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Living with spinal cord injury
Living with spinal cord injuryhttp://www.carepages.com/carepages/garrettandgavin
Not Eating yet
We are still in PICU but showing some signs of improvement. Garrett is using bi-pap at night. It seems to be helping. He is still very short of breath...
Gina Gwozdz - Owner Gina L. Gwozdz, CPA
Higher Education Credits
If you or one of your dependents attended college you may be eligible for an education credit or deduction.   Here’s a quick overview of wha...
Annual QuickBooks Maintenance
Now that January is just about over it's time for some annual QuickBooks maintenance.   I said "now that January is over" assuming that you've re...
Form 1099 Reminder
This is just a reminder that if you paid any service worker $600 or more in 2009 you may need to send them a Form 1099-MISC no later than February 1, ...
Low Cost Online Tax Filing
I have partnered with 1040.com to provide you online tax preparation. For as little as $21.00, you get everything – federal, state, and e-filing. Ther...
It's Form 1099 time!
Business owners and landlords are required to give a Form 1099-MISC to any service provider (independent contractor) you paid $600 or more for service...
10x Camera Tools Pro and Photo Makeover for the iPhone
Two applications from Reallusion, an iPhone app developer, can help you maximize your photos and pictures.  The apps, 10x Camera Tools Po and Photo Ma...
Fido Factor – Find Dog-Friendly Places Easily, Even on Your iPhone
If you’re a dog lover and always wondering where you can take your best friend with you, besides the usual dog park and pet store, then FidoFact...
AutoMD – A Revolutionary Way to Get Auto Repairs
Launching in January, AutoMD bills itself as the most complete and unbiased free online automotive repair resource.  It’s goal is to empower car...
Rat on a Scooter XL – the iPhone Game Whose Name Sells
Just the name on this game, Rat on a Scooter XL, is enough for most (like me) to buy the game for a couple of bucks and play.  Once you have the game,...
GoClio – Online SaaS for Law Firms and Practices
“Leave no stone unturned,” was the advice given to developers and software engineers graduating in 2002 from the University of Utah.  The ...
Richard Byrne - Educator
Smarthistory - A Multimedia Art History Book
Smarthistory is a free online alternative to expensive art history textbooks. Smarthistory was developed by art history professors Dr. Beth Harris and...
Has Anyone Seen a Missing Hour of Sleep?
Last night most of us in the US moved our clocks forward by one hour thereby foregoing an hour of sleep. Why did we do this? Watch the following video...
Lifeyo - Quick and Easy Website Creation
Lifeyo is a free service for creating great-looking websites and blogs. It takes less than a minute to create your new website with Lifeyo. To get sta...
Harvest of History - Where Does Food Come From?
Harvest of History is a website produced by the Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York (also the site of the Baseball Hall of Fame). Harvest of Hist...
The Week in Review - Most Popular Items
It's Saturday morning in Maine and as I do every week I've put together a list of the most popular posts of the week. Next week I'll be traveling to B...
Melanie Notkin - Founder, SavvyAuntie.com
March Madness: It's More Than Basketball
All of you aunties who are sports fans will know what I’m talking about. March marks the advent of one of the most electrifying and anticipated times ...
NBC's 'Parenthood': Where Four out of Five Moms are PANKs
By Melanie Linn GutowskiThere's a funny thing about the cast of NBC's new dramedy 'Parenthood': nearly all of the actresses cast as mothers are actual...
Auntie, Are You Too Competitive?
By Sara AbadiFrom showering them with gifts to buying that extra scoop of ice cream that mom said no to, there are many ways of being the "cool" aunt ...
Celeb Auntie Queen Latifah To Throw Paula Patton's Baby Shower
Between music, acting and living up to her regal stage name, Queen Latifah has a lot on her plate. But that hasn't stopped her from taking an active r...
Budget Tip for an Auntie's Wedding: Go Green!
The goal of a wedding is to celebrate the union of two people who are madly in love. That’s the most important part. The only real requirements you ne...
Iron Man 2 Mega Power Action Figure - Rocket Boost
He may be a little young for the movie, but there's no stopping your little nephew from being Iron Man's biggest fan!
I Love You More Than Rainbows by Susan E Crites
We love this book more than rainbows!
Pairs In Pears
This game is great for conditioning the budding Scrabble player.
Personalized Easter Totes
These customizable totes are perfect for aunties to refill with Easter goodies every year.
Little Pim Foreign Language DVD Set
These DVDs are fun and educational--you'll make the kids and their parents happy!
Kids Expos/ Jumping places
A great idea is to find local Kids or Children's Expos in the area. Its springtime and they have alot of fun activities and information to offer. Plus...
Fun With Photography
Fun with PhotographyBy Melanie Linn GutowskiChances are your nieces and nephews love to look at pictures of themselves. Most kids growing up in the di...
Lenten Activities
By Melanie Linn GutowskiWednesday, February 17, marked the start of Lent, the 40-day Christian season of sacrifice and penitence preceding Easter.&nbs...
Chinese New Year
By Melanie Linn GutowskiUse these fun activities to help your niece or nephew learn about Chinese New Year and prepare for a celebration of their own!...
President's Day Trivia
By Melanie Linn GutowskiPresident's Day, celebrated this year on February 15, commemorates the birthdays of presidents George Washington (February 22)...
Michael Croland - Editor-in-Chief
Political or Not, Useless ID Brings Israeli Punk to Brooklyn
Useless ID at Party ExpoLeft to right: Guy Carmel, Yotam Ben Horin, Yonatan Harpak, Ishay BergerPhoto by David CameoFollowing sets from obscure punk b...
Food Inc. Screening and Discussion
Last night, people watching the Oscars were confronted with disturbing images of animals crowded together in factory farms as footage from Best Docume...
The Four Questions: Myq Kaplan
When I first saw the name "Myq Kaplan," I figured that "Myq" was Vietnamese. It turns out that the name is pronounced "Mike" (which shouldn't seem all...
The NYC Invasion of PunkTorah
Mary, Patrick, and Josh From CAN!!CAN at JDub Records' Punk Purim PartyPhotos by Daniel Sieradski Last night, CAN!!CAN performed at JDub Records' Puri...
Some Kosher Authorities Declare Salmon and Other Fish Treif
This week The Jewish Star reported that some haredi rabbis in Israel (as well as some of their American counterparts) have deemed various types of fis...
Eva Rosenberg - CEO, TaxAnxiety Inc.
MFJ or MFS
Today TaxMama hears from Madhu in Minnesota who needs help. “I have a peculiar case and need your opinion here. I am living & working in MN and...
$10,000 from IRA
Today TaxMama hears from PA in the TaxQuips Forum with a quick question. “I recently completed my home construction. I used a loan from my credi...
Donated Car Increased in Value
Today TaxMama hears from Dawn in the TaxQuips Forum with a simple question. “I donated a vehicle to charity. The vehicle increased in FMV from t...
Short Term Installment Agreement
Today TaxMama hears from Joe in the TaxQuips Forum with lots of questions. Edited down he’s asking: “Is it true that you cannot efile prio...
Splitting the Dependency Exemption
Today TaxMama hears from Suzan in California with is bewildered. “Someone sent me an email stating that they were told by H&R Block that divorce...
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