Dear Family,
It’s my mother’s birthday today. Her age exceeds the number of years mentioned at the beginning of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg address (add 1 to Lincoln’s number). Happy Birthday mom! Except for being in constant pain, she is remarkably spry and independent. All those admonitions to do all things in moderation seem to have worked really well for her, physically.
But let me tell you – all that moderation and caution – it led to very little fun. And even more rare laughter. Which do you want? A life full of glorious excesses, with intense highs and some profound lows, and lots of laughter and joy. Or a life filled with intense responsibility, attention to duty, moderation and a rare smile.
Neither choice is bad. Neither choice is the best. They’re just options. I’m somewhere in the middle, experiencing intense highs, intense responsibilities, lots of fun – but very little moderation in anything. Do you burn out earlier when you live a passionate life? I certainly hope not. After all, I have far too much to do ever stop.
It was interesting to see my sisters-in-law. Both women are over 60 years old. Neither looks much over 45. They both move with the fluidity and grace of much younger women, with active, loving social lives. Sixty did NOT look like this when I was a child. Grandparents were loving, stolid, and chunky. But they were old. And looked old. And moved old. Look around you at the 60 and 70 and 80 year-olds today. They are active, alive, energetic, athletic, informed, forward-looking.
Where do you see yourself in your future? Are you beginning to realize that you just might live an active, healthy life well into your 90s and beyond? What have you done to ensure that your finances will keep up with your longevity? Don’t count on Social Security – though it might still be there. It’s time to start seriously saving for your future. The younger you are, the earlier you start, the more you’ll have when you stop working. Of course, you don’t ever need to stop working, do you? If you just learn new skills, you can be assured of always making a living, even if you only work part-time.
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Incidentally, one last bit of investment advice for people who expect to live long lives. Cultivate younger, happy friends. They will always keep your mind bright and your soul feeling youthful.
There’s lots of legislation still pending. We probably WILL get the extenion on the Homebuyers Credit processing until September 30th. So far, the Senate has passed it. There will be other changes coming soon.
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In this week’s AccountingWeb.com blog I discuss the value of peer groups and live meetings. Although I discuss this by using our SFV CSEA Breakfast group as the example, this is something you can do with any group of professionals or trades or just neighbors. It’s also the feel I am trying to build in our monthly TaxMama Roundtables.
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In Money Funnies this week, we get to learn just what it is that men, like my husband, spend all their money on – out in that mysterious world of ….(drumroll here…) The Garaaaaaaage!
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In TaxQuips this week we meet Felicia who wants to know why her mother, who mostly collected unemployment all year suddenly owes a bunch of taxes; we face some of the difficult (or impossible) questions we should ask before we get married; Gloria wants to know about the first time homebuyers credit rules for the military, and we end the week by meeting three interesting people who can heal your body, mind and soul.
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08/02/2010 2nd Quarter Payroll Taxes Due
08/02/2010 Employer’s Deposit Federal Unemployment (FUTA)
08/02/2010 Employers File Annual Return for Employee Benefits Plan 5500
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