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Tax Benefits of Owning Versus Renting

Existing tax laws allow homeowners to itemize and deduct the mortgage interest and property taxes from their taxable income. In addition, for First-Time Buyers purchasing a home between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, 2009, the Homebuyer Tax Credit substantially elevates the tax benefit of buying a home this year. For example, consider two households earning the same income—$48,900 a year—which is also the minimum income needed to purchase the statewide entry-level home price of $248,000. The

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Obama Calls for Congress to Pass Small-Business Bill As Soon As Possible

In an attempt to help spur hiring and cut the unemployment rate, President Barack Obama on Monday pushed Congress to make the small-business bill a priority when it returns from summer break next month, the Associated Press reported.

The package of tax cuts and incentives intended to help small businesses is “fully paid for,” said Obama, who referred to Senate Republicans’ opposition to it as “partisan politics,” according to the wire-service story.

The administration plans to unveil a variety of new proposals designed to help the economy, according to the AP. Aside from the small-business package, the president is looking to spur the U.S.

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Make Money Online – Social Networking Is Fun And Helps Make Money Too

There are lots of people that are favoring the idea of making money online instead of being stressed with office work on a daily basis. With the only requirement being an Internet connection, you can work comfortably in your home and manage your time if you get into the Internet marketing aspects to make money online.

You might wonder if Internet marketing is an enjoyable way to make money on the side. That depends on what skills you are most passionate about. Those that are getting to know the basic concepts of Internet marketing may find it boring or too tedious especially when the results are slow-paced which is normal.

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Planning To Roll Over Your 401K To An IRA?

Years ago when I first worked the “front lines” talking to employees of some of the largest 401(k) plans, it seemed that many of the calls I received had something to do with employees who left or were leaving their employer. Often, people simply wanted to know “how to get their money” and we would discuss the various distribution options. Interestingly, some of the most heated conversations were automatic cash-outs. A little known regulation (at least to those calling) allowed employers to automatically send checks (a taxable event) to former employees with low plan balances. The rat

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How to Customize your REW Site’s Navigation

When logged into your account and viewing a page on your REW Site, you’ll now see a new feature that allows you to change the links at the top of all your site’s pages. This is how it looks when I’m on my REW Site (minus the red box for emphasis):

If you visit your blog, you’ll see the link too. Click on this link and it will turn on the “REW Navigation Editor“.

This will toggle the editor’s tools which include: the ability the change the title to the left, the placement of links, as well as let you add and remove links and sub-links. Here is a screenshot of what I see (the resize has made things a bit small):

Cool eh?

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Winning an Emmy: It’s More Than Just a Golden Statue

Do the Emmy Awards really matter? It depends.

As tomorrow’s broadcast on ABC will underscore, prestige means a lot in Hollywood. Media companies such as ABC parent Walt Disney (DIS) relentlessly promote the fact that a show is an Emmy Award winner to help sell commercial time.

Advertisers, for their part, enjoy the bragging rights of being associated with hot shows such as “Glee” on News Corp’s Fox (NWS), CBS’ (CBS) “The Good Wife” and ABC’s “Modern Family.” Most television commercials are sold based on demographics rather than specific programs and picking a hit remains just as much of a crap shoot as ever.

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