It has recently been called to my attention that the address I have posted for submitting a dispute to one’s credit report for the Experian agency is no longer valid.
I went to the Experian website to get the new address and found the “How to Dispute” page. Basically, they want everything done online. You must […]

From my seat at Java John’s this morning, I saw this bumper sticker:
When the Power of Love
overcomes the Love of Power
the world will know Peace
Right on! Who wrote/said this? (assuming it has a life beyond the bumper sticker)

Have you ever done a smile meditation? Relax, close your eyes, let your jaw muscles release, let the tension melt from your forehead. Then, without moving your lips, SMILE BIG! Think thoughts that bring you joy. Recall a super special occasion when you felt fantastic. Smile with the power of the sun… and remember, your […]

Yesterday’s post was about the sometimes frustratingly elusive empty email Inbox. To summarize, one way to keep the emails flowing out of your Inbox almost as quickly as they flow in, develop the habit of quick action decisions: delete it, take immediate action, archive it, defer it for later, or generate an action from it. […]

Recognizing that an email inbox with hundreds or even thousands of messages stored in it is a bigger psychological drain than we’d care to admit, developing quick action habits are good practice. In her blog the other day, online business marketing consultant B.L. Ochman caught my interest with a quote she took from 43 Folders […]

Years ago when I was learning bookkeeping skills from then Accountant (now Realtor) Kalia Rork, I remember asking her how often I should back up the work I was doing for a client. Her response: If you don’t want to redo it, back it up. Great advice, Kalia!
[Side note: I’d highly recommend working with […]

We are still in 2005 bookkeeping wrap-up mode, and April 15th is rapidly approaching. If you still don’t have all of your data gathered and ready to be entered on a tax return, you might consider filing an “application for extension of time to file” (Form 4868). To do so, here is the IRS’s pdf […]