Passing the week. . .

              Okay I have been on vacation but I still tried (and for the most part succeeded because of being an early person) to keep up with all the web logs. I have taken criticism from friends, family, and clients for this but alas when it comes to taxes, I just can’t get enough. Just before “tax season” for 2009 I plan another vacation I should do better on that one. Yeah, whatever. . .

            Penelope from Our Fourpence Worth introduced me to “Twitter” then told everyone “It’s Official: I am a Full-Fledged Tweeter”. Very cool.

            American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act gets a look at by Kay Bell in her post Housing bill almost official.

The Money Blog Network has a group project once per month and this month they’ve invited non-members to also write on the topic of the month: our best advice for new entrepreneurs. Kevin at nodebtplan adds “My Advice for New Entrepreneurs”

            5 easy ways to increase your savings from Ashely at Wide Open Wallet. Along with Green Living: Energy Smart shows we can all be doing things to save money and save our planet.

To Strip or Not to Strip! A post by Babyboomer11852 at TAX RESOLUTIONARIES. Sparked a great post from The Wandering Tax Pro. I would have to agree that It ain’t necessarily so, Babyboomer11852! While I too agree that breast augmentation cannot be deducted as a medical expense because it is elective cosmetic surgery (unless it involved a severe psychological difficulty), there is a Tax Court precedent ( )here that involves the client’s specific “industry”.

Will $5 extra really make a difference is more reflections on the minimum wage increase. Let’s do the math at $savingtoInvest.

Buying stock is generally a good idea, when choosing a stock please follow the Nine good reasons NOT to buy a stock from Blunt Money.

Trent does a great job discussing The Value (and Cost) of Experiences over things.

So the housing bill past, The Wandering Tax Pro has a great explanation of THE HOUSING BILL AND THE 1040. If you are wondering how this works on the 1040 this is a must read.

A lot of sites were down (unresponsive) yesterday so I missed them as when they came back up, I was off enjoying the day with my family.  Inclosing I want to thank the two guest post I had for Monday and Friday.

Thank you Kevin – Good Intentions, Terrible Execution

Thank you Robert – THAT WAS THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS REBATE THAT WAS

Now come Monday it is back to work.

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