Business & Finance - 21 July 2007

Is it the person with the lower tax bracket?

2007-07-21 23:52:28 · 6 answers · asked by MissJane 1 in United States

2007-07-21 22:52:46 · 2 answers · asked by raji k 1 in Corporations

I just made $300 painting a room? I figure if I can do one a week thats an extra 1200 bones I can put aside for savings. Do you have any other experiences besides painting a room? I'm willing to teach myself new skills if whatever you did required it.

2007-07-21 22:27:09 · 4 answers · asked by Love LA 2 in Personal Finance

I'm thinking about buying a small apartment complex. The income would be around $300,000 a year after property taxes. I know I would have to pay property taxes, but would the government also tax the $300,000 income?

2007-07-21 22:22:43 · 4 answers · asked by Romell M 1 in Renting & Real Estate

love to find something allow me to travel around the global.

2007-07-21 21:38:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

I am familiar with stocks but i track mine every day. Also some are volatile and etc. My question is other than education stocks, mutual funds, having a business etc. What other things can a 15 year old do to ensure financial well being?

2007-07-21 21:27:17 · 8 answers · asked by armenharoutunian 2 in Investing

i want to go to college next year, and i'm totally lost on what i want to do exactly.
i was thinking double major in computer science and environmental studies & ecology.
and a minor in philosophy.

i want to do something for the planet so we don't kill it, but i also don't want to be poor.

would i be able to make a decent living off these majors/minor together?
what could i do as a career?
and could i finish it in 4 years?

i'm going to be going to college next year when i'm 16, yes i can go to college at 16. it's called simon's rock college of bard if you're wondering what the college is, i am going to talk to them about double majoring and getting a minor. so i'll finish at the age of 20 (hopefully), would that in any way hurt or help me?

2007-07-21 21:25:36 · 4 answers · asked by person 1 in Other - Careers & Employment

I know these types of debt consolidation plans aren't very good for your credit but my credit is completely shot and I have a fair amount of debt.Just how bad does it look on my credit?What about after the debts are all paid off?Are they trustworthy and legitimate?Do they do as they promise?What was your experience with them?Are there plans reasonable so quality of life doesn't drop too badly?

2007-07-21 21:17:40 · 5 answers · asked by drokk 2 in Credit

My husband has the following accounts:

1. Am. Express Bal $1100 (Blue) - Est 6/2006
2. Cortrust Bank Bal $200 Credit Limit $300 Est 3/2007
3. First Savings CC Bal $175 Credit Limit $300 Est 4/2007
4. Credit One Bank Bal $100 Credit Limit $250 Est 4/2006
5. WAMU Bal $800 Credit Limit $1000 Est 7/2006
(I am a secondary card holder)
6. First Premier Bal $150 Credit Limit $250 Est 9/2005
(I am a secondary card holder)
7. Capital One Bal $500 Credit Limit $1000 Est 04/2006

I am tired of the nit-picking payments to mail every month so I am wanting to know which ones would be best to pay in full and close? Or get a new account with a balance transfer on some of these then close the accounts.

All have been paid on time. I am just sick of 7 different bills mailed each month plus utilities it makes it a check writing nightmare. Cortrust, First Premier, First Savings, and Credit One charge for online bill payment so it isn't worth it. The other ones I pay online most the time.

Thank you!

2007-07-21 21:13:42 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Credit

Recently the guys in Dubai have been making some beautiful artificial islands. If nobody owns the high seas perhaps it will soon become a good business proposition to start selling turnkey projects: "We build ISLANDS in the blue!"

2007-07-21 21:09:22 · 9 answers · asked by vsatsanga 2 in Small Business

I wonder how these two words came together to describe house or land

2007-07-21 21:04:42 · 7 answers · asked by vsatsanga 2 in Renting & Real Estate

well i have invested in two stocks ABB and DLF. well i just told the broker to invest in DLF. DLF is listed in both NSE and BSE. the stock price of DLF at which he bought was 646.(something). how do i konw that the stock price has increased? just explain me when the stock prices are updated. sometimes in the ticker in the TV. it says up arrow 46.40 or suddenly the next minute it is down arrow 3.80 but the stock price remains the same. how do i know if the stock price increased or decreased. and sometimes, the stock DLF is not displayed in the TV ticker at all...only sometimes they show. that is not the case with ABB...they display its stock price everytime. just tell me how can i know if the stock price has increased. ..? the up arrow increases but the stock value remains the same..

2007-07-21 20:51:56 · 8 answers · asked by drno 2 in Investing

2007-07-21 20:49:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance

I don't have any credit cards of my own. My credit cards are all supplementary cards from my husband. I have 3 joint bank accounts with my husband. We have never had any trouble paying our bill. I have once applied for a credit card and got rejected due to the fact that I am new here and I do not have any income to support my credit card. I have recently received a job offer that requires credit check. My question is since I do not much of credit history and got rejected for credit card, will I have any problem for credit check? Will the company reject me for any reason? I have ordered my credit report with Equifax, which showed my mortgage Scotiabank. That's all it showed. I asked for my credit score, but they said that the information is not available. I need this job badly. Anything I can do about it? Any advice? Thank you.

2007-07-21 20:33:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Credit

I'm wondering how credit card companies calculate how much I can increase my credit limit. Do they base it off of annual income? I'm wondering if they'll approve a credit limit increase to 10,000 stones if I make 10,000 stones a year.
Thanks.

I'd like to be able to find out what my max credit limit is given 'x' factors.

2007-07-21 20:29:38 · 3 answers · asked by All Natural 1 in Credit

really! she is 50 and she will retire soon. shes been in debt for about 4 years now and she wont be abke to survive on her own. im a tween and i need to make money fast. i have a couple of years. to save 4 her. she only has a lil bit left of money for her retirement money savings. what can i do to save her. what can i do to make money. please help. its an emergency. plzzzzz help. plzzzzzzz. i luv her so much and i want her to not live on the streets. help plz plz plz plz! list at least 5 ways to make cash fast. plz plz plz

2007-07-21 20:23:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

In 2006, my girlfriend was a non-resident alien who was in the U.S. temporarily for training and temporarily living in NYC. The company she worked for is located in NJ. She has a SS# so she federal and NY state taxes were withheld from her paychecks. She's filed a 1040NR-EZ for her federal return. Does she need to file an IT-203 for her NYS return? The directions on the IT-203 form says she needs to file only if she received New York source income...but the company was based in NJ?! I plugged in all the numbers using NY stats and it looks like she's getting a small refund but I'm not sure if that's the proper way to do it. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-07-21 19:56:37 · 2 answers · asked by koiboy 6 in United States

I just got a new credit card, and I haven't used it yet. I was just wondering how many days you get after you receive a bill to pay it. With cell phones it's 30, but I figured I'd ask just to be safe. Sorry if it's kind of a dumb question.

2007-07-21 19:55:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Credit

I want to buy something that comes to 830 dollars from newegg.com, my Paypal account has 780 dollars in it. If I click submit, will it take the remaining funds out of my backup funding source for paypal (the 50 dollars I need extra), or will it charge the ENTIRE 830 dollars to my backup source, and none of it to my Paypal. Thanks for the help.

2007-07-21 19:52:00 · 3 answers · asked by Aaron A 2 in Other - Business & Finance

My mother had a savings account set up for my step-aunt to pay into each month. she made one payment and hasn't made one since. the only problem is that it was a verbal agreement and there's nothing in writting except the check my mother wrote her and the savings account that was set up.

2007-07-21 19:51:37 · 5 answers · asked by jujubee5180 2 in Personal Finance

2007-07-21 19:48:02 · 2 answers · asked by jclintcol 1 in United States

Legal professional input? A human resources manager conducted on site oral swab drug test, stated MRO reported as a failure. The company, union, nor MRO would release the results to me. HR manager had to turn over so called result in order to stop my unemployment benefits-which I am still receiving, as result CCF incomplete, results missing MRO name or signature anywhere on result. I have received information I believe to be proof the HR manager deemed positive herself (most likely typed "result" herself.) No MRO participation in test or result. Do I have any right to sue this woman personally in civil court? Is there any criminal charge to be made here? She also committed perjury during Appeals Tribunal hearing (which a lawyer already informed state would most likely not pursue, due to my benefits not being denied as a result of her lying. She also responded to my request for a service letter, stating I violated the company policy which I did not. Input-please?

2007-07-21 19:31:07 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Government & Non-Profit

A disturbing trend has been happening in big business over the last quarter century: What could be done about this?

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0510-22.htm

2007-07-21 19:17:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Corporations

I want to quit my current job because I don't like a few of my coworkers, or is that such a lame reason?

2007-07-21 18:56:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

I'm moving into a studio apartment in about 2 weeks(if everything goes right). This is my first time on my own,and I'll be living by myself. Can anyone give me some first time tips to make moving on my own a success?

2007-07-21 18:49:27 · 6 answers · asked by indrep33 3 in Renting & Real Estate

Just in case the Illinois General Assembly DOES shut down the state government, until a new budget is approved, What alternate sources of income are available, for state workers. To be definitive, I understand that, during the last government shut down, that one, or more, local banks, were willing to offer state workers no interest loans. These loans were on condition that, once the workers returned to work, the state workers would sign their next paycheck over to the bank, to pay off the short-term loan, in full. Any information regarding this topic would be appreciated.

2007-07-21 18:47:40 · 1 answers · asked by kittycat 1 in Renting & Real Estate

In Ohio, if you get fired from a job after working there for over 16 years, for any reason, can you still get unemployment benefits? Thank you for reading this.

p.s.

I am not the one needing these benefits, my job is excellent and I just got promoted, and I love what I do.

2007-07-21 18:44:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

Im 19
Credit History...Improving
I have a car loan; current
insurance; current (never late)
american express (high balance tho/ current)
capitol one (current)
phone bill (current)

2007-07-21 18:43:13 · 3 answers · asked by Naterz 1 in Personal Finance

I'm going to get a job that pays $180,000 a year for up to 3 years. I want the money to make more money while I'm working that job through stock markets.

I want to take the money I earned and quit the job and with that capital I want to start my own small business. I want to open up an auto repair shop. A nice one that also does more stuff than repair cars. I don't want to blurt out my exact business plan since it's my own idea.

I then want to have the money to build my dream house which should cost around $500,000

Can I do this? Is this possible? Do I need a financial consultant? Stock Broker? A good lawyer? What do I need to do? What should I watch out for?

2007-07-21 18:32:12 · 6 answers · asked by ev1go 2 in Investing

2007-07-21 18:16:05 · 5 answers · asked by pisces02 4 in Government & Non-Profit