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Will You Be Audited?
Will You Be Audited?
Will You Be Audited?
If you haven't done your taxes yet and you are scrambling today to get them done - and you're wondering if you can claim your pets and vacuum collection as dependents...you can't. That would be dishonest. But if you are planning on being a cheater, you just might get away with it. Your chances of being audited are at a 25 year low
Tax Day Tips
Tax Day Tips
Tax Day Tips
Tax day is tomorrow (or today if you are reading this on the 15th) - so stop procrastinating! The good news is that if you haven't filed yet, you probably still have time to get it done. Use these 5 tax tips this year and every year to make sure you maximize your refund and get the papers filed in time.
ABBA Costumes
ABBA Costumes
ABBA Costumes
Tax time is here and there is a pretty good chance you are looking for ways to get tax breaks. We aren't the only ones who like to save money. In a new book we find out that ABBA wore crazy costumes to get tax breaks too.
Chad vs. The Stairs = Broken Leg For Chad
Chad vs. The Stairs = Broken Leg For Chad
Chad vs. The Stairs = Broken Leg For Chad
Welcome back from the (hopefully) long Labor Day weekend! The weekend was very eventful in The Bird house...my parents showed up, Kat's parents showed up,  and a bunch of cousins came to visit! The highlight...or at least the most memorable part was when Chad got caught up in a stampeding herd of kids and fell down a few stairs and broke his leg! He has a spiral fractured femur and had to get a ha
Summer Break Is Here
Summer Break Is Here
Summer Break Is Here
The countdown is on! Actually, for many kids school has already ended. My kids still have a few more days of class - which means my wife only has a few more days of freedom! While there are a lot of things to do in the summer, there usually comes a point when the kids are just done and turn on each other and the "vacation" becomes a nightmare.