Dear Family,

Oh my goodness! Last summer, an old friend died. Before he did, he called me and entrusted me with caring for his son. Now, since his son was middle- aged, you wouldn't think that would be such an issue. But Dad had sheltered him so well from financial matters that his son didn't even have any of his own credit. Read Serendipity to find out what happened.

And then, I get this message from my mother-in-law, who's upset with for not acknowledging her birthday when I made a fuss about Alex Trebek in this newsletter. Hmpf. I got even with her. And it took some doing, too. (But, now she's forced to throw a party to suck down the keg we sent her!) If you know her - call her and invite yourself over. It will be well worth the visit! Wait until you see what's in that keg!

Oh I really want to thank those of you who wrote to me about the dates on the calendar. Fixed! (I hope.) And speaking of dates, we're into Tax-Free Days Season. Thanks to Tara in North Carolina for reminding me. I've provided links to all the states that have them. See below.

Speaking of surprises. Last week, I was given a special tour of Quicken's new product for 2006. Now, you have to understand, since most of my clients have businesses, I usually recommend Intuit's other product, QuickBooks. But, wow! This version of Quicken knocked my socks off.

You may find some glitches in the site over the next couple of weeks. We've just moved to a new, faster server. Hopefully, everything came with us. Sometimes, though, some of the underlying programs don't always connect. So if you find links that don't work, please let us know and we'll fix them.

Well, this issue is taking much longer than I had planned. Friday is the day I try to turn the phone off so I can write...yet, today, the calls just keep on coming.

Today's issue is filled with all kinds of interesting features including a list of TAX FREE DAYS state by state, but not one question. Oh well, next week. For now, I really must go.

I hope your day is filled with wonderful interruptions, too!

Best wishes,
Eva Rosenberg, EA
Your TaxMama is watching...out for you.

President Bush and Social Security
If you want to express your own opinion on Social Security to President Bush and your legislator's, please feel free to use the link at the bottom of this letter.