I have not received my California refund from taxes yet and a lot of people who have been waiting since the end of January haven’t either. The FTB was suppose to be caught up as of last Friday. It apparently has not caught up.
There is talk of President Obama and Congress introducing changes to help unfreeze funding for small businesses in the US. That would be great for business since there are fewer large corporations that are hiring out there. If you are a large business and honestly hiring, please post here on the site and let us know so we can send potential employees your way.
For those of us who are blessed with over $200,000 in income a year (not me by the way), there is still talk of a tax for the very “rich” but so far that is all that it is – talk. I have been getting e-mails and posts about concerns for this and as usual, as I hear more I promise I will share it with you.
The stock market rally has run it’s course and we shall see what will happen for the rest of the week. I don’t think we will have dramatic downturns before the options expiration but who knows. I certainly am not a soothsayer, in fact I am not even a yea or nay sayer.
Keep the interesting questions coming and please remember that I don’t generally post questions after an entry has been up and seasoned for two weeks. Sometimes, like with the California refund checks blog entry there are exceptions but they are just that, the exception rather than the rule.
As touched on in other blog entries, it looks like banks are starting to compress and downsize credit card lines, even for good clients that have stellar credit and no problems. Check your credit card bank statements closely folks. There is legislation being introduced to prevent abrupt lowering of credit card limits but that is still not in place yet or the activation date is sill some time out.
Have a Happy St. Patrick’s Day and don’t drink to excess even though you and I both know if there is any time to do it, this particular economic climate sure is reason enough. In all seriousness, watch yourself, don’t drink and drive and be cautious of other people who are drunk or stoned and on the road.
One of my favorite Irish toasts is “May you be in Heaven half an hour before the devil knows you are dead.” I would like to change that to “May you be in your house safely half an hour before the drunks and party people start hitting the roads after closing hour.” If you are planning on going to parades, watch for pickpockets and people who are pursesnatching.
Try not to throw up on your shoes either.
If that isn’t possible, remember to have a designated non-drinker with you for driving you home and cleaning up your shoes.
Be safe, healthy, get wealthy and be happy!
March 17 2009
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No Word On California Refunds Still
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