March 2012
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Are Your Property Taxes Too High?
Income Tax Isn't the Only Important Tax This Time of Year
We
may be in the middle of income tax season, but hoping you'll be getting
a refund isn't the only thing you should be thinking about this time of
year...especially if you're a homeowner. That's because the National
Taxpayers Union (a nonprofit citizen group) estimates that between 30
and 60 percent of properties are assessed for too high of a value,
resulting in an incorrectly larger property tax bill.
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The Simple Truths of Stress
YOU Have a Choice in the Matter
The
great comedian George Burns once said, ''If you ask what is the single
most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding
worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to
say it.'' As Mr. Burns lived to the age of 100, he likely took his own
advice.
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Spring Veggies
A Minimalist's Approach to One of Life's Simple Pleasures
By Kirk Leins
The
onset of spring brings a slew of accompanying pleasures. Some of these
pleasures, the best of them really, also happen to be the most
simple-beautiful weather and the start of the baseball season, just to
name two. But for me, there's one simple pleasure surrounding spring
that outshines the rest. Believe it or not, I'm talking about
vegetables. It may sound farfetched but, before you disagree, allow me
to present my case.
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Sense of Security
Not Protecting Your Home Can Cost You
According
to the Department of Justice and the FBI, of the more than 2 million
burglaries reported in 2010, 73.9 percent took place in residential
homes rather than businesses. Those burglaries averaged more than $2,100
in stolen items, adding up to nearly $4.6 billion in lost property in
one year alone!
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