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Mortgage rates today, May 10, 2019, plus lock recommendations

By Angelica | May 10, 2019 | Comments Off on Mortgage rates today, May 10, 2019, plus lock recommendations

 What’s driving current mortgage rates? Average mortgage rates edged down yesterday, as we predicted. That puts them back to where they were on Monday evening: adjacent to their lowest level in a month. Many commentators would urge you to take your gains and lock your rate right away. Because today has the potential to be…

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Religious Retreat Ship, Freewinds, is Still in Quarantine

By Jo Gardner | May 9, 2019 | Comments Off on Religious Retreat Ship, Freewinds, is Still in Quarantine

It looks like the religious retreat aboard the Freewinds, the Church of Scientology owned cruise ship, will continue for a while longer. Docked and in quarantine at its home port of Curacao since leaving the port of St. Lucia last week.  Passengers and crew onboard the Freewinds are still under quarantine following a diagnosed case…

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Washing Those Synthetic Clothes Could be Affecting our Water!

By Jo Gardner | May 9, 2019 | Comments Off on Washing Those Synthetic Clothes Could be Affecting our Water!

If you think choosing the fiber content on your garment is the only time to consider its impact on the environment, think again.  More than 700,000 microscopic fibers could be released into wastewater during each use of a home washing machine.  Those plastic fibers are finding their way into our drinking water around the world! …

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When You Need to See an Orthopaedic (Orthopedic) Professional!

By Jo Gardner | May 9, 2019 | Comments Off on When You Need to See an Orthopaedic (Orthopedic) Professional!

For those of us who seem to continuously fall, trip, twist an ankle, or get run over by  large dogs, and regularly end up with an ankle or foot injury; it seems kind of ridiculous to go to a sports injury clinic, yet this specialty area of the orthopedic field of medicine deals with much…

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Pass-Through Businesses Q&A

By Angelica | May 9, 2019 | Comments Off on Pass-Through Businesses Q&A

Pass-through businesses are the dominant business structure in America. Pass throughs file more tax returns and report more business income than C corporations. Pass-through businesses are not subject to the corporate income tax, but instead report their income on the individual income tax returns of owners. This blog will address some frequently asked questions about…

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Ranch homes are popular with Baby Boomers and Millennials alike [VIDEO]

By Angelica | May 9, 2019 | Comments Off on Ranch homes are popular with Baby Boomers and Millennials alike [VIDEO]

 History of the ranch home As its name implies, the ranch home traces its roots back to the old west in the United States. The design is similar to many of the rugged adobe and wooden homes found throughout the west from the 17th to 19th century. Ranch homes inspired by the Spanish-style homes…

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What You need to Understand about Reconstruction Costs Before Making Insurance Decisions

By Jo Gardner | May 8, 2019 | Comments Off on What You need to Understand about Reconstruction Costs Before Making Insurance Decisions

Many people assume when there is a catastrophic loss on their home, rebuilding will cost the same as the sales price of that home.  Wrong.  An existing home’s sales price is based on its market, not the cost of building it and houses are more expensive to replace over time.  Even if an adjustment is…

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The Decluttering and Spending Moratorium Hack

By Jo Gardner | May 8, 2019 | Comments Off on The Decluttering and Spending Moratorium Hack

By Jo Gardner Recently, I have been listening to a book about spending reduction and decluttering.  Honestly, this is a regular occurrence with me, to read or listen to books on organizing your home, or watching programs that show an entire team coming in and cleaning out all the clutter in a home.  I always…

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President Trump As Role Model: Avoiding Taxes For Sport

By Angelica | May 8, 2019 | Comments Off on President Trump As Role Model: Avoiding Taxes For Sport

Do you consider not paying taxes “sport?” The President of the United States says he does. And that raises serious concerns about the stability of our voluntary tax system. The New York Times reported yesterday that between 1985 and 1994, Trump told the IRS his businesses had racked up $1.17 billion in losses and, thus,…

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Happy Birthday to The Cambridge Chronicle!

By Jo Gardner | May 7, 2019 | Comments Off on Happy Birthday to The Cambridge Chronicle!

Sending a shout out to America’s oldest surviving weekly newspaper, “The Cambridge Chronicle”, first published May 7, 1846 in Cambridge Massachusetts! Imagine the US history published on its pages: the civil war stories, World War I, the roaring twenties, the stock market crash, the…well, you get the idea. Happy Birthday to The Cambridge Chronicle!! At…

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