Business & Finance - 23 December 2007

I am considering the idea of consolidating some debts with Ocean Finance or First plus. Has anyone ever taken out a consolidation loan with any of these companies?. I am considering it as I have too many outgoings coming out from my wages. By doing this, I will be able to sort my finances out.

2007-12-23 04:55:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

If so , isn't it dangerous to give out one's SIN?

2007-12-23 04:55:17 · 12 answers · asked by elflocks 2 in Renting & Real Estate

My Neighbours are fine and I can't hear them, but I signed a 6 month lease in a basement suite and last night was my first night sleeping here. Well, there are such loud creaks and bangs in my bedroom and I think it is from a room in the basement that says Machinery Room. It sounds like somebody is hitting the walls, pounding the floor upstairs and creaking their bed every second but the apartment upstairs is empty so it must be the heater and the sound traveling or the pipes. I even bought earplugs and could only get 4 hours of sleep and I am nine months pregnant so I need more!

What can I do? I signed a lease so I am pretty much stuck here but I can't even lay in bed it is so noisy. I have a feeling the ladies at the rental office won't even do anything. :(

2007-12-23 04:53:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Renting & Real Estate

using the same name, can I still trademark it? I guess I'm asking if a trademark at federal level will override any state dba records. I really want this name. Actually, my business is a bath and body and the one I found in my state is strictly candles and a fly by night at that. What do I need to do to secure that name?

2007-12-23 04:53:23 · 3 answers · asked by Someday Soon 2 in Small Business

I bought my house in May of 2006 in Ohio. Ohio bills property tax one year in arrears and I ended up paying for the second half of 2005 taxes. My settlement statement at closing read '2005 taxes paid in full', who is at fault here and how do I go about getting the money back that was taken out of my escrow account?

2007-12-23 04:52:24 · 5 answers · asked by spontaneousknight 1 in United States

2007-12-23 04:43:35 · 5 answers · asked by Ann <3 1 in Renting & Real Estate

I know that under most circumstances Christmas bonuses are gifts - they are not obligatory. This is my first full year with my company, but there has been no mention of a bonus yet.

However, when I was hired last year I was told that "our Christmas bonus program is very generous and can make up a significant portion of one's income."

In my employment contract it states my "...annual salary is X amount of dollars, plus bonuses."

So ... does that change the nature of the bonus from voluntary to obligatory, or could I just be shi.te outta luck?

For the record, last year about a week before Christmas I got a small bonus though I had only been there a month!

2007-12-23 04:43:07 · 4 answers · asked by Grumpus 3 in Other - Careers & Employment

Im trying to apply for jobs and i keep getting denied,Who can consult about clearing up my status? I dont have a criminal record or anything like that.

2007-12-23 04:41:22 · 4 answers · asked by tampa7000 1 in Law & Legal

2007-12-23 04:40:29 · 1 answers · asked by Terry C 1 in Corporations

I am going to look into beginning my first flip. Is there a network of investors for beginning RE flippers? I don't have the cash to buy and rehab my first property but most of the work will not be contracted out, but done by my "family" of handymen. Does anyone know of a site or place in MA where I can find the investors for the projects?

2007-12-23 04:37:27 · 4 answers · asked by BARBIE B 2 in Renting & Real Estate

There's nothing about it on their website.

2007-12-23 04:36:32 · 4 answers · asked by Defunct 5 in Corporations

please help!
i highly apprechate it!

2007-12-23 04:30:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

If not, then are they content to continue paying the high property taxes?

2007-12-23 04:20:21 · 5 answers · asked by Zelda Hunter 7 in Renting & Real Estate

2007-12-23 04:19:58 · 3 answers · asked by amit g 1 in Other - Business & Finance

Should I list people with whom I have a more professional relationship with (like past professors who can vouche for my writing, or past employers for internships) but who haven't known me as long as others? Or should I list people who have known me informally for many years, but who don't know my more professional work ability? I'm not sure if time known is more important or if the professional aspect is more important

2007-12-23 04:15:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

What are steps to take? How long will it take? and the total amount? and tps on getting it? thanks!

2007-12-23 04:12:02 · 4 answers · asked by y2kbabe803 1 in Insurance

I hear alot of negative thngs about the nursing work force.
I admire nurses and think htey do NOBLE work.
But what is the atmospher like in hte work world?
do they get treated poorly?
Of course, I know there are good and bad places everywhere....just wondering if nursing work places are
REALLY bad...

2007-12-23 04:09:12 · 3 answers · asked by S i r i 1 in Health Care

Ernst Equipment Co. wants to prepare interim financial statements for the first quarter. The company?
The company
wishes to avoid making a physical count of inventory. Ernst’s gross profit rate averages 30%. The
following information for the first quarter is available from its records:
January 1 beginning inventory . . . . . . . $ 752,880
Cost of goods purchased . . . . . . . . . . . 2,159,630
Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,710,250
Sales returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,200

2007-12-23 04:04:59 · 1 answers · asked by tina d 1 in Corporations

2007-12-23 03:55:43 · 2 answers · asked by whohnows p 1 in Other - Business & Finance

2007-12-23 03:54:39 · 6 answers · asked by Rainbowler2 1 in United States

I live in NC. My fiance and I have lived together for 2 years now. I have 1 child and he has 3. I did not work this year. Can he claim me and my child on his taxes since he provided over half of our support this year?

2007-12-23 03:52:18 · 5 answers · asked by Confused 1 in United States

I was told you can buy a house at one of these government tax foreclosure sales for about $600, and the house is worth a whole of alot more like a house of the value of $180,000. All you have to pay is the property tax light, water... and the house is legally yours? Has anyone else heard about this, is what I been told accurate? Where else can I find out about this type of sale my self, Thanks for your help.

2007-12-23 03:43:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Renting & Real Estate

There are somany websites where they are saying you can earn thousands and tousands of pounds , and they are giving this for just small money max £100
is this true or is it a scam ?
does anybody know a websites where you can REALY earn money ?

2007-12-23 03:34:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

I have a lot of stuff I need to sell. I'm downsizing and I have everything from furniture to art to tons of junk, junk, and junk. Lots of electronics, clothes, household items. But even some of the junk is worth money, I just can't get through it all. I don't know which will bring in more cash, an estate sale or using a ebay company which takes about 30%.

2007-12-23 03:34:22 · 4 answers · asked by thirtynothing1 2 in Personal Finance

If you pay someone before the end of the year, say date the check or whatever for Dec. 30th or Dec. 31st.....but they don't cash it until maybe January 4th or 5th......

Do you still send them a 1099 form....since you actually PAID it that year....regardless of when they actually cashed it?

2007-12-23 03:26:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Taxes

Could somebody provide a link to an accurate table or numbers. Thanks!

2007-12-23 03:17:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in United States

2007-12-23 03:16:17 · 11 answers · asked by Spring is Awesome 1 in Other - Advertising & Marketing

Paypal has a great interest rate on its money market account and I'm thinking of transfering my savings from ING to paypal for this purpose. Paypal is not FDIC insured. Should I really be worried about it not being insured?

2007-12-23 03:12:08 · 2 answers · asked by Rickls 2 in Personal Finance

Is it posssible to leave the basement behind and build a new basement @ the new location?

2007-12-23 02:48:16 · 4 answers · asked by BETHEA B 3 in Renting & Real Estate

2007-12-23 02:47:20 · 1 answers · asked by gemeneye25@prodigy.net 1 in Renting & Real Estate