That's right, I just finished our taxes :woohoo No, I am not the type to wait until the last minute. I want to get them done ASAP and get our refund ASAP. With the purchase of the house last year, we couldn't e-file our federal return, so it'll take FOREVER to get the refund, but it's done! We got to e-file our state return, so hopefully we'll have that within a couple weeks :yup Have you filed your returns yet or do you wait until the last minute? {Keep on Reading}
Sonnets for Sinners Review & Giveaway CLOSED
Sarah from Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc. has given me the opportunity to review Sonnets for Sinners: Everything One Needs to Know About Illicit Love, 48 epipanic sonnets selected and illuminated by John Wareham. About the book These forty-eight life-changing sonnets by classic and modern poets. Hidden meanings are unveiled by anthologist John Wareham, who also distills and dissects sonnets from the emailed missives from the e-mailed love missives from the Mark Sanford Appalachian Trail affair, transcripts from the John and Elizabeth Edwards media meltdown, the infamous Charles and {Keep on Reading}
The Paris Vendetta Winner
and the winner is..... Brittany Subscribed with thegreer5 at live dot com This sounds like a book my husband would love! Congratulations Brittany, please make sure you check your email! {Keep on Reading}
Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce Winners
And the winners are.... Patti Bright tweeted :) http://twitter.com/plb8156/status/8307122230 plb8156@aol.com Jennifer I tweeted: https://twitter.com/jkgorcery/status/7758841146 Congratulations ladies! You are the winners of 2 bottles (each) of Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce. Please check your email ;) {Keep on Reading}
Dee’s Deezigns Review & Giveaway CLOSED
I have been in contact with Dee from Dee's Deezigns because I wanted to let you all know about her and her great products! I mean, who doesn't like handbags and totes? Who doesn't want great quality and customer service and help out the small businesses? About Dee's Deezigns Dee is addicted to making fun and functional bags. When she is not a work, you can usually find her sitting at her sewing table. She's also addicted to fabric, especially getting it from http://www.fabric.com or from various sellers on Etsy. Dee joined Etsy back in 2006, has 797 sales (according to her {Keep on Reading}
T.J. Maxx Gift Card Winner
This has been a fun giveaway to do! I can't wait to see what the winner chooses to purchase with their gift card :woohoo The winner of the $25 T. J. Maxx gift card is..... Jessica C!!!!! Tweet. http://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/8099931313 Congratulations Jessica! You get to go shopping and be a guest blogger at Shawn Ann's World!!! Be sure to check your email :yup {Keep on Reading}
Survive to Thrive by Philip H. Geier Jr. Review & Giveaway CLOSED
I have been given the pleasure to receive a complementary copy of Survive to Thrive by Philip H. Geier, Jr. via Imran at Meryl Moss Media Relations, Inc. to review and host a giveaway! About the book In Survive to Thrive: Sustaining Yourself, Your Brand and Your Business from Recession to Recovery, Phil Geier, Advertising-Hall-of-Famer and former Chairman and CEO of Interpublic Group, explains the key business principles that will help you navigate the current downturn, position yourself for future success—and apply the most relevant lessons learned by leading marketers and brands in {Keep on Reading}
Terrific Tuesday 1-26
Do you have a giveaway you want to tell us about? Post it here for everyone to see. Although it is not a requirement it would be appreciated if you would link back to me by using my button in the sidebar or even just post a comment. Link must go directly to your giveaway, if it goes to your main page it will be deleted. {Keep on Reading}
Extra Income
Make sure that you claim all income you receive. If you have a small business and you earned more than $1,000 in self-employment work, you need to report it by using the Schedule C to claim business expenses. If you made a profit, you need to pay self-employment taxes. If you've lost money, it is worth it to add up your business expenses to see if they exceeded what you eared and claim the loss (this lowers your AGI). Don't forget to deduct your business-related expenses! You can claim a portion of your vehicle expenses, they must relate to the business only (putting a sign on {Keep on Reading}
Deductions
You may recall my post on Tax and Credits in my Tax Tip {Part 4} where I talked about the normal standard deductions. Now I'm going to talk about the deductions you can take that most either don't realize they can take or that don't take because then they need to itemize. Take a look at these deductions that you can take and add them up to see if the total exceeds your standard deduction ($11,400 married filing jointly, $5,700 single or married filing separately, or $8,350 head of household). Mortgage interest - you can deduct the total interest you paid on your home last year. For {Keep on Reading}
