I used to fear the Girl Scouts during cookie season either knocking on my door or approaching me outside of the local supermarket targeting my goodwill to buy some of those delicious thin mint cookies.   ...

Part of putting together an effective tax management strategy is gaining an understanding of what you can and cannot deduct from your tax return.   I see business owners that make mistakes every single day.  Every ...

I watched the second half of the State of the Union last week.   Needless to say that after listening to the program and then all of the commentary after, it confirmed in my head how ...

Forming a new LLC, S-Corp, or C-Corp can be intimidating. Not only will you have to navigate the fees, taxes, and filing requirements, but also learn how to build credit history from scratch for this ...

I really think over the next five years the whole notion of retirement planning is going to change.   The X and Y generation don’t think about retirement the way their parents or grandparents did.   Since ...

My wife and I decided we would go out for dinner this past Saturday night.   She’s always telling me that you’ve got to make a reservation on Saturday night because things get busy and we’ll ...

It’s official.   Suze Orman is now in the game of selling financial products to consumers.    This past week she launched her new card called “The Approved Card” which is supposed to be a low cost ...

I’m pretty sure Apple can’t be hurting even though Steve Jobs is not at the helm anymore.   My kid’s went back to school last week and mentioned to meet the glut of Apple products that ...

Even though I have workaholic issues, I did manage to do a few fun things with my family over the holidays.   We caught some movies, saw an Atlanta Hawks basketball game, went to the Peach ...

If you have owned a business for a long period of time and were considering selling, 2012 may be year for you find a buyer to take over your shop.   The Presidential election and many ...