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Despite median home prices across the nation falling by 14 percent to $169,000, there are emerging signs that the housing market may be stabilizing and reaching a bottom. For new or would-be homeowners, mortgage rates below 5% and all the stimulus tax incentives have made buying a house much more…
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The value added column in the Washington Post highlighted the small business success story of Steve Fleishman, founder and president of Bethesda Bagel. He built the business from scratch to a franchise and manufacturing enterprise that delivers 15,000 bagels daily to 200 wholesale clients, that enabled him and his partners…
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[2013 Update] As part of the deal to avert the fiscal cliff, legislated under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) of 2012, certain energy tax credits were extended into 2013.  You can read this article for an overview of these credits and other 2013 income tax related changes. The$500 tax credit for installing…
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I recently incorporated my first company. It has one employee - me - and its only asset is this website. But it was a great feeling to officially become a small business owner, thereby joining 15 million other Americans. The reason for incorporation was primarily driven by the taxation benefits…
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Apparently it takes 100,000 visitors a month on average to make $75,000 a year from blogging ($6,250 p/month)! Not so sure how realistic this is based on a piece I wrote about how much bloggers make, but I would put the number more at $20,000 or less per year for…
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I got stuck in a major traffic jam again last week, a trend that seems to be getting worse. However this was no traffic jam on the freeway, highway or any kind of road. It was a lunch time traffic jam to the one microwave in our office as more…
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The internet and it's evolution is synonymous with the leadership in American technology. However, like every thing else, the world is catching up and over taking the US. One clear example of this is internet usage, which is now the highest in China as shown in the graphic from a…
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