Roundup and Link Love - Final Tax Deadline 2008 Edition

It’s almost here: October 15th, that is. If you’ve filed an extension to complete your tax forms, you have 11 days to go. I wouldn’t wait around if I were you. Gather up your information, and do your taxes for FREE with TurboTax Federal Free Edition. Here are this week’s great articles and posts from the Life Skills Network: Why cash offers more flexibility than gift cards @ Frugal Dad. I agree. We recently tried to purchase some items using a gift card and the cashier “couldn’t get it to w

Lessons learned last week:

CARRY YOUR GUN.If you live in a place that allows you to legally carry a concealed weapon, do so. If you have a CCW permit, use it. Don't say things like "Oh, I'm not going anyplace dangerous..." Places aren't dangerous, people are; there's no magic fence around anyplace you're going that will keep the dangerous people out. Get in the habit of carrying your gun so that it will be there when you need it.Carry a reload. No matter how many or how few rounds your pistol holds, a spare magazine or sp

Tuesday Twaddle, including October and November Round-ups

Photo twaddle: A montage of some favorite images from our visit to the Memphis Zoo. I'm particularly fond of the hugging gibbons on the lower right, although it's not a good photograph -- I was too close to get a clear shot.I finished Waiting for Daybreak by Kathryn Cushman on Saturday night, so late that I forgot what happened at the end and had to reread the last 20 pages on Sunday. It's great -- a quick read and I enjoyed it. But, I don't really feel like reviewing, at the moment. So, maybe l

I need to get a move on

Posted on October 4, 2008 at 1:45am Make that $1400 worth of work sitting in my inbox, staring at me, glaring at me, taunting me with its dollar signs. That’s plenty of heat to get us through fall, winter and early spring, with plenty left over for cooking, and maybe even some to keep us cozy for the fall of 2009. That is also new tires for the car, car insurance renewal, and a nice chunk of spending money for Dan. Then there’s next week’s payday, thank you very much PayU2Blog, which Dan and