second wife, his first died of breast cancer leaving him with 2 children to raise.  I was a divorcee who had taken care of my then-husband thru a stroke, broken hip, and eventially dementia that turned him into a dangerous stranger. A good part of what made me fall in love with my honey was our s...more

Car registration can be deductible as part of employee business expenses or Schedule C auto expense, if you claim actual expense rather than milage.

Forced into it by divorce, if I could have sold it to pay off ex, would have been much better off, but am so upsided down on it because of him, I'm stuck with it.  Divorce pushed me into BK, and I'm paying the 2 mortgages thru it - the rent I get (when I have a tenant that pays!) only covers part, some of the rest is p...more

Another trap - if one itemizes, the other must also - even if the separate deductions are LESS than the standard deduction.  If you use software like turbotax, there usually is a worksheet to determine which is better - MFJ vs MFS.  However, if you're worried about legality of your spouses' deductions, it might be wirt...more

the easiest way to get rid of the jerks and their bad language is DON'T LISTEN TO THEM!  Turn to a different channel, if no one listens, they lose sponsors and will dissapear on their own!

I run two businesses - accounting and MaryKay.  The secret to shopping at DollarTree where everything is a dollar (versus Dollar General etc which is just discount but variable prices). is that you must do your homework.  Depending on what I need, sometimes it's better to buy in bulk at Sam'sClub, sometimes it's better...more