Family Posts

First and foremost, as a taxpayer, it is of the utmost importance that we know what our rights are when it comes to paying taxes and qualifying for a refund.  This is especially true if the IRS says we owe them even more money than we have already paid through the deductions on our gross paychecks.  By the time you add up the federal tax, the state tax, the city tax, and sometimes the co...

Being a contract worker, I’ve always itemized my tax return.  And like this author stated, it is very important to be up-to-date on each year’s tax laws in order to deduct everything that is allowed.  However, I agree with this author, reading all the tax laws can be very boring as well as complicated.  They certainly were not written with the ordinary tax payer, like me, in mind.Th...

I found this to be a very informative article about planning vacations for the family.   I especially liked the part where it talked about turning the planning session into a family game.  That is an excellent way to spend quality time with your children, and if they think it is a game, they won’t be so demanding to get their way the whole time.  I also like the surprise elemen...

The author of this blog starts off in the first paragraph talking about how students in poorer neighborhoods tend to be sick more often due to not having preventive medical attention.  My question is what does this have to do with better schools and loving teachers?  Unless things have changed since I was in school, even the best schools in the country do not provide students with preven...

I recently received an email from a friend about this old Christmas carol, and was given permission to pass it on to everyone I know.  So, I would like to share this very enlightening information with all my readers and followers, with a wish of Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me.  What in t...

This is a very well written article in which everyone can benefit.  Whether you are just starting to date or are getting back into the dating scene after a break-up or losing a spouse, this information will be helpful.  Like the author states, meeting someone for the first time can be very nerve racking, and it is especially frightening if you met this person through an online dating ser...

Most times when you ask someone to define the word “bully”, they will tell you it is someone who beats up on others.  However, physical abuse is not the only type of bully.  One who persecutes others mentally is also considered to be a bully.  And we are seeing more of these type bullies in school around our children every day.Children, who like to control other children, usually do...

This is a very well written article and very informative.  I’ve always enjoyed taking photographs of others, and like the article stated, the quality of my photos greatly improved after I invested in a digital camera.This author sounds like he or she has a lot of experience in taking photographs and has learned how to be a good photographer through those experiences.  And it’s true that ...

As we get older, we must begin thinking about the illnesses we will suffer and who will be responsible for taking care of us.  Most of us don’t want our children to suffer a lot of pain due to watching us wither away in our old age.  It’s bad enough to suffer when you lose someone in death, but to gradually lose them because of a serious illness, such as cancer, or Alzheimer’s, or Dement...

This was a very delightful article to read.  It brought back some very fond memories of when my children were that age.  I wasn’t much of a vegetable gardener, but we did enjoy flower gardening.   They always referred to themselves as Mommy’s helpers.It’s good article such as this one that makes it enjoyable to browse the internet.  It contains good clean information and i...