The Holiday s are receding from view, and the excitement of the New Year is brimming. Whether tending your garden is a New Year’s resolution or a release, all sorts of garden chores can make you feel productive this month. Scan seed catalogs, prune deciduous trees, leave some food and water o
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12/31/2014
Have a Safe and Happy New Year! Nick & Cindy Davis
12/31/2014
Personal assistants are perhaps best known for serving Prada-wearing devils, but soon any schlub can have his or her own assistant, designer labels not required. At least, that’s the dream behind the Cubic, a voice-activated AI device from Cubic Robotics. http://cb1.so/52700/1005147/fp
12/31/2014
President Obama signed into law the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act, which will grant tax relief to home owners who did short sales in 2014. Any mortgage forgiveness in a short sale will not be counted as "phantom income" if the home owners' properties are sold by banks for less than the amount o
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12/31/2014
More renters and higher monthly rent payments meant US renters spent nearly $21 billion more on rent in 2014 than 2013. The U.S. gained more than 770,000 new renters in 2014, which — along with rising rents across the country — drove the cumulative amount paid in rent to $441 billion. The cum
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12/31/2014
Quote of the Day. December 31, 2014 Resolve and thou art free. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
12/30/2014
This time of year zooms by, and before you know it, it will be January. Waiting until then to get your business tax affairs in order can put you in a time crunch at the start of the year, so get started now to ensure you’re ready for 2015. Here are five things you can do now to ensure you get o
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12/30/2014
Snow and dark days dampening your spirits? These ideas will have you looking on the bright side. Remember back in July and August when we were all, “Summer! Ugh! It’s so hot and sticky and dusty and cluttered up with towels and beach bags! Blech!” http://bit.ly/6-Ways-to-Beat-Winter-Blahs
12/30/2014
Home buyers say that affordability is a bigger concern than the lack of homes for sale — the first time since early 2012 that price has trumped inventory in buyers' minds, according to a new survey. Nearly 33 percent of 1,300 home buyers say that "affordability in the area I want to buy" was
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12/30/2014
Want your New Year's resolutions to work this year? The key to change is letting go of the old before inviting in the new. http://bit.ly/25-Things-You-Must-Let-Go-Of
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