Well, the police will be busy now…. In Rochester, Ny… Starting Monday, all homes must have working carbon monoxide detectors in them. CO is the gas is known as the silent killer, as it has no color or smell. The new law requires that a detector be installed on the lowest floor that has bedrooms. Carbon monoxide detectors […]
I am sure you’ve seen those commercials, touting you need to have a credit rating of 720…. But have you ever thought about what that means? Â The FICO credit score ranges between 300 and 850. The VantageScore score ranges from 501-990. Â Typically the 720 refers to an FICO credit score.. Think about that… The adverts […]
In a perfect example of why we need to have our law makers actually understand what they are signing, is this comedy of errors: Under the economic recovery plan, laid-off workers have seen a $25 weekly bump in their unemployment checks as part of a broad expansion of benefits for the poor. But the law […]
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is home to so many large heads. Heads that need nurturing. Heads that needs feeding. Heads that need, just occasionally, to sweat and play and bang. Now, some of MIT’s finest brains will be denied these sources of release. Yes, in a swathing, thoughtless massacre of all that is good […]
Q: “Are You On Twitter?” A: “Not Till the Denton Cops Booked Me for Possession.” Plenty of government agencies are dipping their toes into the Twitter waters these days, but when we found the Denton Police Department’s Twitter page this afternoon, we knew we’d found something truly special. With automated posts for everyone booked at the […]
Gosh darn it… Customer Service is one of the most important things for businesses… It doesn’t mean the customer is always right, but it does mean that you try to solve the customers issues… Quite a few months ago, I was going around in circles with customer support representatives for a certain tax company, and […]
Homeowner’s Property Tax Reduction Kit Arms You Against Bad Assessments [Taxes]: “ Feel in your gut that you’re paying too much property tax? Add the Homeowner’s Property Tax Reduction Kit (direct PDF link, 1.4MB) to your reading list. The 86-page guide from the American Homeowner’s Association helps you look for common assessment errors, and compiles […]
Free Book Helps You Stand Up to an IRS Audit [Tax Time]: “ Fred Daily, tax attorney and author of Stand Up to the IRS, has put the book’s entire content up online, and it’s a great read if you and the tax collectors are having some disagreements. Photo by mjmalone. Daily’s book runs topic-by-topic […]