Women in particular purchase a seemingly endless supply of beauty products. Even I, who am generally pretty good about these things, have two types of shampoo, various facial products and two different deodorants. I’ve seen my friend’s bathrooms and they can be filled to the rafters with product after product they bought and didn’t finish. Let’s fix all that, and look at some ways to save money.

Limit your Purchases

Even if you find that a top of the line product works best for you, you don’t have to purchase several of them. One container, the largest available for savings, is all you need. Three different exfoliating products makes no sense, as they all do the same thing. One shamp

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Most business owners can’t afford to put off till the afternoon what they can do in the morning. The same is true when it comes to tax season preparation.

It doesn’t matter whether you employ two people or 100, getting ahead of your obligations and your arms around tax law changes is good business management.

In this first tax preparation post, I’ll discuss some of the steps you can take now to prepare for wage reporting season, as well as some of the new and existing resources that can help streamline the process.  And, look out for Part 2, where I’ll walk through some of the key legislation that benefits businesses and employers for tax year 2010, and impacts your tax preparation.

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Avvo is a wonderful site to find information about lawyers and to ask legal questions. I was interviewed by Avvo about the startling revelations that mortgage companies are signing thousands of affidavits a month — by one person — and the affidavits are bogus in that they are not based upon personal knowledge. Instead these robo-signers are merely checking their name and then signing it — knowing that these bogus affidavits will result in thousands of people losing their homes to foreclosure.

Check out the interview here if you are interested.

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Holiday parties, family get-togethers, charity auctions, and dinners of all types are plentiful during the next two months. If you do not have at least one on your calendar, you are certainly the exception. In fact, some people have two or more holiday events scheduled every week from now until New Years! With all those festivities, you may be wondering how you can look your best without breaking your budget. Here are some tips for looking great this holiday season- for less. How to Get More from Your Holiday Wardrobe One of the biggest areas of expense when you have multiple parties to attend is your wardrobe.

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Nov. 29 () – New Zealand stocks rose for the first time in three sessions, as investors took their lead from Australia, which shrugged off some of the nervous sentiment stalking global markets. Air New Zealand Ltd. paced gainers on the day, while Kathmandu Holdings fell.

The NZX 50 Index gained 6.13 points, or 0.2%, to 3,270.38. Within the index, 17 stocks rose, 16 declined and 17 were unchanged. Turnover was $74.1 million.

In afternoon trade, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.4% to 4,615.4, bucking the trend on global markets where investors are collapsing their riskier positions amid lingering concerns around Europe’s sovereign debt situation and heightening tensions on the Korean peninsula.

“Where a lot of the selloff is focused is on the commodity players, or beta stocks, which is not that big over here, so we’re tending to see a muted exposure,” said Peter Sigley, an institutional broker for Goldman Sachs & Partners. “The key le

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Planning a funeral for a loved one is a tremendously emotional event. Unfortunately, plenty of individuals see funerals as a way of wringing every last dime out of a bereaved family. There are ways to avoid spending too much money on a funeral, but you need to know when to apply which strategy. Here are a few things to keep in mind during this tragic time.

Planning Your Funeral

If you are a planner, then working out the details of your funeral won’t seem too macabre. You can pick your plot, your casket, what kind of service you want and arrange every aspect imaginable. The primary advantage of control gives way to the secondary advantage, that of paying for your arrangements in advance, at today’s prices. Wha

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It might not be something you thought too much about when you started your business, but having a staffing plan can help your business prepare for success and ensure you have the right talent in place to help you scale and grow when the time comes.

Here are some options that you might wish consider as you review and prepare for your short- and long-term business staffing needs.

1. Hiring Friends and Family

Operating a family business has a nice ring to it, and of course if the talent and willingness is there, why not use it?

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