In the second half of 2008, the IRS increased the standard mileage rate to 58.5 cents per mile from 50.5 cents per mile for people who use their personal car for business use. This was in response to skyrocketing gas prices earlier in the year.

Since then, gas prices have dropped dramatically. Prices were as high as $4.10 in some states during the summertime, but have dropped to a national average of $1.90 in this last week in November.

I was wondering how the IRS...

It’s hard to believe we’re almost at the end of the year already. As I write this, there are only a few weeks left in 2008.

Most people probably aren’t thinking about taxes yet, but the time to do tax planning is before the year ends. Once December 31 has passed, there’s very little you can do to help reduce your 2008 taxes.

The first step in tax planning is to determine where you are for the year. Pull out last year’s tax return for a reference. You also...

I'm not going to belabor the point. I discovered something cool, and I want to show you a video I made.

Check it out over at YouTube:

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I'm really excited, and hope you'll spread the word.

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Find four ads from your junk mail pile or the Internet. This time, I want you to go for the larger ads. Look at each one and see if they introduce proof.

You always see proof on internet sales letters, but do you notice proof in TV and radio commercials? McDonald's marketing campaigns: "America's favorite fries according to a national taste test."

Commercials for household cleaning items show their...

Cyber Monday is in full swing. What better way to bank a little coin that to take a look at the top products being searched for on Google.

So, according to Google, here are the season’s top product searches…

1. nintendo wii
2. wii fit
3. ipod touch
4. xbox 360
5. nintendo ds
6. ipod nano
7. uggs
8. nikon d90
9. zune
10. digital picture frame

Google also gives us a peek at the top searches in a few...