rudyamid on March 26th, 2010 at 11:40 pm

It’s getting close to tax time, again.  I hate paying taxes.  Who doesn’t?  There’s a tax for everything: my earnings, interest, house, or car – even the State tax overpayment (refund) is taxable again!   It’s the peril of living in a develop and advance society.  There’s a saying: There are 2 things certain in this [...]

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rudyamid on April 1st, 2009 at 9:15 pm

It’s that time of the year.  Filing my tax return is usually a chore for me.  I have to gather all of my docs, check them, enter the numbers into TurboTax, print them, file, and mail them.  So I tend to procrastinate when it comes to filing my tax return.  But thanks to my persistent [...]

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rudyamid on February 24th, 2009 at 6:00 am

We haven’t recovered from this recession.  In fact, it has been said the worse is still yet to come1.  But, people do have a sense of humor about the ailing economy, asking for more bubble to invest in. Sarcasm aside, it does pose a good question.  When they have that much money to play with, [...]

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rudyamid on September 11th, 2008 at 4:46 pm

It’s quite amazing how much I want to buy stuff.   I frequent sites like Amazon and Ben’s Bargains to see what’s new and on-sale that day.  It’s not easy to hold myself back from buying any new junk that I see.  When I was a kid, I was spoiled by my parents.  I would always [...]

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rudyamid on August 18th, 2008 at 12:08 pm

Almost a month since my Honda Civic Hybrid 2003 got into a major accident, and now deemed totally useless by the insurance company. Sad day indeed. The car had at least 3 more years of life. It could’ve saved me a bunch of money in gas, maintenance, insurance, and loan payments. When someone said a [...]

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