-------------------------------------------- --she got sick last week and is just beginning to feel human again. -------------------------------------------- Ouch! I hate being sick! Hope she's feeling well soon. Tax time! I like Tax time! I Know! I'm sadistic! :-) Actually, when you think about it, when one prepares for it correctly and does their homework there's all kinds of ways to save from paying taxes. We just have to learn to spend wisely. Someone said something a few years back that kind of made me think and literally changed my life . , , "It's not how much money you make that counts, it's how much you can keep!"

Winston, ============================================ "It's not how much money you make that counts, it's how much you can keep!"" ============================================ That's true, and my favorite tax guru Sandy Botkin says, "Everything is cheaper if you get a deduction, cha cha cha." Trouble is, you have to document all those deductions. I've got a handy-dandy tool to do that, but it's much easier to use day by day than all at once at the end of the year. The IRS likes it better that way, too. So I need to do a better job of daily entry to keep this from happening again next year. The other trouble is, I think I overestimated how much I would get to keep, or alternatively, underestimated how much I would make, lol. Last year we wrote off virtually all my income against home-business deductions. This year it looks like I made too much money. :-( or :-) that is the question, lol. Cheri

I sure hope Linda is feeling better. I wondered why everything was at a standstill but I figured she was busy working on your website, Cheri. teehee Tax Time! My kitchen table is cluttered with papers. I need to print out reports from ebay and I'm out of ink. Hope my order gets here soon. One more year to fill out FAFSA forms too. They are almost as fun as taxes. The only thing good about losing a job when you have a child going to college is you get a lot more financial aid. Martha

Just a quick update folks. I received a note from Johnny on my quotes forum and he asked me to thank everyone here and let you know that he is leaving Adland.

Hi, Winston I assume you got his forum invitation, but if not here it is: http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShowPost.aspx?PostID=281662 I hope he's doing the right thing for himself, but in the end, only he can decide. Cheri