Here’s an interesting list I came across the other day. 15 interesting facts about IRS – Talk about oxymorons (IRS & Interesting)
1. IRS was known as the Bureau of Internal Revenue when it first came into existence. In the 1950’s the name was changed to the Internal Revenue Service.
2. The initial income tax was only [...]
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Out of all the new financial blogs cropping up everywhere in the Blogosphere, Rapid Random is the one which caught my eye. This was because of its post about ‘Tax Rebate Checks for late filers’ which states that people who missed their initial deadline of 15th April can still get ‘a-little-bit-of-money-back’. Being in-the-loop I always [...]
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Well, I’ve been planning to do another post on Debt Consolidation for a while now. However, every time I sit down to write, something or the other comes up. My friend Mike has always accused me of procrastinating; but this time I have been really busy with work and kids. Not to mention the relatives [...]
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Well, I found some really funny cartoon strips the other day. The irony is I found them on my Boss’s shared drive when I was searching for a file.
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Last week, one of my friends was convicted under DWI (Driving While Intoxicated). Now, there is no way that he can get away with it, however the fact that there are no laws present which regulate the amount of premium, makes it an even worse situation. The best way out of it is to pay [...]
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Recently, I have been thinking of selling annuities, but am kind of confused. On one hand I really need some cash. On the other hand, it just doesn’t seem like a wise financial decision.
When it comes to selling annuities, there are a couple of things that must be kept in mind. Since annuities are fixed [...]
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Ok, so I thought I’ll start of this month with a post under ‘FUNancials’ for easy reading. Here are a few fascinating facts about paper money which are completely useless and trivial.
1. China was the first country to use paper money. Ancient paper money can be traced back to the Pai-Lu P’i-pi (white deer-skin money) [...]
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I wish I had a future telling mirror which never spoke…
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I found this really funny…
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I got this in my mail yesterday. It looks more like a Financial Agreement rather than a Windows warning.
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