Don’t miss these fourteen tax deductions for your small business.
It’s simple: The more tax deductions your business can legitimately take, the lower its taxable profit will be. Also, in addition to putting …

Someone asked me the other day, “Ted, is it morbid to ask you whether I should buy life insurance on my children?”   It was an interesting question, and one we often get from …

There is a big free agency year coming up in the NBA for the summer of 2010. While I don’t often comment on sports, I thought I would give you my …

There isn’t a day that passes by now where I don’t see a continued commercial for raising money to save Haiti. I feel awful for the people of Haiti over this terrible …

Can you still set up a retirement plan for 2009 if you are a small business owner?
If you own a small business or are just an independent contractor, there may still be …

Doesn’t it seem like there is always an insurance decision to make? Whether it is from a new purchase you make, a decision at work, or someone calling you to buy …

With 2010 rapidly approaching, you should take some time to review your tax management strategy and get your financial plan in place. Here is a list of some of the important …

Attention all speeders! Effective January 1st, 2010, the new Super Speeder Law takes effect in the State of Georgia. This law on interstate highways could cost you as much …

I recently stumbled across a cool website call www.taxi.to. Here is how it works. You enter your travel information including name, e-mail, flight number, date of travel, and …

Many people today are experiencing significant and sometimes sweeping changes in their family situations. Perhaps a recent divorce, separation, or marriage. Or, your children have moved out on …

All I need is a bottle of Martini &  Rossi Spumante, a pack of batteries, and a can of coffee. That is what you may have heard if Steve Martin was doing …

With the unemployment rate continue to hover above 10%, everyone is feeling a little pinch in the wallet. If you know someone who is currently unemployed, here are some ideas on how you could …

Top Ten After Christmas Shopping – Savings and Deal Websites

This is not a be all end all list, but a few of my favorites:

Pop culture is poised on the precipice of a mid-season replacement lineup as networks get ready to roll out their latest offerings, hoping millions will tune into their channels. Many will watch in the hopes of sharpening their punch line delivery skills or getting a hearty chuckle.

But few viewers realize that the laughable and lovable characters we welcome into our homes once a week can actually teach us some valuable lessons about managing money and protecting our credit.

Whether they’re fiscally frugal or free-spending, here’s some practical advice from a few classic characters.

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It seems like every mall or suburb strip outlet you go into today has virtually all the same stores. What would a mall be without a GAP or an Abercrombie & Fitch? What amazes me the most is how we as parents can get caught up in making sure that our children have the very best in brand names without thinking about the price or whether it is affordable in our monthly budget.

oXYGen Financial, Inc. is a proud to sponsor the TEDXPeachtree Conference and hopes you will be joining the event on Dec. 4th 2009! Ideas Worth Spreading – TEDxPeachtree

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxPeachtree, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxPeachtree event, TEDTalks videos and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.

Black Friday Is Coming – Some of love it. Some of us don’t. Black Friday is the one day of the year where you are supposed to get the deals of a lifetime. It is the ultimate early shopping day known as Black Friday which is the day after Thanksgiving. If you are ready to wake up at the crack of dawn, you may be able to go down to one of your favorite stores to find the lowest of bargains in the market place.

The Top Ten Great Deal Websites – Breathe Easier® About Your Financial Future – oXYGen Financial

There has been much debate about the hyped up nearly trillion dollar health care reform that has been in the media every day. Heck, I hope you like novels because the last full draft I read on the bill was over 1,000 pages. I’m sure that you can get the condensed version on some news source which will tell you the 6 or 8 key bullet points that they think you need to know. I wanted to let you know that I am not a huge fan of this and neither should you be when you think about the bill.