Business & Finance - 9 November 2007

I am a 27 year old male. I have been working full time for a nonprofit making $33k a year. I am also half way to a bachelors degree in finance at a local university. During the past couple of years I have been going part time to school which has worked out ok. I am getting to the point now where I really want to finish my degree and go to school full time and get it over with!so I am considering quitting my job at the end of this year so I can give my all to finishing school. Financially, I have $30k in savings, my rent and billls are very low. . I also make a few hundred bucks a month selling on ebay on the side which pays my bills and allows me to not use any of my savings, I also don't pay rent cause I do snow removal and grass cutting for my building. My job would not allow me to go to part time. I am a very smart person but in the past have made some bad choices when it comes to school work etc. I am going for a degree in finance & accounting. What should I do?

2007-11-09 13:58:40 · 15 answers · asked by Mighty Mack 1 in Personal Finance

2007-11-09 13:58:17 · 2 answers · asked by amanda R 1 in Other - Business & Finance

2007-11-09 13:57:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in United States

The letter shows that he owes big $$ from a time period when he was in prison. Has anyone else recieved a 2050 letter, is it real? How can he owe taxes when he was behind bars 1998-2003. It shows he owes from 00 & 01.

2007-11-09 13:54:37 · 7 answers · asked by curious 2 in United States

I have disputed a utility account for a measly $106 that is not mine. The thing is that it is in a bordering state that I have never lived in. I proved I did not live there and sent police report that was filed for ID theft, but they still won't remove it. This was done last year and I thought it was done until I got my new report. I called them and they still said i was responsible. I know it is not much but ITS NOT MINE and I am Not paying it!
I didn't know about DV until recently when I came on here. That is my next step so any suggestions are appreciated.
Oh, and does the CA have to be licensed in my state or the other state?

2007-11-09 13:46:03 · 3 answers · asked by April D 2 in Credit

i have no idea wat to ask or please help me step by step thanxs!

2007-11-09 13:45:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

I understand that it hurts small business by driving customers away from smaller shops with their lower prices, but I don't get why all these anti-trade hippos blame Wal-Mart for destroying the American economy. Isn't Wal-Mart an American corporation? Therefore, doesn't the money you spend at wal-mart stay in America?

2007-11-09 13:28:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Corporations

i recently got my first paycheck from work and the total amount was around $480. subtracting the tax, it was like $400.69. i live in VA and i'm 15.

does the amount of tax sound about right? $70 seems like a bit much... i was looking on the net and i saw that my tax should only be at like 2%...

2007-11-09 13:08:44 · 2 answers · asked by T 4 in Other - Taxes

I have been collecting one dollar bills forever! i am just wondering what is the biggest amount of one dollar bills someone has ever collected?

2007-11-09 13:07:06 · 5 answers · asked by PrettyinPink 2 in Personal Finance

I also heard if you get any sort of medical assistance, you cant get claim them, or you wont get anything, my son has medicaid.

2007-11-09 13:02:43 · 7 answers · asked by ♥ Stephanie Louise♥ 4 in United States

I am about to start my own small business and want to make sure I am doing things right the first time. I would like to find a good, honest, local accountant (not necessarily a CPA) to guide me through this process. How would I go about finding such a person?

2007-11-09 13:01:49 · 4 answers · asked by Maverick 1 in Small Business

If you have one, can I please email you I have so many questions. Like how do I make money off of clicks? The web site said that you make money when someone clicks on something on your store. Any info would be great thanks.

2007-11-09 12:55:33 · 1 answers · asked by Miss 6 7 in Corporations

We are renting a home through a rental management company. On October 1st, after just signing another year lease, they inform us that the owners of the house want thier house back. The rental company gave us 60 days to move out. We have bought a mobile home and are still waiting for it to be moved, but now the owner wants possesion of the house by Nov. 15. Fifteen days early!
They want us to pay pro-rated rent and we still have to try to get our deposit back. I don't understand, how is it a rental company can take your deposit and charge you penalty rent if you break your lease with them, but we have to follow our rental agreement just to get our deposit back. Shouldn't we get it back regardless? They broke the contract with us.

2007-11-09 12:51:34 · 6 answers · asked by nana12872 1 in Renting & Real Estate

hello all

i am a new landlord. i just bought an apartment. i will be moving into it myself in a couple of years but i will be renting it out in the meantime. it is currently in livable condition.

however, i am thinking of completely updating and renovating the kitchen and bath before i rent it out to a tenant. a friend of mine disagrees with what i want to do and thinks that since the tenant would probably do some damage to the brand new kitchen and bath, i should leave the kitchen and bath as is for the tenant and completely renovate it when i move into it.

my reasoning is i want to take care of all the renovations now before the tenant moves in , so that i don't have to worry about doing any more renovations when i move in. i figure, besides, IF the tenant DOES do some damage to the apartment, i can always hold back some of the security deposit to cover the expense of repairing the damage.

who is right? me or my friend.

thank you

2007-11-09 12:50:17 · 9 answers · asked by tom 1 in Renting & Real Estate

2007-11-09 12:49:32 · 1 answers · asked by Ryan S 2 in Small Business

Is this market gone crazy or is it just me?

2007-11-09 12:40:21 · 8 answers · asked by Bill Spry 4 in Investing

listed at 179,900

2007-11-09 12:34:40 · 3 answers · asked by Michele b 2 in Renting & Real Estate

Also, what skills did the job require, if any, and did you need to go to university etc. Thanks...

2007-11-09 12:31:10 · 4 answers · asked by Elliot 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

At my current job, I perform critical tasks that can't be done by anyone else. For personal reasons, I want to move to another part of Michigan in the next 3-6 months. I felt bad about the idea of giving my employer only 2-week's notice, because I knew they wouldn't be able to replace me that quickly.

So I told my boss that I saw myself moving in the next several months. And I thought it would be prudent to start on a transition plan. My boss was impressed with my honesty and agreed with the wisdom of my idea.

Unfortunately, my boss's boss took it personally. Within days he hired 2 people to replace me (I do a lot of work!). And now I've learned he plans to fire me as soon as these 2 have an "acceptable" level of knowledge.

Is this legal? My performance reviews (ironically the last one was done by my boss's boss) have been glowingly positive. My productivity is better than anyone else's in the office. I put the interests of the company before my own.

What recourse do I have?

2007-11-09 12:28:45 · 8 answers · asked by Michigander 1 in Law & Legal

This is my first time renting an apartment and i wanted to get some information. I am currently on a 1099 basis with my employer and do not have any pay stubs or W2 to provide to managment. Do most apartments accept this document as proof of income? I have been employed with the company for the past 7 years.

2007-11-09 12:24:11 · 2 answers · asked by STYLe 1 in Renting & Real Estate

Should I keep track of how much money I take in, so I can pay 6% sales tax to the state of Michigan? How do I report this? Do I get any discount because I paid tax on the materials I used to make the items I will be selling?

2007-11-09 12:18:49 · 9 answers · asked by neciebez1 1 in United States

I got approved to refinance to a 30yr loan, but I didn't think about whether I would have to pay 10% down (or whatever amount), in order to refinance. I know there will be closing costs... but what about the down payment??? Thanks.

2007-11-09 12:11:24 · 3 answers · asked by holly a 1 in Credit

2007-11-09 12:09:23 · 5 answers · asked by Michele b 2 in Renting & Real Estate

I'm a 14 year old and I was just wondering what jobs do you guys suggest that I could do in order to earn enough money to earn $250.

2007-11-09 11:58:47 · 8 answers · asked by metsfanatic22 1 in Other - Careers & Employment

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
Security (FICA) Program. He promised that: participation would be voluntary; participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the program; the money the participants elected to put into the program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year; money put into the program would only be used to fund the Social Security Program and no other government program; and that the annuity payments to the retirees
would never be taxed as income.

Who took Social Security from the Independent "Trust Fund" and put it into the general fund so Congress could spend it? Lyndon Johnson and the democratic Congress.

Which party eliminated the income tax deduction for FICA withholding and starting taxing Social Security annuities? Democratic.

Which party started giving annuity payments to immigrants that hadn't paid into the fund? Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.

2007-11-09 11:58:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in United States

I have heard something about the possibility of no tax on cap gains if you are in a low tax bracket,, any info on this?

2007-11-09 11:57:20 · 1 answers · asked by sassysmom 1 in United States

2007-11-09 11:46:34 · 1 answers · asked by erikjjjacob 1 in Law & Legal

I am interested in the BPO business but I do not know much of the "HOW" to start in this business. Anybody can give me good information?

2007-11-09 11:43:08 · 2 answers · asked by candy 2 in Small Business

If I use the company's email, of course.

2007-11-09 11:29:56 · 4 answers · asked by Fancelll79 2 in Corporations

I work for a small computer business on a small island. business really seems to fluctuate! Sometimes we're doing well, then at other times things are TERRIBLE! What are some ways to improve our computer business, maintain a steady income and increase the profit margins?

2007-11-09 11:23:01 · 3 answers · asked by bLu3-sH03s 3 in Small Business