A whole bunch of news stories for you dear readers. Lets get right to it. Wait, wait, I forgot something. I saw my accountant (tax filing) and my attorney today. It was so nice to see the both of them, real dolls and very good at what they do. I was actually asked to right a book on accounting and a book on public easements. I did not write either and probably never will. I don't really need an accountant to file my taxes, I am more than capable. It is only in the last few years that I have relied on professional help and I like it. Less stress in my life and I was blessed with wonderful people who have helped me move on. My accountant had the best news in the world for me, with my tax return, I will be able to pay off the last my debts.
When I divorced, I was left with all the debt, about $350,000 worth. I was able to get a Deed in Lieu, that excused about $290,000 of the debt. In the last four years I have paid it down to about $5,000 and I will pay that off as soon as I get my tax return. My attorney watched all this happen and it was really nice to be able to tell her that I am paying it all off this year. Let me go back, to get a Deed in Lieu you have to basically prove that a change in your life circumstance makes it impossible for you to pay them back and they take the house back in exchange for whatever you owe, a complete forgiveness with no blame attached. Basically, you have to prove you were a good guy. I did not know how rare these are anymore, I recently read that in the last few years only 14,000 have been granted and I was one of those. The number of foreclosures is in the millions. It makes little difference from a credit standpoint; but, it was important to me personally that I make every effort to pay my debts. If the mortgage processing company had not taken over two years to process the paperwork, the house would have been worth as much as I owed. Anyways, my attorney could not have been more happy for me to finally be debt free. She hugged and kissed me (on the cheek). The thing that makes my people so special to me is that they actually care about me and in truth I actually care about them. Now to the news.
Yahoo - Associated Press - Golden Gate Bridge to go to digital toll system. They have automated toll paying on the Golden Gate Bridge, cheaper and more efficient then using people, now, we just film everyone going over the bridge. Trading privacy for cheaper rates. Selling our rights for cheap discounts. LOL.
Bloomberg - Miles-Driven Could Replace Gasoline Tax, LaTourette Says. I have written about this too many times, it is coming. We are not going to tolerate unrestricted travel in the future, we will price you out of it.
Yahoo - CNBC - American Dream Is Back, So Are Stocks: CNBC Survey. Things are not getting better, there is no reason for the stock market to rise other than to crash it, steal you money when you sell and trick you.
Huffington Post - 5 Body Modifications That Can Give You A Sixth Sense. Three cheers for transhumanism.
More to come.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)