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February 2008

February 29, 2008

Home Prices Tank

(chart, inflation-adjusted) link

February 28, 2008

BusinessWeeks' Customer Service Champs

On the list are companies I recommend: USAA (#1), Honda, Vanguard, Apple, and Amica.  link

February 26, 2008

Why Credit Cards Suck

"61 percent of US households pay interest on an average revolving balance of nearly $10,000."

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Avoid These Debit Card Traps

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February 25, 2008

Feds Wrestle With Question of Mortgage Bailout

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The Tax Rebate Plan

Who will receive it, and how much they'll receive.  Note the phaseout for taxpayers with a high AGI.  link

February 24, 2008

Georgia Legislator Owes 8 Years of Income Taxes

State Rep. Jeanette Jamieson, an accountant and tax preparer who serves on the committee that writes tax legislation, landed on Georgia's delinquent taxpayer list Friday for owing $45,734, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue.  "Sometimes when you are so busy looking after everybody else's business, you don't pay as much attention to your own as you should," said Jamieson, reached at Jamieson Accounting and Tax Services, the business she owns and manages in Toccoa, in northeast Georgia.

Ah, yes.  That is a problem, isn't it?  Link

February 22, 2008

The DJIA Priced in Gold

In terms of gold, the Dow is in an 8-year bear market: link

How bad will the mortgage crisis get?

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February 17, 2008

How the Feds Invited the Mortgage Mess

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