The men and women in the construction industry are generally not trained in the art of running a business or keeping records to the satisfaction of the IRS. But it’s not hard, once you know how to do it, and it can be done in 30 minutes a month. These ten tax tips will help…
A catamaran charter to captivating Cooper Island
If you’re looking for a catamaran charter and the idyllic tropical island, you’ll find it just 5 miles southeast of Tortola, across the Sir Frances Drake Channel. Just 1 ½ miles long by ½ mile wide, tiny, mostly uninhabited Cooper Island is an unspoilt paradise. If you are looking for roads, shopping centers, discos and…
Nine books that every successful entrepreneur has on their shelf
No one can think of everything and you’re growing a business, so take advantage of the best the business community has to offer. Whether you read each book cover to cover or just use them as a reference, they represent ideas and techniques that will help you get through the dark days that all entrepreneurs…
Medicaid Estate Planning: Maximize Your Results
For those of you unfamiliar with the Tax Cuts Act of 2005, some of the provisions address specific transfers by seniors under the new Medicaid nursing home provisions. Under the new provisions, before seniors qualify for Medicare nursing home assistance, they must reduce their assets. These new restrictions have a 5-year retrospective. Hindsight used to…
Eating Twinkies – Getting ripped?
There is a heated debate in the fitness community about the true value of a calorie. Specifically, the debate is over whether a calorie is just a calorie…is losing weight really just a matter of consuming fewer calories than you burn? Or will you see better results by eating healthier? In other words… can you…
Dog Training With Treats And Rewards And How To Make Sure Your Dog Doesn’t Become A Treat Addict
Reward-based training generally means giving your dog a treat after it has done something you wanted it to do. However, there are issues surrounding the use of treats if you don’t use a proper approach and plan how and when to give treats, you could end up with a candy addict on your hands. What…
Retirement planning with ownership
Retirement planning with ownership is easy to do when done correctly. Let me ask you… Have you ever been on vacation and realized that there are basically two types of tourists? The first type is similar to how I was years ago: The person who looks at where the money is spent and counts vacations…
From baroque to rock: the striking similarities between classical and modern music
With each new generation, a new musical genre develops. It is usually accompanied by chants of ‘put down that racket!’ of each elderly person in the neighborhood. In the 1920s, jazz was looked down upon by the older generation, which they thought was too “wild” and “rude”, and many young people were forbidden by their…
Overcoming Insecurity: 7 Signs You’re Needy And Clingy
You do NOT need a man to be happy. You grew up feeling lonely and unloved. Your father was emotionally unavailable, he was hypercritical or abusive. You have a low sense of self-esteem. You keep looking for the man’s conditional love, but you gravitate towards men who don’t communicate, are unfaithful, deceitful, and abusive—men who…
Gay Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale
Beautiful white sand beaches, a warm blue ocean and sunshine make Ft. Lauderdale an idyllic vacation spot any time of year. Located on the east coast of Florida, even the hottest days are tempered by gentle breezes off the Atlantic Ocean. Recently, Ft. Lauderdale has grown in popularity as a GLBT vacation destination and is…